A stroll down memory lane with Strollin' Nolan

ALBANY — In the 1970s, most young men wanting to borrow someone’s car gave the owner profuse assurances that they would be careful. However, at 17, Jerry Nolan called the promoter at the Albany Speedway and told them if they loaned him a car, he would flip it to add some excitement to the night's race card. From that day forward Nolan has led a life Walter Mitty would envy ... daredevil, stuntman, bodyguard, outdoors TV host, chainsaw carver, and friend to many.

“I had just gone to the Joey Chitwood Thrill Show and decided that’s how I wanted to earn my living," Nolan said. "They asked me what I would charge, and I told them $150, which was a lot of money in my 17-year-old mind. I went to the track and flipped that car over a couple of times. They really enjoyed it. But I didn’t!