Who remembers Easter Monday Races
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Results for Peace Haven 1951 Easter Monday race -
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Who remembers Easter Monday Races
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Results for the 1953 and 1954 Peace Haven Easter Monday races -
1953
1954
Who remembers Easter Monday Races
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The April 2 Peace Haven race was rescheduled for May 6. Here is the results -
Julian Buesink Home Movies
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Thank you so much for pointing out these films! These are absolute treasures.
If you do a search for "Julian Buesink" it brings them all up.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Julian+Buesink
I found this one he had posted years ago that he couldn't identify. It's actually Spantanburg Fairgrounds around 1950! I can finally see the true colors of some classic cars of Cotton Owens, Buddy Shuman, Frank Mundy, Fireball Roberts, Buck Baker, etc.
Lynchburg Speedway Schrader Field Aerials
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These aerials show an original 1/2 mile dirt track (1948 - 1953?) and the later 1/4 mile asphalt track (1954 - 1956?). The location was actually in Madison Heights, VA across the river from Lynchburg.
From Feb. 10, 1952 -
From Nov. 30, 1959 -
Today -
updated by @robert-mitchell: 12/05/16 04:08:38PM
December 7, 1947 - Red Byron wins Buck Mathis Memorial
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Nice find! I wasn't aware of the Buck Mathis Memorial trophy.
I love the really old stuff. Thanks for posting these.
B&S Speedway - Rockfish NC
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Live Oak Drive, Rockfish. Right near the intersection of Philippi Church Road and Rockfish Road.
I have doubts this is B & S. It looks like it's only a 1/8 - 1/10 mile, which would be more of a go-kart track. What details do you have about B & S? Length? What did they race?
Old Race Track in Pinnacle/Pilot Mountain, NC 1949
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Has anyone here heard of an old race track in Pinnacle, NC right on the border of the town of Pilot Mountain? The track was right off Old Hwy 52 on "Old Race Track Road", a Pinnacle address. It appears to be about 1/2 mile in length. I've look all over but haven't found a word about it.
From Oct. 20, 1949
updated by @robert-mitchell: 12/05/16 04:08:38PM
The Times They Are A Changing
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Congratulations on being smoke free for 6 years, Dave. Good story too, you've lived an interesting life. I've always had mixed feelings over R.J. Reynolds. On one hand, tobacco consumption is a killer and I've always disliked cigarettes. On the other hand R.J.R. practically built Winston-Salem.
As a related note, The iconic Reynolds building in downtown W-S has been sold by R.J.R. and is being transformed into a high class Hotel. I actually think it's a great thing because the Hotel company will keep much of the classic decor and honor it's past.