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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.
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.
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.
Lanier Speedway Hall County, Georgia, just east of my hometown of Dawsonville, Georgia, is rich in Georgia Racing History. Not only has there been several hall of fame caliper drivers to claim Hall County as their residence, but there has been numerous tracks in the county. In fact, there has been 6 tracks, most now a 'ghost'. One of the earliest tracks in the area was simply known as the...
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...
I noticed in the world wide web that there are just few data about the Norfolk Speedwa y in which NASCAR Grand National Division raced in 1956 and 1957 (Billy Myers and Buck Baker the winners). There were also four NASCAR Convertible Division races (one in 1956 and three in 1957). It was a one third mile dirt track.Someone know the exact place of that track?
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...
Most of you know where Daytona speedway is -- some can remember Hialeah Speedway-- A few have been to Homestead Speedway-- But has anyone ever been to Stock Island Speedway in Stock Island Fla??? It existed back in the day and was what you would call a long haul to get to it. It was located Off US 1 just north of Key West Fla. It wasnt no rinky dink track either, but a well built half mile. It...
After its 1947 inception in the Streamline Hotel's Ebony room, the new sanctioning body, NASCAR, was off and running that summer of 1948. Hopped-up, pre-war, flathead powered Ford coupes called "modifieds" were the flagship and the red-clay communities of North Carolina's piedmont became ground zero. "Promoters" jumped on the band-wagon and clamored for race dates with converted cow pastures,...
Cavalier Speedway was a quarter-mile dirt oval track that seated about 3,500. It opened on an overcast April evening in 1954, when Orange County's Bob Dobbins won the 25-lap race, cheered on by a full house. One of many tracks appearing across the South at the time, the venue also featured wrestling matches, turkey shoots, and daredevils.