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"WILD BILL" FITZGERALD - STARTED RACING AT 16 AND NEVER LOOKED BACK


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Manitowoc, Wisconsin's "Wild Bill" Fitzgerald had his mother Cecelia sign off on a waiver so he could begin his stock car racing career at 16-years-old.  Cecelia shed a tear as she signed off but Fitzgerald never looked back. Now 92-years-young, Fitzgerald reflected upon his storied racing career that began in the late 1940s at race tracks that have been defunct now for several decades.

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