Ray evernham completes acquisition of the east lincoln speedway

[Dwayne]

MOORESVILLE, NC – Today, Ray Evernham announced that he has acquired the assets of the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, NC from founders Ralph and Joanne Nantz. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.



The East Lincoln Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt track located on Mariposa Road in Lincoln County, NC. The facility was built by the Nantz’s and opened for racing in 1990. The 2009 season will mark its 19th consecutive year of racing. The Speedway runs various classes of cars ranging from Micro-sprints to Late Model Modified-Sportsman.



Evernham, whom motorsports media voted The Greatest Crew Chief of All Time, won three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships as Jeff Gordon’s crew chief and led Dodge in its re-entry into NASCAR. He remains a minority owner of Gillett Evernham Motorsports and is a motorsports analyst for ESPN. Full Story (http://www.elspeedway.com/)

[JMAN26]

sure will be nice what can be done with this facility

[DOCCALLAHAN]

its a great little track good to race on ive been there a couple of times and raced on it lil doc raced this yr on it i like that track very friendly people there

[DirtyLarry]

heard he maybe buying some more tracks as well.

[Lucky13]

heard he maybe buying some more tracks as well.

Can someone talk him into buying Wayne Co? I tried to talk K Schrader into it last Fri. He just laughed at me. lol

[BEAR]

Can someone talk him into buying Wayne Co? I tried to talk K Schrader into it las Fri. He just laughed at me. lol
hell have him buy dublin so der wont be no more bs likes goin on now

[dylan]

good thinking bear

[Lucky13]

I live closer to Wayne Co. So I am trying to find a buyer for that place first. lol Sorry

[BEAR]

I live closer to Wayne Co. So I am trying to find a buyer for that place first. lol Sorry
hell he got nuff money 2 buy both fix dem up n run em rite bet wouldnt be no more **** like der is now

[capefear01]

Ray Evernham for NC Governor!!!! Imagine that, he'd put a ban on urban sprawl and build more tracks instead.

[Cutie]

http://www.news-record.com/content/2008/12/02/article/nascars_ray_evernham_buys_small_dirt_track

NASCAR's Ray Evernham buys small dirt track

Tuesday, December 2 (updated 3:58 pm)

By The Associated Press (http://www.news-record.com/whois/associated_press)

MOORESVILLE (AP) - NASCAR team owner Ray Evernham has bought a small North Carolina dirt track to preserve what he said is a disappearing venue for nourishing up-and-coming drivers.
Evernham announced Tuesday that he acquired the East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley from Ralph and Joanne Nantz, who opened the 3/8-mile dirt track in 1990. The sale price was not disclosed.
Evernham said rising property values and land development have closed many dirt tracks, which budding drivers need as a safe, low-cost place to race
The 51-year-old Evernham won three NASCAR titles as a crew chief with Jeff Gordon. He sold most of his interest in the Gillett-Evernham Motorsports racing team last year and said he plans to retire from the sport's top level.

[SteveS]

Somebody needs to buy Wayne County. Geez talk about a waste.