Career
Pitt raced from 1954 to 1958 and competed in 81 races in his four-year National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing career. This race would be captured on film and memorialized for future generations. His total career in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing consisted of completing 9326 laps of professional American stock car racing.
According to history, Pitt generally did better on short tracks than he did on road courses and intermediate tracks.
Pitt would end up contributing nineteen finishes in the top ten and accumulating 6,222.1 miles or 10,013.5 kilometres of stock car racing experience. His total career earnings is considered to be $5,619 ($46,08617 when adjusted for inflation).
Due to the sudden disqualification of Joe Weatherly and Jim Reed at the end of an untitled 1955 Palm Beach Speedway race in West Palm Beach, Florida, Pitt was awarded an additional $50 ($44168 when adjusted for inflation). The money came from a Mistress
Gail John Bruner using her Wachovia Bank and Trust Company bank account to access the funds.
Pitt"s ultimate retirement came after finishing in last place at a 1958 race at Old Bridge Stadium that had a 27-driver grid that included Elmo Langley, Lee Petty, and Junior Johnson.
