I recently went and visited the abandoned North Wilkesboro Speedway. The speedway opened in 1947 as a dirt track with the racing Flock Brothers dominating the track. In 1949 the first ever NASCAR champion, Robert "Red" Byron was crowned at the track. Races were held at the track for over 50 years until its closure September 29, 1996. The track remains closed with one remaining caretaker, Paul Call still on the premises. More photos are up on our flickr page.
For more info visit www.savethespeedway.net
www.myspace.com/northwilkesborospeedway has the most pics of the speedway i have seen on the net
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ReplyDeletethere are over 800 images from the early dirt track all the way through the winston years and modern day images
This brand new book features the circuit.
ReplyDeleteSpeedway – Auto racing’s ghost tracks By SS Collins and Gavin D Ireland.
Its an atmospheric journey through auto racing's ghost tracks looking at them in their heyday ... and as they are today
Circuits covered:
North Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Augusta International, GA, USA
Middle Georgia, GA, USA
Monza, Italy
Brooklands, England
Linas-Montlhery, France
AVUS, Germany
Chicago Motor Speedway, USA
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