- Jacksonville Speedway Park - Gallery - racersreunion. com
Speedway Park, or Jacksonville Speedway, different names for those hallowed grounds on the corner of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in Jacksonville, Fl From its 1947 opening until its death in 1973, Speedway Park played a significant role in stock car racing, not only in Florida, but nationwide The NASCAR Grand National division raced at Jacksonville in 1951, 52, 54, 55, 61, finally
- Columbus Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com
Bobby Williamson Columbus Speedway Although barely visible, the footprint of the former Columbus, GA Speedway is still visible off of Blackmon Road The once 1 2 mile dirt oval was the site of NASCAR's (original season) 1948, championship finale' with Red Byron claiming the modified championship
- Sportsman Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com
Bobby Williamson Sportsman Speedway Johnson City, TN's historic Sportsman Speedway no longer exists, being replaced by a bowling alley Judging by the shape and curvature of the adjacent street, this orientation could depict the track's original lay-out
- Columbus Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com
Bobby Williamson Columbus Speedway In 1948, on the outskirts of Columbus, Ga, in the Midland community, the Columbus Speedway (twice) played host during NASCAR's inaugual season The track was boarded by a chicken-wire fence, that offered little resistance to Red Byron's flat-tired '39 Ford coupe
- Wilson Co. Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com
Bird's-eye view of the "gem of the east" the legendary Wilson County Speedway on hyw 301 Wilson, NC Supposedly the grandstands are still present, and motorcycles rallies have
- Tunis Speedway--1948-1983, Waterloo, Iowa - racersreunion. com
I've begun work on a book that will detail the history of Tunis Speedway in Waterloo, Iowa, a track that operated for over 35 years and produced some pretty impressive dirt track drivers, many of whom went on to bigger competitions and venues throughout the midwest Waterloo happens to be home to the world's largest tractor factory (John Deere) and many of these drivers honed their mechanical
- Savannah Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com
The 1 2 mile Savannah, GA Speedway enjoyed a life-span of about 20 years, from the early 1960's to the early '80's Initially, the track was dirt, but was paved around 1970 Savannah hosted the NASCAR Grand National series throughout the 1960's including three events in the 1964 season Richard Petty was the most successful driver of the era, with victories in the '64, '67 and 1970 events
- Old Concord Speedway Billy Barbara Scott Postings
The access road to the speedway is now called Speedway Drive Concord Speedway I or Old (Oldest) Concord Speedway (also known as Widenhouse-Cadwell Speedway) was located on the street now called Old Speedway Road and it was abandoned in 1965 There's no trace of any speedway at the cross between Exchange Road and Village Drive (as shown above)
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