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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.
His first race was the 1967 Hickory 100 at Hickory Speedway. It was in this race that he recorded his only career top-10. He gained some fame in the 1983 Daytona 500, when he spun his car on pit road and slid down along the pit wall. He competed in 133 Busch Series races and recorded 36 top-10 finishes.
The Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams (SMART) Tour is a Modified stock car racing series racing in the Southeastern region of The United States. The series began in 1989, NASCAR took over the series in 2005.
PPI, short for Precision Preparation, Inc. [1], was a company founded by team owner Cal Wells in 1979 in Westminster, California. [2]At the time, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. needed to promote their tough, reliable technology driven line of trucks through participation in Off-Road Championships, the Score Desert Series, including the Baja 500 and Baja 1000, and the Mickey Thompson Off-Road ...
Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999.
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
Hickory 250: Hickory Speedway: Hickory, North Carolina: 142 April 13 43 Richard Petty: Greenville 200: Greenville-Pickens Speedway: Greenville, South Carolina: 143 May 31 43 Richard Petty: Asheville 300: New Asheville Speedway: Asheville, North Carolina: 144 June 6 43 Richard Petty: East Tennessee 200: Smoky Mountain Raceway: Maryville ...
On November 4, 2024, the CARS Tour announced the 2025 East Tour schedule. The 15-race Late Model and 13-race Pro Late Model schedule will feature events with the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway and the Cook Out Southern 500 (the CARS Tour race is held at Florence Motor Speedway, 13 miles from Darlington Raceway). The winner of ...