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Lake Wood Speedway - Denver, NC - 1950

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

I finally found a good aerial of Lake Wood in 1950.

Mystery Fayetteville 1/2m

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

I have been searching for a 1/2 mile track that ran "sprints" (roadsters?) in 1937. I came across this on a 1951 aerial. This oval lies 1.5 miles due East of the current Fayetteville Motor Speedway dirt track. Does anyone have any info on the track I am looking for?

updated by @dirtshooter: 01/18/20 05:20:38AM

Zion XRoads Speedway, Hilltop Speedway & Central Va. Raceway Were All the Same Track on U.S. 250

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

Here is Cavalier on Dec. 14, 1959

Stock Island Speedway Florida

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

There is a good aerial on HistoricAerials.com from 1970

updated by @dirtshooter: 01/18/20 05:20:38AM

Concord Speedway

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

I found an interesting aerial of Concord from 1950.

New mystery track... Maybe?

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

Edit: Just rechecked my info Dunn track size is unknown. Ran in 1934. Track is still visible. This might be it. 

New mystery track... Maybe?

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

Today I was searching for the Dunn one mile track on an old USGS aerial dated NOV 11. 1950 and ran across a dirt 1/2 mile.

It lays halfway between Erwin and Dunn, NC.

South of E. Denim Drive, North of Anitoch Church Rd. / Averasboro Rd.

West of Lucas Rd. / Coy Lucas Rd.

There looks to be a radio tower on the old front straight.

Any thoughts?

Valdosta Mystery

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

Thanks Dennis, did not think to look in street view for a sign.

Valdosta Mystery

Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks

While searching for Thunderbowl Speedway, I came across a mystery track. It lies 1/2 mile ENE of the remnants of Thunderbowl. Does anyone know the name of this quarter mile track?  The map coords are 30.920277, -83.380556 if you want to look at it of Google Earth.

The forgotten Norfolk Speedway

Stock Car Racing History

A few questions about Four County Fairgrounds & Peanut City Speedway. The info that I can find has Four County as a 1/2 mile that ran up through the mid-50s. Peanut City was a 1/3 mile that ran one year 1960. I found the attributed location (#1) between E Washington St., S 12th St & the railroad tracks. However this measures only 35 feet wide, also no room for spectating, parking, or outside pits. However,there was a 50' wide 1/2 mile oval just south of the above mentioned site(#2). It had plenty of room for everything. I also found listings for livestock auctions at the fairground during the 50s "in the stockyard. Site #2 was lost to a subdivision by 1967-68. The aerial below is dated 1-30-53. Does anyone have any firsthand knowledge of these two tracks?