Published on: October 15, 2019 at 5:00 AM
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Charles “Red” Farmer was born on this day in 1932 in Nashville. Farmer became a renowned race car driver, with his first race taking place in 1946 at the Opa-locka Speedway outside of Miami, Florida. Once Farmer got started in racing, he moved to Hueytown and became a member of the Alabama Gang, a group of NASCAR drivers operating out of Hueytown.
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