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There have been three tracks with the name; Concord Speedway I closed in the early 1960s; Concord Speedway II closed in 1978 and development took over; a replacement, the third track to carry the name, opened in 1979, was paved in 1987, and remained active for special event races. [14] Closed in 2019. Dog Track Speedway 0.250-mile dirt oval
Person Image Role Notes Dale Earnhardt: Driver and owner: 7-time Cup drivers champion, 76 race wins, 281 top 5s, 428 top 10s, 22 poles, 1998 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1995 Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, 3-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway (9) and Talladega Superspeedway (10), 1979 Rookie of the Year, founder of ...
The name originally chosen for the series was National Stock Car Racing Association; when it was pointed out that that name was already in use by a rival sanctioning body, "National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing", proposed by mechanic Red Vogt, was selected as the organization's name. [22] NASCAR was founded by William France, Sr. on ...
A. Ace Speedway; Air Base Speedway; Alaska Raceway Park; Albany-Saratoga Speedway; All American Speedway; Altamont Raceway Park; Ascot Park (speedway) Asheville–Weaverville Speedway
NASCAR Late Models, Modifieds, Legends, Bandoleros Kalamazoo Speedway [21] Michigan Kalamazoo: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Oval (asphalt) Outlaw Late Models, NASCAR Modifieds, Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, Cyber Stocks(6 cyl. Front Wheel Drive) Kentucky Motor Speedway (short track) [22] Kentucky Whitesville: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Oval (asphalt)
In its early years, Bridgehampton was host to major international series, including the World Sportscar Championship, Can-Am, and NASCAR Grand National. By the early 1970s, the track was used mostly for amateur events. The track closed permanently in 1999. [2] [3] Bridgehampton was renowned as a fearsome course, requiring the utmost of driver ...
The pylon that shows the leaderboard during NASCAR races was removed at Talladega, along with several other race tracks. It was an outdated structure that only displayed roughly 10 drivers’ car ...
The track was converted to a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. The track was repaved between the 1995 and 1996 seasons. [citation needed]