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Jacksonville Speedway Park - Gallery - racersreunion. com Speedway Park, or Jacksonville Speedway, different names for those hallowed grounds on the corner of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in Jacksonville, Fl From its 1947 opening until its death in 1973, Speedway Park played a significant role in stock car racing, not only in Florida, but nationwide The NASCAR Grand National division raced at Jacksonville in 1951, 52, 54, 55, 61, finally
Racers And Fans Remember Middle Georgia Raceway This week, we take a look back at a recent event that helped to bring attention to Georgia's racing heritage over at Georgia Racing History com Earlier this month, the folks here at Racers Reunion com put in a lot of hard work down in Byron, Georgia to put together the inaugural Middle Georgia Raceway Reunion, an event that brought together the history of racing in Georgia and the history of
Starlite Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com Beautiful aerial photograph postcard of Starlite Speedway, courtesy of Steve Swanson The walled 4 10 mile oval and grandstands are easily visible The speedway operated from 1960 until 1978 Located off of US Hwy 74 between Charlotte and Monroe, NC, the speedway was demolished in 1985, a victim of growth, developement, and a tragedy
Track Locations-North Carolina - racersreunion. com You'll need to look for the old Chantilly Speedway site just outside of Weldon, rather than Roanoke Rapids as listed No mention in the list of Cumberland International, the great asphalt track that hosted NASCAR events in Fayetteville where the dirt Fayetteville Motor Speedway now stands Also see no Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro, Wake County
Sportsman Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com Bobby Williamson Sportsman Speedway Johnson City, TN's historic Sportsman Speedway no longer exists, being replaced by a bowling alley Judging by the shape and curvature of the adjacent street, this orientation could depict the track's original lay-out
Columbus Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com Bobby Williamson Columbus Speedway Although barely visible, the footprint of the former Columbus, GA Speedway is still visible off of Blackmon Road The once 1 2 mile dirt oval was the site of NASCAR's (original season) 1948, championship finale' with Red Byron claiming the modified championship
Columbus Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com Bobby Williamson Columbus Speedway In 1948, on the outskirts of Columbus, Ga, in the Midland community, the Columbus Speedway (twice) played host during NASCAR's inaugual season The track was boarded by a chicken-wire fence, that offered little resistance to Red Byron's flat-tired '39 Ford coupe
Aug. 25th 1951 - The Forgotten Race At Air Base Speedway (Greenville . . . Just one year ago, I noticed from racing-reference com that the 1951 NASCAR Grand National Division race at Greenville was not helded at Greenville-Pickens Speedway but at the unkown Air Base Speedway Indeed that race was always recorded as "paved", but the Greenville-Pickens Speedway was dirt until the early seventies
Savannah Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com The 1 2 mile Savannah, GA Speedway enjoyed a life-span of about 20 years, from the early 1960's to the early '80's Initially, the track was dirt, but was paved around 1970 Savannah hosted the NASCAR Grand National series throughout the 1960's including three events in the 1964 season Richard Petty was the most successful driver of the era, with victories in the '64, '67 and 1970 events