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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
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
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
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)
Stock Island Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson | racersreunion. com Long before Jimmy Buffett, Key West was in to stock car racing with the 1 3 mile paved "Stock Island Speedway" On two different occasions, 1955-56 and 1960-'67 Stock Island provide the Conch Republic with the best in stock car racing!
Valdosta 75 Speedway - Gallery - Bobby Williamson - RacersReunion Valdosta 75 Speedway Located south of town on Race Track Road, off of I-75, the 1 2 mile dirt Valdosta-75 Speedway The track actually existed from the 1920's through the 1960's and hosted NASCAR's Grand National series in 1962, '64, and '65 Winners were Ned Jarrett, Buck Baker, and Cale Yarborough respectively The speedway ceased operation
Remembering Valdosta’S Thunderbowl Speedway - Brandon Reed . . . We take time to remember a lost Georgia track and highlight a recent reunion at www georgiaracinghistory com this week Thunderbowl Speedway in Valdosta, Georgia, opened in 1959, with drivers coming from all over to race there, including Sam McQuagg and Harvey Jones The track closed in 1999, but it's memory is kept alive thanks to the efforts of the South Georgia chapter of GARHOFA, who this
Anatomy Of A Ghost Track - Fredericksburg Speedway Remembered 1953 . . . While researching information on one of the drivers in my posting titled "Racers Helping Racers Nothing New" - I came across a wonderful November 1999 story in the Fredericksburg, Virginia Free Lance Star by Larry Evans titled Pushing the Pedal to the Metal It is the story of Fredericksburg Speedway, from its opening in 1953 until its closing in 1963 It is a great piece with terrific photos,