Raliegh Speedway today

[djSNUFFY]

Shame both tracks are gone. :smilie12:

[capefear01]

A ton of history took place right there on that piece of dirt. Correct me if I'm wrong, the LAST Grand National Dirt race took place there, won by The King himself.

[djSNUFFY]

Sorry capefear, In the words of David Poole, "No, no, no, no, no!"
53 -Fonty Flock
54 - Herb Thomas
55 - Herb thomas
55 - Fonty Flock
56 Sedan - Fireball Roberts Convertible - Frank Munday
57 Sedan - Paul Goldsmith Convertible - Curtis Turner
58 Sedan - Fireball Roberts Convertible - Bill Amick
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:horsey::horsey::horsey::horsey::horsey:

[DoubleZero]

The Raleigh Speedway was a paved one mile superspeedway that briefly ran in the 1950's, and holds the distinction of being one of the first, if not the first, GN/strictly stock night events............... The other Raleigh area speedway was the 1/2 mile dirt track at the NC State fairgrounds......this could be the last dirt NASCAR event. The track was in weekly operation in the late '60's and STILL exists.......covered stands and everything!!

[DoubleZero]

NC Fairgrounds Speedway

[djSNUFFY]

Thier were 2 tracks on this site!

The speedway opened as Southland Speedway in 1952. It's first major event was a 200-mile AAA sanctioned USAC race held on July 4, 1952. That race was won by Troy Ruttmam in an Offy powered Kuzma. Beginning in 1953 the track was know as Raleigh Speedway. NASCAR races were held at the track from 1953 to 1958. On the 1/4-mile (0.4 km) infield track there were weekly Modified an Sportsman races on Fridays. Occasionally, the Sportsman and Modified's ran on the one-mile track. The Grand National series ran 100, 250, and 300-mile races yearly (twice in 1955). The final three Grand National races were held on July 4, 1956, 1957, and 1958. When the Daytona International Speedway opened, the July 4 Grand National event moved to that track. Shortly thereafter, the Raleigh Speedway closed due to noise complaints from residents of nearby neighborhoods. The track was demolished in 1967. Most of the track site is now The Seaboard Industrial Park with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (CSX) siding occupying the former location of the front straight. The Big track was paved,

[capefear01]

NC Fairgrounds Speedway

Sept 30, 1970 The final dirt-track race in nascar history is run at State Fairgrounds Speedway in Raleigh. Richard Petty wins in a Don Robertson owned Plymouth.

OK, so I had the wrong track but the right town.:0022spanking:

[djSNUFFY]

:ak47::YesNo:Thats ok.....really...:icon_drinking: :Guillotine_anim: :DJ: