Raleign Speedway

Raleign Speedway was a 1 mile speedway with 16 degrees of banking located on the northeast side of Raleigh, North Carolina. There was also a 1/4 mile flat oval on the site, sharing the main straight.

Raleigh Speedway was the second NASCAR superspeedway after Darlington.

New: 2020-01-11

Table of Contents

• Track Facts
• Historical Note
• Track Map
• Search for Web Pages
• Search for News
• Search for Images
• Getting There

Offsite Links

• Mark Turner on Raleigh Speedway
• Jeremy Austin Aker on Raleigh Speedway

Track Facts

Historical Note

The track opened in 1952 under the name Southland Speedway, and then operated briefly as Dixieland Speedway. The first race there was a AAA champ car series race. From 1953 it operated as Raleigh Speedway. The 1/4 mile oval opened in 1953. Its main NASCAR dates were taken by the new Daytona Speedway in 1958 and it ceased operation.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 529. Order from National Speedway Directory

Track Map

Search for Web Pages

Search for News

You may also wish to try using the Yahoo! Search as it may produce current news items.

Search for Images

Getting There

Number/Street	City	State
using Mapquest

Copyright/License

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