JIMMY GRIGGS KNOWN AS THE DONELSON DANDY. JIMMY WAS MARRIED TO NANCY REGEN,AND HAD FOUR CHILDREN RAY,NANCY LYNN,KRISTI AND DAVID WHO WAS LATER ADOPTED BY FRANK CHAMBERLIN AT A YOUNG AGE.NANCY AND JIMMY DIVORCED AFTER SEVERAL YEARS.JIMMY REMARIED TO LIBBY WHO HE REMAINED WITH THE REST OF HIS LIFE. JIMMY DIED A FEW YEARS AGO. HE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH RAY IN THE GARGE WHERE RAY WORKED. HE ALSO LIKED TO WEAR HIS OVERALLS AND CLEAN WORK SHOES. JIMMY SMOKED SWISHER SWEET CIGARS NOT EXPENSIVE ONES. EASY GOING WITH A SMILE AND A PAT ON THE BACK. JIMMY WAS NOT PERFECT BUT NO ONE IS. WE ALL HAVE OUR DAYS. RACING WAS IN THE PAST BUT NEVER FAR AWAY. RACING WAS ALWAYS ON THE SMALL TV IN THE LIVING ROOM. SIMPLE MAN WITH A SIMPLE LIFE AND A SMILLE. LIBBY HIS WIDOW WORKS AT THE FAIR GRROUNDS IN THE OFFICE PART TIME. LIBBY IS NEVER FAR FROM RACING IT IS IN HER BLOOD JUST LIKE IT WAS IN JIMMYS.

Sonny Dawson is my brother. I really loved this photo, I cried when I saw it. I remembered my young brother in his gokart and then my brother as a man in front of his racing car. He always had that love for racing it has always been in his blood. You did a wonderful job in capturing this. I would love to buy a picture of this.

Jimmy Griggs was from Donelson TN,a Nashville suburb and raced primarily at the Nashville Fairground in Modified Specials and Late Model Modified-the tennessan has a photo section on him in their website-he had a great personality,always spoke to the kids and made them feel special at the races

Can you post any history with this classic photo!

Known as "Rolling" Earl Roden in the early to mid 50's ??