In 1981, a family-owned thrill show roared into Hersheypark Stadium to perform death-defying stunts in a wide-ranging, family ...

Chitwood agreed and never looked back. By 1944, he bought the daredevil act and started the "Joie Chitwood Thrill Show," traveling the country in the late 1940s as a stunt man.

"Evel Knievel actually credits seeing my grandfather and the stunt show in Butte, Montana when he was a young person as the reason why he got into show business," Chitwood said.

The 2005 racing season was Joie Chitwood III's first as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and it seemed at times to mimic the famous automotive daredevil and stunt show his grandfather ...

That night, the track announcer identified him as "Joie." A nickname was born. Chitwood started the "Joie Chitwood Thrill Show," an exhibition of stunt driving, in 1942.

The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show toured the country for more than 40 years, and was credited by the redoubtable Evel Knievel as his inspiration for becoming a professional stunt man.

In his nine years of stunt driving with the Chitwood show, Wild Bill has had no serious injuries despite finding himself in nearly 1000 accidents.

The Chitwood Thrill Show closed a 50-year run in 1999. And, of course, Joie III, 41, is now Speedway boss. Joie III started participating in the stunt show when he was just 5.

Seems to me that the Chitwood Thrill Show, a car stunt show appeared here, perhaps during the early 1950s? As I recall, the track was on Austin Highway, perhaps near the Seven Oaks (nightclub ...

In 1981, a family-owned thrill show roared into Hersheypark Stadium to perform death-defying stunts in a wide-ranging, family ...