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In 2009, plans were announced to reopen the track as the
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Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway', was 1/2 mile (.804 km) in length and had a clay surface. It was paved for a short time in the 1970s to allow the
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Speedway at Ghosts of Southern Dirt Tracks
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A FedEx logistics center now sits next to the site.
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1251:Myrtle Beach
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1176:Jacksonville
1151:Fayetteville
1030:Old Dominion
924:(hill climb)
918:(brick oval)
916:Indianapolis
909:Other tracks
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723:Santa Monica
680:Road courses
497:Randall Park
472:Legion Ascot
444:Indianapolis
439:Hudson River
323:Indianapolis
226:. Retrieved
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69:Former names
1865: /
1741:(Rock Hill)
1721:(Charlotte)
1701:(Charlotte)
1695:(Charlotte)
1663:(Charlotte)
1643:(Charlotte)
1609:Mooresville
1575:(Charlotte)
1567:(Charlotte)
1523:(Charlotte)
1515:(Charlotte)
1507:(Charlotte)
1497:Mooresville
1487:(Charlotte)
1455:(Charlotte)
1427:(Charlotte)
1419:(Charlotte)
1411:(Charlotte)
1311:Summerville
1161:Hardeeville
1096:Bowman Gray
967:(1975–2011)
855:Selinsgrove
713:Mines Field
630:Kansas City
610:Culver City
562:Board ovals
537:Springfield
482:Morris Park
448:Kansas City
414:Empire City
379:Bay Meadows
310:Paved ovals
224:. USA Today
140:Brad Teague
112:auto racing
1880:Categories
1853:80°50′10″W
1850:35°19′12″N
1447:(Gastonia)
1401:Kannapolis
1321:Tri-County
1291:Rockingham
1271:Oglethorpe
1246:Motor Mile
1241:Motordrome
1236:Montgomery
1216:Louisville
1156:Greenville
1146:Five Flags
1131:Darlington
1091:Birmingham
1045:Shenandoah
922:Pikes Peak
895:Winchester
885:Washington
825:Port Royal
810:Harrington
800:Greensboro
790:Flemington
765:Bloomsburg
615:Des Moines
600:Cincinnati
522:Sacramento
419:Fort Miami
374:Bainbridge
370:Ascot Park
353:Dirt ovals
318:Darlington
185:References
175:hosted by
150:region of
144:Harry Gant
1824:Fort Mill
1776:Charlotte
1731:Rock Hill
1621:Salisbury
1597:Salisbury
1585:Rock Hill
1545:Pineville
1477:Pineville
1389:Charlotte
1369:Metrolina
1316:Talladega
1301:Southside
1231:Metrolina
1206:Lake Erie
1191:Kingsport
1171:Homestead
1111:Charlotte
1076:Asheville
1035:Rougemont
880:Uniontown
865:Skowhegan
820:Langhorne
770:Charlotte
745:Allentown
718:Roosevelt
670:Uniontown
595:Charlotte
502:Readville
477:Milwaukee
462:Langhorne
424:Glenville
366:Arlington
343:Twin City
338:Southland
328:Milwaukee
148:Metrolina
38:Time zone
28:Charlotte
1685:Davidson
1673:Matthews
1653:Gastonia
1633:Davidson
1557:Davidson
1286:Richmond
1211:Lakeland
1186:Kentucky
1121:Columbia
1071:Anderson
1010:Florence
985:Callaway
870:Thompson
845:Richmond
815:Lakewood
750:Altamont
542:Syracuse
532:San Jose
527:St. Paul
457:Lakewood
22:Location
1796:Midland
1763:Defunct
1533:Wingate
1465:Concord
1437:Concord
1376:Current
1326:Volusia
1226:Memphis
1196:Langley
1166:Hickory
1136:Daytona
1126:Concord
1106:Caraway
1101:Bristol
1081:Atlanta
1025:Newport
1015:Hickory
1000:Cordele
995:Concord
990:Coeburn
875:Trenton
850:Rutland
840:Reading
835:Raleigh
805:Hamburg
760:Bedford
755:Batavia
736:Big car
575:Altoona
547:Trenton
492:Phoenix
487:Oakland
409:DuQuoin
404:Detroit
399:Del Mar
361:Altoona
228:30 July
205:30 July
173:Peacock
126:History
118:on the
110:was an
82:Surface
51: (
1749:Future
1281:Pocono
1201:Lanier
1040:Senoia
1005:Dillon
860:Shelby
830:Powell
780:DuBois
775:Dayton
738:tracks
708:Lowell
703:Fresno
693:Corona
665:Tacoma
620:Fresno
605:Cotati
142:, and
132:NASCAR
90:Length
61:Closed
46:Opened
1181:Kenly
1141:Dover
698:Elgin
635:Omaha
98:Turns
41:GMT-5
733:1946
512:Roby
230:2021
207:2021
154:and
85:Dirt
64:1998
53:1968
49:1968
1066:ACE
1061:411
980:ACE
298:AAA
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