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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. Gwyn Staley won the first race at the ...
Hickory Motor Speedway [20] North Carolina Hickory: 0.363 miles (0.584 km) Oval (asphalt) CARS Tour, American Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series, NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Model Series, Limited Late Models, Super Trucks, Street Stock, Renegades, Houston Motorsports Park: Texas Houston: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) D-shaped Oval (asphalt)
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 ...
North Carolina Museum of History: Raleigh: North Carolina: Current Has a single racer (pictured) in their collection, piloted by 1972 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Champion Priscilla Freeman, who took fifth place at the 35th All-American. [159] The car is currently not on public display. Collection only Northwest Connecticut Fire Fighting Museum ...
The farm was named after the Occaneechi Indians that lived in the area in the late 17th century and late 18th century. The landowner, Julian S. Carr, raced horses, and built a half mile horse racing track on the site. [3] Bill France noticed the horse racing track and expanse of open land while piloting his airplane. [3]
Jarrett won the penultimate race of the 2004 season but finished fifth in points while also competing in the Winston Cup Series. [6] Switching to Venturini Motorsports for the 2005 season, Jarrett did not live up to expectations and was released mid-season, and promptly went on a streak of four DNF's in his first four races for new owner Wayne ...
The All Pro Super Series was a stock car racing organization which operated from 1981 to 1990 by promote Bob Harmon (who later founded the All American 400 at the Nashville Fairgrounds). [17] It was subsequently purchased by NASCAR , and operated as the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series until it was terminated in 2006.
Marty Houston made his debut seven races into the 1999 Craftsman Truck Series season, replacing Lonnie Rush in the famed No. 75 Spears Motorsports Chevy. His first race was at Pikes Peak, where Marty easily made it into the race with a 13th place starting effort, but his engine blew up and finished 29th midway into the race. [1]