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

Chitwood's Thrill Show continued as one of America's oldest and most prestigious touring stunt shows. Founded more than 60 years ago, it continued on under the leadership of his two sons, Joie Jr ...

There’s no question he knows how to put on a show, even in a sport, seemingly as calm as golf, at least compared to a fiery car stunt! "It's the energy you get from the crowd when they see ...

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 ...

Chitwood started the "Joie Chitwood Thrill Show," an exhibition of stunt driving, in 1942. ... or you're driving to the next location to get ready for the stunt show," Joie III said.

For those unaware, Chitwood’s family ran the best-known traveling stunt driving show in the world. The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show toured the country for more than 40 years, and was credited by ...

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.

Complicating matters and memories, Chitwood also ran a show called “Tournament of Thrills” during the late 1950s, and B. Ward Beam fronted a team of “Daredevils” in the early 1950s.

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. (AAA says your chances of being in one are about ...

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