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Wake County Speedway "America's Favorite Bullring" is a quarter-mile NASCAR Sanctioned asphalt race track located in Raleigh, NC. The track holds stock car races on alternating Friday nights from April to September. As of the 2024 racing season, Wake County Speedway has seven main classes of race cars which include Late Model Stocks, Chargers ...
The Bank of America 500 was originally a 500 miles (800 km) race held in October, first run in 1960. [176] In 1966, the race distance was increased to 501 miles (806 km), a format that remained until 2018. [177] To address declining attendance, the 2018 race was shortened to 250 miles (400 km) and shifted to a specialized "Roval" course.
The track would lose its ARCA East race but would gain a Carolina Pro Late Model Series and SMART Modified Tour race in 2022. Southern National would host the richest Late Model Stock race in history, their annual Thanksgiving Classic in 2022, paying $50,000 to win. In 2023, the facility celebrated its 30th anniversary.
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.
The decision was met with relative scorn, and after two All-Star races that were viewed as subpar and controversial by drivers and media outlets in addition to criticism for the track's general racing product, [47] [48] the race was moved in 2023 [49] despite Smith defending the racing product at Texas. [50]
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Orange County Speedway is a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) asphalt oval in Orange County, North Carolina, near Rougemont.It first opened in 1966 as a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) and a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) dirt oval (Trico Speedway), which operated until 1967 and 1973, respectively.
It is one of many racetracks in the Metrolina region of North Carolina and South Carolina. In 2009, plans were announced to reopen the track as the Metrolina Speed and Sport Center. [1] The track was to be repaved and the plans included a Go-Kart track, outdoor RC racing track, a hotel, and roof-top skate park but the proposal failed to move ...