Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks

by Perry Allen Wood

NASCAR held its first Strictly Stock race in Charlotte on June 19, 1949, and, in the following decades, dozens of large and small tracks throughout the Carolinas were home to a major NASCAR event. Called Grand National from 1950-1970, NASCAR's top circuit became the Winston Cup in 1971, and most of the dirt and small tracks were subsequently gutted from the schedule. Although a handful of those speedways tenuously held on through exploding popularity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428171
• ISBN13: 9780786428175
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher