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HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACKED OF THE LOCATIONS OF ALL THE FAYETTEVILLE,NC. RACE TRACKS?

Stock Car Racing History

I know this is a old thread. Thought I would correct one small detail The old Cumberland Speedway 1948 thru 1950 was located with in the red square. My grand father pointed it out to me. Said when he was young him and friends would hide in the woods and sneak in. Also said there was a track in the area of crown ford on Skibo rd. Can't recall the name of it. Sorry click picture will enlarge.

updated by @marty-wright: 12/19/18 09:01:02AM

Bud Shootout? More like Dancing with the Stars!

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When they took the short tracks out of Nascar. They took the heart out of Nascar. It became about how many more people/fans can we fit into a track. North Wilkesboro was one of my favorite races every year gone. Bristol is about the only race I look forward to now. I usually just look for a local dirt track running close by. You guys all have good points. Nascar lost my interest years ago.

RIP JIMMY (PORKY) EDWARDS, JR. CAROLINA DIRT TRACK RACER

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I was born into racing. Raised at the same tracks or track as Jimmy and his brothers. My family raced also. The old Fayetteville Speedway.And the baddest driver around back then was Chubby Tompkins. #96 and drove for Porky's Dad. That is where Porky got his car number 48. He started driving while Chubby was still driving for his Dad. So Porky told me he took the 96 cut in half and came up with #48. Porky was a rough guy out on the track. But off the track he was a different person. When I first started racing. He helped me in so many ways. So times I didn't have gas to race. He would tell go by the shop and get what you need for the night. He gave me lots of parts. There was a lot more to Porky than the driver that most only knew. He was a kind person. Always tried to help out the new racers as much as he could.

This has been a real downer of a week for me. Losing the first hero I ever had Chubby. And losing a friend and a hero in Porky.

Keeping both the Edwards Family and the Tompkins Family in our prays.