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The 1966 Buddy Shuman 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 9, 1966, at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina.. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The track first opened in 1951 as a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) dirt track.
Hickory Motor Speedway first opened in 1951 as a 1 ⁄ 2-mile (0.80 km) dirt track. Gwyn Staley won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion. . Drivers such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and Ralph Earnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt winning five of t
Stafford Motor Speedway: Race Winston Modified Tour David Gaines (USA) [87] May 16, 1990 Sportsman 100 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Practice Sportsman Division Gary Batson (USA) [88] [note 21] May 15, 1992 Winston Sportsman 100 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Qualifying Race Igloo Sportsman Challenge Troy Rouse (USA) [90] August 1, 1992 25-lap race
Isaac abruptly retired from full-time top-level competition in 1973 and died of a heart attack during a late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1977. For his achievements, Isaac was named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers and inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame .
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The track first opened in 1951 as a 1 ⁄ 2-mile (0.80 km) dirt track.
The Pantry 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Hickory Motor Speedway, in Hickory, North Carolina.One of the inaugural events of the series from its 1982 season, it was one of five races at the track in 1982, four in 1983 to 1985, three in 1986 and, from 1987 to 1994, was the series' second annual visit to the track, following which only the spring Sundrop 400 remained on the ...
Flock had a rhesus monkey co-driver named "Jocko Flocko" with him in his May 16, 1953, Grand National win at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jocko Flocks became the only winning monkey ever. The monkey was retired two weeks later at Raleigh, where the monkey pulled the device to allow the driver to observe the right front tire and was hit by a pebble.