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Bill Elliott for one, got his first racing win there and went on to bigger and better things. Many local people's families who race are nephews or cousins or uncles of people who raced in past year's race at Dixie. May 23, 2009 was actually Dixie Speedway day for the state of Georgia. It was the 40th anniversary race.
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Birch Run Speedway and Event Center, until 2017 known as Dixie Motor Speedway, is a 4/10 (.400) mile, progressively banked, D-shaped oval short track, with an adjoining 1/3 (.333) mile as well as a Figure 8 course located near Birch Run, Michigan. The speedway changed its name from Dixie Speedway to Birch Run Speedway in 2017.
The 1976 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on November 7, 1976, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, United States. Background [ edit ]
Race 26: Rambi Raceway [f] Buck Baker: Lee Petty: Rex White: 27: 31 July: Dixie 300: Atlanta International Raceway: Fireball Roberts: Cotton Owens: Jack Smith: 28: 3 August: Race 28: Dixie Speedway [g] Ned Jarrett: Richard Petty: Lee Petty: 29: 7 August: Nashville 400: Music City Motorplex: Johnny Beauchamp: Rex White: Buck Baker: 30: 14 August ...
The 1973 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 22, 1973, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. [ 2 ] Background
The track opened in 1952 as Southland Speedway. Its first major event was a 200-mile (320 km) AAA sanctioned IndyCar race held on July 4, 1952. That race was won by Troy Ruttman in an Offy powered Kuzma. From 1953 the track was known as Raleigh Speedway. NASCAR races were held at the track from 1953 to 1958.
The 1969 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on August 10, 1969, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. Background [ edit ]