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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 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 them.
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.
Eric Duane Martin (February 6, 1969 – October 9, 2002) [1] was an ARCA driver from Hixson, Tennessee, who was killed at the Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 9, 2002, during a practice session for the season-ending EasyCare 100. He was not related to Mark Martin despite sharing a same last name.
Alexander was the 1978 and 1992 track champion at the historic Nashville International Raceway, now known as Fairgrounds Speedway.. In 1983, driving Late Models on paved tracks for car owner Bobby Ray Jones, he won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national championship, and won the NASCAR Grand American Stock Car championship in its final year.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – Parts of Bristol Motor Speedway are flooded and damaged after severe weather in the area. The iconic “It’s Bristol Baby!” sustained damage in the storm, with ...
A tragic plane crash near Interstate 40 in Nashville that claimed the lives of five people is still under investigation.. The single engine plane flying from Kentucky crashed shortly before 7:45 p ...
Junior Johnson would crash on lap 58 in his 1961 Pontiac Catalina machine while the winning vehicle would be classified as a Chevrolet with a 1961 model year [2] [3] [4] (presumably a Bel Air). Being a modest race on a short dirt track, the highest prize that was awarded at the time was $900 ($9,176 in current U.S. dollars).