SPEED
WORDS: BARRY KAUFMAN / PHOTO: BLAKE CROSBY
➧ INSIDE CHATHAM COUNTY’S SHERIFF BEATS
THE HEART OF A DRAG-RACING GEAR HEAD.
WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IS THAT THIS LAW-
AND-ORDER SHERIFF HIDES A SPEED DEMON STREAK
BEHIND THAT BADGE. HIS LIFELONG HOBBY OF
FIXING UP OLD MUSCLE CARS MAY NOT RESULT IN
TOO MANY SPEEDING TICKETS THESE DAYS, BUT
HE’LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT IT HASN’T ALWAYS
BEEN THAT WAY.
WE SAT DOWN WITH THE NEW