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04/18/2024

Back to NC. The once known Concord Speedway in Concord, NC. Also called Widenhouse-Caldwell Speedway. 1 of 4 tracks named Concord, it ran from 1949 to possibly the mid 1950s. It was a 1/2 mile dirt oval. On location now is a racing supply store. Special thanks to Matthew Dillner for info in finding the location of where this track was.

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03/26/2024

Back to NC. The once known Charlotte Speedway in Pineville, NC. According to Wikipedia, Charlotte Speedway was a wooden board track in Pineville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. It operated from 1924 to 1927, hosting AAA national championship trail races. It
financed by local businessmen and cost $380,000. Nearly 30,000 spectators attended the inaugural event in October 1924, which was won by Tommy Milton. A fatal accident had occurred in practice for the 250-mile race when Ernie Ansterburg lost control of his car at 106 miles per hour. The May 1925 event drew 55,000 people, but attendance figures had dwindled to 7,500 by November 1926 when the AAA national championship trail visited the track for the third time that season. The final races were held in September 1927. Today, the Southland Industrial Park is situated at the former site of the racing plant, which Charlotte Motor Speedway has replaced as the area's predominant racing venue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Speedway_(board_track)

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