hello bobby.
this is john rogers son of welford ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,goat rogers i can tell you many stories about spindale county fairgrounds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but please give me a couple of days to talk to goats living crewmen,,,,,.,,.who all were men who came back from the war (the big one) lookng for excitement....and they sure found it at rutherford fairgrounds....i promise you the truth.....thanks johnny rogers
look hoss,,,,,,,,,i can tell you where the track was at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,who ran there and why the track was closed down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i can even tell you who climbed the pine trees to watch the race4 for free....;...do not doubt me.........................john rogersDRIVER (goat rogers . the sponsor bill turner & bill owens used auto parts,,,,,,,,,,,cousin to COTTTON OWENS
the old fairground speedway was in the middle of spindale.........forest city it was one half mile and slick,,the county maintenance building sits where it used to be behind the old callahan -koone lumber building ...the fair was held there once a year and half of the stands were covered...if you want more info i think i can find a pic of it on this site.............johnny rogers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,son of a man who won many a race there welford {GOAT} rogers #47
