"old" Rockfish Speedway

[Kenny]

For some of the older fans and local race car drivers,there was another track that no one has thought about..!!! Here in North Carolina,"Rockfish Speedway". This track was located right outside of the little town of Rockfish.(Well,not even a town.!!) Don't really know how to pinpoint it other than out from Raeford and but south of Fayetteville. The track actually had 5 turns in it and several of the Fayetteville racers ran there. But'Lord have mercy' this track,i think,was running before the old Fayetteville speedway was even built..!!!! Does anyone have any more information or be more accurate about this old track??

[modman]

use to race go karts there also

[Kenny]

Thanks modman,and yes there was a go-kart track. I ran there too!! But there was a stock car track that ran several years ago,oh gosh i'd say back in the late 50's to early 60's. I was a 'sure nuff kid' back then and can't remember a whole lot about the track..!! Maybe somebody can tell us more about it. Damn,it may take somebody 80 years old to tell us..LOL!!!!!!

[ARW]

Kenny I am not 80 but i went ther on Sunday affernon in late 50 early60 ARW

[Kenny]

Kenny I am not 80 but i went ther on Sunday affernon in late 50 early60 ARW
Thanks a lot ARW,that's right,they did run on Sunday's. Do ya remember a couple of drivers named Bradley Phillips and Bobby Sewell?

[Kenny]

Other drivers i can remember were Jack Smith,Jimmy Edwards Sr.,Royce Benson,Arey Averette,.. Oh Yeah,coming back to me now..!!! Gim'me a lil more time and i'll think of more..!!!! I remember a track full of old coupes..!!!!

[DoubleZero]

Kenny, never saw him race, but I remember the name "Bobby Sewell" back in the early-mid '60's......... number "7".

[djSNUFFY]

How big was this track? Found a Possible measures between 0.35 & 0.4 miles on Rockfish Rd just SE of Galatia Church Rd

[djSNUFFY]

Pic of possible

[Kenny]

Kenny, never saw him race, but I remember the name "Bobby Sewell" back in the early-mid '60's......... number "7".
Hello there BW,you were close.! Bobby Sewell ran #6,Monk Hair was #7,but they lived almost next door to one another,well maybe 3 houses apart and seem like Bobby did drive Monk's car a few times back then. So yeah,he could have been #7 when you saw him. Do ya remember the old Rockfish Speedway???:smiley_797:

[Kenny]

And do you see me with my guitar in that last post?..!!!!!

[DoubleZero]

You go...........Kenny Wayne Sheppherd!!

[capefear01]

Pic of possible

Nice work djsnuffy.
I live only a couple miles from there, will have to have a looksee today. I tried finding it on goggle earth but didn't have any luck. How'd you find it so fast? Good job, thanks!!

[capefear01]

How big was this track? Found a Possible measures between 0.35 & 0.4 miles on Rockfish Rd just SE of Galatia Church Rd


snuffy, can you paste the link the track, I am still to techno illiterate to find it.

[djSNUFFY]

snuffy, can you paste the link the track, I am still to techno illiterate to find it.

http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1 dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw--#mvt=h&lat=34.987379&lon=-79.096673&zoom=17&q1=rockfish%2520NC

http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=3368&Y=19366&W=3&qs=%7crockfish%7cnc%7c (http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=3368&Y=19366&W=3&qs=%7crockfish%7cnc%7c)

http://maps.live.com/#JndoZXJlMT1yb2NrZmlzaCtuYyZiYj01MC4zNDU0NjA0MDg2M DQ4JTdlLTQ3LjkwMDM5MDYyNSU3ZTE2LjgwNDU0MTA3NjM4MzU lN2UtMTE0LjE2OTkyMTg3NQ==

thats my best guess until someone gets me better directions

[Kenny]

Nice work djsnuffy.
I live only a couple miles from there, will have to have a looksee today. I tried finding it on goggle earth but didn't have any luck. How'd you find it so fast? Good job, thanks!!
No No No Jim.!! You don't live "just a couple of miles" from the old Rockfish Speedway. Not the Rockfish Speedway that used to run back in the late 50's/early 60's..!! Now you may be a couple of miles from the old Rockfish go-kart track that used to operate years ago..!! But the car track was actually listed as a Hope Mills address but had the name Rockfish Speedway..!!! Boy,what a mess trying to figure this one out....!!! Hey,Jack Smith used to run there,driving a old coupe! I bet he can tell us where the track was....

[djSNUFFY]

Kenny the possible I found is halfway between Raeford and Hope Mills, on Rockfish Rd, 1.8 miles west of Rockfish Hoke Elementary School.

[ARW]

Rockfish speedway was on 301soulh past rockfish tr?? on the Left

[capefear01]

How big was this track? Found a Possible measures between 0.35 & 0.4 miles on Rockfish Rd just SE of Galatia Church Rd

According the Kenny this track would be the old go kart track. I was able to pin point the spot and this coordinates is in Rockfish, not Hope Mills. There's a house built in the infield now of the kart track. Kart tracks carry their own history.

[Kenny]

Rockfish speedway was on 301soulh past rockfish tr?? on the Left
Well,guess what guys.! Just got off the phone with a friend and found out that the Old Rockfish Speedway was indeed on 301 south,out from the Hope Mills area when 301 was just a 2 lane road back then.(now 4 lane). So ARW,you were right..!!! Was also told that it was listed as being in Hope Mills even though it really was'nt,but was
the only little town close to the track..!!!

[djSNUFFY]

Kenny was it north or south of Roslin?

[Kenny]

Hi djSNUFFY,about all the infor. i can give ya is that this old track would be approx. 10 or so miles south of Fayetteville straight down 301 hwy (south). I hope you can find it cause i would love to see if there would be any evidence of the track left. Also,if ya will,see if you can locate the Dunn speedway that ran back the 60's.! Check out the "Dunn Speedway" post here on "ghost tracks" i posted today. Thanks a lot for what you do on this web sight..!!!!

[ARW]

Kenny i remember they ran old chev &ford& old coupe 4 got about Hope Mills

[djSNUFFY]

I think I have IT!!!!!!!!! 301 south of Roslin, 0.6m south of Roslin Farm Rd, .5m north of Natural View drive. Half burried under I-95..... Fingers crossed!!!!:insane:
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http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=34.914908&lon=-78.953527&zoom=17

[Kenny]

djSnuffy,You da man..!!! That's gotta be it,cause that's exactly where that rascal was..!!! I-95 was built right on top of it. At least some of it was. But anyway,That's sure nuff right where the old Rockfish Speedway was..!! Man,thanks a lot for your "research work" once again...!!!!

[djSNUFFY]

Got my minions working 24/7!!!

:BustinAss::BustinAss::DJ::BustinAss::BustinAss:

[Kenny]

Got my minions working 24/7!!!

:BustinAss::BustinAss::DJ::BustinAss::BustinAss:
LOL..!! Yeah ya do...!!!! Thanks again..