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    The Asheville–Weaverville Speedway near Weaverville, North Carolina a site for NASCAR races in both the Grand National and Winston Cup Series eras. From...
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  • Petty ran two dirt races for owner Don Robertson in 1970 at Columbia Speedway and North Carolina State Fairgrounds as part of a deal with Petty Enterprises...
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    (September 2, 1982). "Dix Hills man killed at Islip Speedway". The Long-Islander. Huntington, New York. "Speedway crash kills one, injures 21". Santa Cruz County...
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    NASCAR, including purpose-built race tracks such as Daytona International Speedway and temporary tracks such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The following...
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  • Endurance Series "Evergreen Speedway". Evergreen Speedway. Music City Motorplex [dead link] "Race Results at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Racing-Reference...
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  • The 1971 Asheville 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 21, 1971, at New Asheville Speedway in Asheville, North Carolina...
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  • regional series level it was eclipsed by Shawna Robinson at the New Asheville Speedway on June 10, 1988, when she won the Charlotte-Daytona Dash (a 4-cylinder...
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  • Lost Speedways is a television documentary series produced by Peacock. The series is hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he travels to abandoned racetracks...
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    throughout his racing career. Early on, "Sug" Thompson, announcer at New Asheville Speedway, nicknamed Harry "The Taylorsville Flash". He was later known as...
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    Jack Ingram (racing driver) (category Racing drivers from Asheville, North Carolina)
    driver during a race in Asheville, North Carolina at the New Asheville Speedway. Jack Ingram got his start at the New Asheville Speedway, and there he was a...
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  • National 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ford won the Manufacturers Championship again. The newly built Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965, and Curtis Turner...
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  • stock car race, winning in the Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series at New Asheville Speedway. 2005: Danica Patrick became the first woman to lead the Indianapolis...
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    Winston-Salem Speedway to complete four straight victories. Throughout the season, Pearson won at Richmond, Dog Track Speedway, New Asheville Speedway, Smokey...
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  • Nashville 420. His first "top ten finish" came in 1962 race at New Asheville Speedway while his final "top ten finish" came at the 1971 Georgia 500. Brooks...
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    Robert Pressley (category Racing drivers from Asheville, North Carolina)
    promoter at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, Tennessee. Pressley currently owns the restaurant Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, North Carolina. Pressley...
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  • Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina). Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst...
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  • stock car race, winning in the Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series at New Asheville Speedway. 1990 Jennifer York was the first woman to form a Christian rock...
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  • 2019. has won both on old and new track layout has won both on old and new track layout has won both on old and new track layout BY THE NUMBERS: MOST...
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  • stock car race, winning in the Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series at New Asheville Speedway. 1989 – Japan became the first country to have a semi-professional...
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  • in 1960, a new racetrack was built on the same site, which operated as the "Asheville Speedway" until 1999. In 1998, the City of Asheville acquired the...
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  • 24- Glenn Jarrett The Inaugural 200 was run on June 11 at New Asheville Speedway in Asheville, North Carolina. Gary Neice won the pole. Top ten results...
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    13, 1963. Pearson grabbed another win the following week at Fonda Speedway in New York, and Allison captured a second win at Islip NY. Paul Goldsmith...
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    sponsors both the Truck series race, and the spring Cup race at Martinsville Speedway). Note: Some races were combined races for Grand American and Grand National...
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    River Arts District (category Asheville, North Carolina)
    The River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina, is an area of former industrial buildings located near the French Broad River, along Riverside Drive...
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    South Boston Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole. On Lap 201, former track champion at Hickory Motor Speedway and New Asheville Speedway Gary Neice suffered...
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  • Middle School (grades 7'8). In 1987, a new school opened on the former site of Asheville-Weaverville Speedway. The old high school building then became...
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  • Petty ran two dirt races for owner Don Robertson in 1970 at Columbia Speedway and North Carolina State Fairgrounds as part of a deal with Petty Enterprises...
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  • at Las Vegas Motor Speedway New Jersey Bridgeport Speedway New Egypt Speedway New York Albany-Saratoga Speedway Brewerton Speedway Can Am Motorsports...
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    Huntsville, Augusta, Columbia, Knoxville, Chattanooga, the Tri-Cities, Asheville and a number of smaller cities. The western extent of this definition...
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    He is best known as the former general manager of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) banked racetrack in Concord, North Carolina. Wheeler...
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