[Article] Southern culture on the skids Adjust Share by Ben Austen, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 21st century Automobile racing drivers Automobile racing fans Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.) Economic aspects NASCAR (Association) Racetracks (Automobile racing) Social life and customs Southern States Stock car drivers Stock car racing Tennessee More from Ben Austen The Death and Life of 1230 N. Burling Ben Austen is a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine. His article on Cabrini-Green, “The Last Tower: The decline and fall of public housing,” appears in the May 2012 issue of… The Last Tower Forty years ago, when U.S. cities began abandoning high-rise public housing, blasting crews would fill a tower with explosives and in a few monumental booms all would be reduced to… In the Loop A surprising number of the Chicagoans I met in Washington, on hearing of my interest in their growing ranks within the Obama Administration, delivered the same punch line to a well-worn… Adjust Share