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1590:Rockingham
1437:Shangri-La
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1392:Old Bridge
1357:Morristown
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1272:Heidelberg
1242:Greensboro
1212:Fort Miami
1197:Five Flags
1085:Bloomsburg
1080:Beltsville
1065:Ascot Park
821:Darlington
507:References
503:Reference
494:Chevrolet
395:Reference
294:Chevrolet
276:Buck Baker
51:77°55′48″W
48:35°41′56″N
1727:Bremerton
1699:Riverside
1575:Las Vegas
1570:Langhorne
1537:Mile oval
1472:Stateline
1457:Southside
1302:Kingsport
1297:Jefferson
1182:Dog Track
1167:Davenport
889:Talladega
846:Nashville
841:Las Vegas
831:Homestead
816:Charlotte
775:Mile oval
714:Current (
586:April 10,
336:Lee Petty
308:Chrysler
1618:Kentucky
1595:Syracuse
1565:Lakewood
1487:Tri-City
1482:Thompson
1477:Tar Heel
1467:Starlite
1432:Savannah
1377:Newberry
1307:Lakeview
1227:Gastonia
1222:Gamecock
1187:Dominion
1152:Columbus
1147:Columbia
1122:Chisholm
1117:Champion
1097:Canfield
1045:Airborne
1040:Air Base
953:Future (
879:Michigan
765:Richmond
664:April 7,
655:"Tracks"
639:April 7,
630:"Tracks"
614:April 9,
530:April 7,
486:1958-18
470:1958-08
454:1957-35
438:1957-09
422:1956-21
378:1960-12
364:1959-22
348:1959-07
332:1958-05
316:1957-06
302:1956-56
288:1956-08
272:1954-11
258:1953-34
244:1953-18
228:1952-29
223:Unknown
212:1951-30
27:Location
1656:Ontario
1651:Fontana
1633:Trenton
1585:Raleigh
1427:Reading
1317:Lincoln
1277:Hickory
1267:Hayloft
1262:Harnett
1252:Hamburg
1157:Concord
1142:Coastal
1107:Carrell
1102:Capitol
940:Chicago
869:Daytona
826:Gateway
811:Atlanta
793:Phoenix
734:Bristol
497:45.196
481:47.362
465:54.987
449:55.325
433:54.987
411:Winner
389:55.113
373:58.065
359:50.300
343:48.459
327:55.079
311:50.597
297:46.287
283:52.279
267:56.022
264:Hudson
253:53.803
250:Hudson
239:35.398
236:Hudson
201:Winner
147:History
109:Surface
1527:Wilson
1502:Vernon
1492:Tucson
1412:Powell
1257:Harris
1172:Dayton
1162:Corbin
1092:Boyd's
1023:Former
917:Sonoma
907:Austin
884:Pocono
836:Kansas
558:
119:Length
84:Closed
76:Opened
1332:Meyer
1287:Islip
1202:Fonda
1177:Dixie
1127:Civic
851:Texas
783:Dover
478:Ford
462:Ford
446:Ford
430:Ford
386:Ford
370:Ford
356:Ford
324:Ford
1009:(NC)
988:2025
955:2025
760:(NC)
747:(NC)
739:Iowa
716:2024
666:2022
641:2022
616:2022
588:2022
556:ISBN
532:2022
113:dirt
103:oval
87:1989
79:1934
157:AAA
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