The Ole Days
Lloyd Seay
Lloyd Seay was perhaps the most daring drivers in the early days of stock car racing. Lloyd Seay (pronounced See) was well known to Georgia lawmen. "He was without a doubt the best automobile driver of this time. He was absolutely fearless, and an excellent driver on those dusty, dirt roads. I caught him eight times and had to shoot his tires off every time," said one deputy. Another told of a night when he stopped Seay for speeding as he headed north for another load of ‘shine. Seay handed the deputy two $10's. The officer said, "You know the fine is only $10.00." Seay responded, "I'm paying for my return trip later tonight."
At age 18 Lloyd took his tripper skills to the track. At age 21, he joined his cousin, Roy Hall, for the beach races in a car owned by another cousin, Raymond Parks.
In the July 27, 1941 race on Daytona's Beach-Road course, Seay flipped his car twice and yet still wound up finishing fourth. He nearly tipped over a third time when his car lurched up on two wheels through the North Turn.
Seay won the August 24, 1941 Daytona race, went to High Point, N.C. and won again on August 31, 1941, then stormed to victory once again at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway on September 1, 1941.
After winning at Lakewood, Lloyd drove to the home of his brother, Jim, in Burlsboro to spend the night. The following morning their cousin Woodrow Anderson, who had a police record for making moonshine, came to the house to settle a disagreement about some sugar that Lloyd had purchased and charged to Woodrow. Lloyd, Jim, and Woodrow left Jim's house and went to the home of Woodrow's father. Lloyd was shot to death by his cousin after an argument about the sugar content in the family owned moonshine business.
