Since 1940, two generations of Sosebee's have traveled throughout the United States racing from Michigan to Daytona. First generation Sosebee Racer was none other than 3-time winner of Daytona on the Beach racing legend Gober Sosebee.
Followed by Gober,
are sons David who raced in the
ARCA and Winston Cup Series and Brian in Pure
Stock X-Karz and Sportsman. During David's racing career, Brian supported
the team as jack man and a member of the pit crew. They traveled all over
the United Sates and Australia's Thunder Dome.
Brian's love of
racing eventually took him to the asphalt at 
Lanier National Speedway in 2001
where he won 90% of his races in the newly established X-Karz division. In
2002, he
became Lanier National Speedway's first X-Karz Points Champion and the
future is very promising for him.
The Sosebee Racing Team moved up to the "Sportsman" division in 2003 with their Chevy Malibu and was able to hold their own.
Brian Sosebee inherited his father's racing style and the uncanny ability to attract attention and fans. His style is fearless, but shows respect for, not only his car but that of others as well.
Growing up in rural Dawson County gave him the opportunity to learn to drive the streets. Saturday nights were spent testing their driving skills by oiling down the streets around the old court house and doing 60 mph "Rockford Spins".
Brian can drive, and it's not left turns only. He stated, "I like driving on the edge. It's not nearly as crowded".
Out of admiration to his hero, Brian carries his dad's number 50.
Gober Sosebee is a
three-time winner on the beach course at Daytona (1949, 1950 and 1951). He
was born in Dawson
County Georgia and his racing career started in 1940 at the
old Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta. He raced all over the US and drove any
type of car that would put on a show for the fans. In the early days he
drove modified Fords, but as the modified era began to fade, he drove everything
from Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, Plymouths and Chevrolets.
If it would run, he would drive it into the ground or blow it sky high, usually running sideways through the turns. Gober was known to many as the Wild Injun, more so because of his hard charging style than because of his heritage. He traveled anyplace where he could race.
They raced for the thrill of it in those days. Gober will be remembered always, as one of the pioneers of auto racing as we have known it through the years and was inducted into the Jacksonville Hall of Fame, Thunder Road USA and featured in Daytona USA.
David Sosebee also ran at Lanier in the Pro Late Model. He moved to ARCA and qualified to run in Winston Cup, finishing 21st in both the Daytona 500 & Atlanta 500 in the early 80's. David made the 200 MPH Club by qualifying at a speed of 208 mph at Talladega. This was before restrictor plates were required.
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