Other recordings included Dudley's duet with Tom T. Hall, "Day Drinking," and his own Top 10 hit, "Fireball Rolled A Seven," supposedly based on the career and death of Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts.
He was a pitcher for the Zellwood Mud Hens, an American Legion baseball team, where he earned the nickname "Fireball" because of his fast ball, not his driving style, which is sometimes disputed.
Julia Roberts | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts | Eric Roberts | Oral Roberts | John Roberts | Oral Roberts University | Chris Roberts | Tom Roberts | Ian Roberts | Doris Roberts | Roberts | Nora Roberts | Lord Roberts | Mary Roberts Rinehart | Jake Roberts | Ian Roberts (actor) | Dean Roberts (musician) | Dean Roberts | Marcus Roberts | Hank Roberts | Richard Roberts | Pat Roberts | Monty Roberts | Matt Roberts | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | Juliet Roberts | Emma Roberts | Dallas Roberts | Barbara Roberts | Paul Craig Roberts |
While Fireball Roberts and Junior Johnson dominated the first 100 laps, Fred Lorenzen and Jim Paschal would rule the final 100 laps of this racing event.
The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car racing legends such as Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson.