Moyock, North Carolina

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Moyock (pronounced 'Moe-yock') is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina. It is located on NC 168 just south of the Virginia state line. The community sits at the end of the Chesapeake Expressway toll road, and is only a short drive from downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Because of this, Moyock has begun to witness an increase in residential development as an emerging bedroom community for Hampton Roads.

Moyock also contains a number of facilities related to Blackwater USA, a firearms training company that provides training for United States military and police forces. The company maintains a 6,000 acre training center in the town.

[edit] Connection to NASCAR

Moyock had a race track called Dog Track Speedway. It hosted NASCAR races in 1961-65. Ned Jarrett won the most races at the track and second to him is Richard Petty with one win. The track was closed down after poor budgets and bigger tracks were being built.

[edit] Community

Moyock is a spread-out town, mostly made up of farmland and enormous housing developments such as Ranchland, Eagle Creek, and Puddin' Ridge. At last count the population was 4,633, making it the largest community in Currituck. Moyock also has two schools, Moyock Elementary and Moyock Middle. Moyock Elementary goes from grades K-4, while Moyock Middle goes from grade 5-8, though most fifth-graders are from Moyock Elementary and many other students come from Knapp Elementary.