I just read on face book that Roy Robbins an outlaw before there were outlaws passed away to day. Roy's claim to fame was in winning the first Knoxville Nationals. To him it was just one of many $1000.00 to win races that he had gone to and won. They never succeeded in getting Roy back there to honor him.

Roy was an Iron Worker by trade. I was fortunate to work with him when I was a teenager, he was both a friend and mentor. He was a gentle giant, very quite, very polite and very very strong. He raced what we called back then modifieds, and traveled the countryside looking for the race that paid the most money, all the while holding down a job. That is how he ended up in Knoxville in a borrowed car with a borrowed engine. He was just a great race car driver who was never given much credit for his ability, perhaps that goes back to his quite personality, he just was not one to brag on his self.

I guess about 50 years ago or so Roy gave up driving gave up Iron Working and settled down just outside Scottburg Indiana working on equipment. To my knowledge he never again traveled to a race track except for one time and then only briefly.

I understand he will be at Collins Funeral Home in Scottsburg Sunday and will be laid to rest on Monday at Little York Cemetery in Little York Indiana .

Rest In Peace Roy

Bill Jones