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Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks

Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks

Wood, Perry Allen

Paperback

FictionMotor Sports

ISBN10: 0786428171
ISBN13: 9780786428175
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jan 1 2007
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.69 Width: 7.10 Depth: 9.94
Language: English

NASCAR held its first Strictly Stock race in Charlotte on June 19, 1949, and, in the following decades, dozens of large and small tracks throughout the Carolinas were home to a major NASCAR event. Called Grand National from 1950-1970, NASCAR's top circuit became the Winston Cup in 1971, and most of the dirt and small tracks were subsequently gutted from the schedule. Although a handful of those speedways tenuously held on through exploding popularity, and an influx of big corporate dollars, the transition to metropolitan markets and super speedways was inevitable. Some of the original tracks, like the North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway, still stand testament to the sport's not-too-distant past. Others, like the Charlotte Speedway, are long gone, leaving only memories and photographs.

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