Orange County Speedway

Coordinates: 36°13′40″N 78°57′41″W / 36.22778°N 78.96139°W / 36.22778; -78.96139

Orange County Speedway is a 3/8 mile (0.6 km) asphalt oval in Orange County, North Carolina, near Rougemont. It first opened in 1966 as 1/4 mile (0.4 km) and 5/8 mile (1.6 km) dirt oval (Trico Speedway), which operated until 1967 and 1973, respectively. The facility was reopened and paved in 1983. With a slogan of "the fastest 3/8-mile race track in America," the oval features 19 degree banking through the turns and 16 degrees on the straightaways creating three distinct grooves making for very fast turns. The aluminum grandstands stretch from Turn 4 all the way down the front straightaway to Turn 1. The speedway closed in 2003, but reopened on March 11, 2006 as an American Speed Association member track.

Some of the most famous names in stock car racing have raced at the Orange County Speedway, including Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Davey and Donnie Allison, Dale Jarrett, Jeff and Ward Burton, Elliott and Hermie Sadler, Scott Riggs, Michael Waltrip, Todd Bodine, Kyle Petty and Bobby Labonte. Some more recent notable drivers include Timothy Peters, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace, Jr., Ryan Blaney, Jeb Burton, Timmy Hill, Ryan Reed, Jesse Little and Gray Gaulding. David Pearson and Glen Wood raced at the speedway when it was a dirt track. The track is still up and running.

Major results

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (now Nationwide Series) raced at the speedway from 1983 until 1994.

See also

• List of NASCAR race tracks

References

• Brown, Alan E. (2003). The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present (Third edition ed.). Comstock Park, MI: Brown. p. 528. ISBN 0-931105-61-7. 
• "Orange County Speedway". VisitNC.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
• "Track Facts". Orange County Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 

External links

• Official website