BUDDY ISLES

Buddy Isles Sr. started Buddy's Speed World on Main Street, but he took a few years off to serve our country in the Army 82nd Airborne. Upon his return in 1974, with the support of the community and a $3000 loan from BB&T, he grew his business. He leased a larger shop space just outside of Littleton on 158E and named it Buddy Isles Automotive. In 1982, he built a new shop with one bay behind his home back on Main Street in Littleton. Between 1982 and 1998, he sold and moved his home off Main Street to make room for 9 more bays at that location. He added a bay every couple of years. His two daughters and his son worked over the years in and around the shop, but it was his son, Buddy Jr, that decided to make it a career. Buddy Jr. began apprenticing under Buddy Sr when he was 12. Although he knew from very early on that he wanted to follow his father's footsteps within the automotive industry, Jr. decided to embark on a once in a lifetime opportunity with NASCAR during 2015. He soon..

Primary location: Littleton United States