| 词条 | Occoneechee Speedway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = Occoneechee Speedway |location = Elizabeth Brady, 0.3 N of US 70 Business, Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States |coordinates = |image = Image:Hillsborough 1955 aerial.jpg |image_caption = Aerial view of Occoneechee Speedway in 1955 |image_size = 150px |owner = Preservation North Carolina |opened = May 5, 1947 |closed = June 1968 |construction_cost= |architect = |former_names = Orange Speedway |events = Hillsboro 150 (1949–1968) |layout1 = Oval |surface = Dirt |length_km = 1.5 |length_mi =0.9 |miles_first = true |turns = 4{{Infobox NRHP | name =Occoneechee Speedway | embed = yes | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | location= | coordinates = {{coord|36|4|23|N|79|4|57|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = USA North Carolina | area = {{convert|44|acre}} | architect= | architecture= | added = May 2, 2002 | governing_body = Private | refnum=02000435[1] }} }}Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season.[2] It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina. Site historyThe Occoneechee farm occupied the land in the late 19th century. The farm was named after the Occaneechi Indians that lived in the area in the late 17th century and late 18th century. The landowner, Julian S. Carr, raced horses, and built a half mile horse racing track.[3] Bill France noticed the horse racing track and expanse of open land while piloting his airplane.[3] On the site of the earlier horse track, he built a 0.9-mile dirt track in September 1947, two months before NASCAR was organized. In its earliest days, Fonty Flock and his brothers Bob and Tim dominated the track. Louise Smith became NASCAR's first female driver at the track in the fall of 1949.[4]The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car racing legends such as Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson. The Sunday racing schedule prompted grassroots opposition in Hillsborough, and the final race was a Richard Petty victory on September 15, 1968.[5] The Occoneechee Speedway site is now heavily forested with pines and sycamores. The grandstands are still visible, as is much of the mile–long oval track. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and now comprises {{convert|44|acre|m2}} with over {{convert|3|mi|km}} of trails.[2] A walking trail was built in 2003 that crisscrosses the clay track. Occoneechee, along with North Wilkesboro Speedway, is one of the inspirations for the Thomasville Speedway in the Pixar movie Cars 3.[6] {{clear}}Winners
GalleryReferences1. ^{{NRISref|2009a}} 2. ^1 Brief History, Page 1 3. ^1 Brief History, Page 2 4. ^{{Cite web | author =Jennifer Martin and Sarah Woodard, and Virginia Freeze| title =Occoneechee Speedway | work = National Register of Historic Places — Nomination and Inventory | date =August 2001| url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/OR1542.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-02-01}} 5. ^Cruze, Sidney. "[https://www.carolinacountry.com/carolina-stories/kickin-up-dust-again-at-the-orange-speedway Kickin' Up Dust Again at the Orange Speedway], North Carolina Electric Cooperatives, 2004-01. Accessed 2017-12-26. 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/cars-3-will-pay-tribute-abandoned-ghost-tracks |title='Cars 3' will pay tribute to abandoned 'ghost' tracks | author=Mark Vaughn |publisher=AutoWeek|date=May 22, 2017}} Further reading
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