Champion Raceway 1955
Stock Car Racing History
You drove there, didn't you Jim?
Forum Activity for @robert-mitchell
Champion Raceway 1955
Stock Car Racing History
Dennis, great stuff! Was Champion Raceway a stadium like Victory, or Bowman Gray? Or was it built specifically for racing? I'm having trouble finding photos.
Southern Racing History Article/ Photos - See Big Biil in Open Wheel Car and Chocolate Myers as a Baby
Stock Car Racing History
Dave, thank you so much for finding and posting this. I skimmed though it and can't wait to read it alllater when I've gotsome time.
Lakeside speedway
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Bobby, check out the separate thread I made last week about Iredell Speedway including articles and aerials of what I think is the old track.
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/iredell-speedway
Lakeside speedway
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Bobby, I'd saved this ad awhile ago off the internet. I think it's what you're looking for. It's from 1950.
Lakeside speedway
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Dave, since we kind of hijacked Bobby's Lakeside Speedway post I took the liberty of pasting your Iredell Speedwayarticle to it's own post. I hope you don't mind.
Lakeside speedway
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Great find, Bobby. If you find any dates for races there post them and I'll see if I can find anything at the library.
There was another track near there named Iredell Speedway outside of Statesville, NCin 1948 that the big name drivers raced at. Curtis Turner won the first race. I have a couple of articles and an ad, but I still can't figure out exactly where is was. I believe it was a half-mile or more. I'll post what I've got if you're interested.
Films Of A Few Early Tracks Of NASCAR
Stock Car Racing History
Spot the stars in their cars and in the pits.
0:00 to 0:50 = Peace Haven Speedway - July 5, 1948
0:51 to 1:36 = Lakeview (Lexington) Speedway ?
1:37 to 2:18 = Greensboro Fairgrounds Speedway
2:19 to 2:54 = North Wilkesboro Speedway ?
2:55 to 4:15 = Peace Haven Speedway - April 18, 1949 (Easter Monday)
4:16 to 5:11 = Martinsville Speedway
updated by @robert-mitchell: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Help Decipher The Mysteries Of The First NASCAR Season
Stock Car Racing History
Here's the first ad I could find with the fancy NASCAR image -
Lakeview Speedway near Lexington -
Last race for North Carolina in '48at Peace Haven Speedway -
Help Decipher The Mysteries Of The First NASCAR Season
Stock Car Racing History
I went and dug up some early '48 race ads, and I'll have to correct myself that the fancy NASCAR ad image didn't come along until probably around mid year. But before that the ads for a NASCAR race still mentioned them being a Bill France promoted race.
Here's two stock car races on the same day, one NASCAR and one not -
Greensboro Fairgrounds Night RaceMay 29th - North Wilkesboro May 30th - Both NASCAR -
Mt. Airy Speedway - not NASCAR -
