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As of 2022 the track is abandoned but still partially intact, with all of the track surface in turns 3 and 4 turning into grass and turns 1 and 2 being slightly off from the original track.
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from 1956 to 1958. and continued to hold local races until 1989 when the track was closed. The track was located at the Wilson County American Legion Fair Grounds.
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Hours before the 1959 NASCAR race, the grandstands burned to the ground and 8000 fans in attendance watched the race from the ground. In the 1960 NASCAR race,
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before switching to becoming an auto racing track in 1935 the track was accredited three years later by
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was disqualified for his fuel tank being too large after winning the race.
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in 1941. Racing continued following the war until 1989.
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Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates
35°41′56″N 77°55′48″W / 35.699°N 77.930°W / 35.699; -77.930
oval
dirt
Wilson, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Convertible Series
horse racing
AAA
World War II
Emanuel Zervakis
Dale Earnhardt
Fonty Flock
Herb Thomas
Buck Baker
Ralph Moody
Lee Petty
Junior Johnson
Joe Weatherly
Curtis Turner
Joe Weatherly
Billy Myers
Curtis Turner
Bob Welborn
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Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks
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