I found these views on historicaerials.com
This is a topographic view from the '60's. It is still disegned until 1991 topographic map.
This is a 1963 aerial view.
That place nowadays
I read something more from here:
http://bench-racing.blogspot.it/2015/10/october-13-1957-gwyn-staley-nabs-norfolk.html
"Then with three races to go in the 1957 season, the ragtops rolled into Virginia for a 250-lap race on the 4/10-mile, dirt Virginia Beach Speedway. ( The track, built in 1947, seems to have gone through a a series of name changes over the years including Chinese Corner Speedway, Weatherly Speedway and Norfolk Speedway. )"
So I guess the research should be focused on this last track to get the answer.
What about this? I found an oval track south of Norfolk, in Chesapeake, on South Military Highway. 1959 aerial photo shows this track even if it seems a little bit tight to be properly a speedway. The place is just after Indian River Park. Nowadays it is at the intersection of Smith Avenue and Live Oak Drive.
Maybe, sometimes the adress of Princess Anne Speedway is indicated in Military highway and some other times in Kempsville Road just because there are two different way to access the speedway. Both roads are connected by Lowery Road.
Can you show that program cover please?
So, Kempsville Road is just behind JANAF shopping center, the one I call "Norfolk Speedway". This is what Greg Fielden said in his books.
There were three speedways in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area.
Actually the only speedway in Norfolk was on the site in which JANAF shopping centers is now (intersections of North Militay Road, East Virginia Beach Boulevard and Lowery Road). I think this one was Norfolk Speedway.
In the intersection between North Witchduck Road and Virginia Boulevard, the was another speedway often called Chinese Corner. I think this one was Virginia Beach Speedway. This one is actually in Virginia Beach.
Going futher away from Norfolk, always in Virginia Beach, there was an oval near the intersection between Dam Neck Road and Taylor Farm Road. This is near Princess Anne town, so I suppose this was Princess Anne Speedway.
Greg Fielden's NASCAR Encyclopedia says Princess Anne Speedway is now a shopping center but i think that's wrong.
NASCAR raced in the first and third tracks.
Do you think all these I said could be right?
From earthexplorer.usgs.gov, this is a 1959 pic from Princess Ann Speedway on Dam Neck Road.
This is Virginia Beach Speedway (Chinese Corner) on North Witchduck Road (1959):
The 1958 topographic map shows the speedway near the Chinese Corner.
Fortunately, the place is now a "drug free aerea". It seems there was a shopping center there.
Princess Ann Speedway was actually in Virginia Beach, Va, not Norfolk, Va, near Princess Ann town. I read somewhere that the track is now a shopping center but i think the track was at the cross between Dam Neck Road and Taylor Farm Road. The track is now a private park or at least that seems to be.
Thanks. Looking at historicalaerials.com, there's a 1958 topographic map in whick the speedway is noted as "abandoned" so I think you are right. My goal is to know the exact place of all NASCAR Strictly Stock Grand National Winston Nextel Sprint Cup Division Series tracks.
