| NASCAR's longest running weekly race track | ||
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| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Capacity | 17,000 | |
| Owner | City of Winston-Salem | |
| Major Events | NASCAR Grand National (1958-1971) NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour |
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| 1/4 mile flat oval | ||
| Surface | asphalt | |
| Circuit Length | 0. Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT (previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series) is a Stock car racing series The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT is a stock car racing series owned by NASCAR and operated in the Southeastern United States as part of its Modified Division An oval track is a dedicated motorsport circuit primarily in the USA, which differs from a road course in that it only has turns in one direction which is almost 25 mi (0. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 40 km) | |
| Banking | flat | |
| Lap Record | 55. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 283 mph (Richard Petty, Petty Enterprises, 1971, NASCAR Grand National) | |
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman North Carolina. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest running weekly race track". Bowman Gray Stadium is part of the Winston-Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex and is home of the Winston-Salem State University Rams football team. The Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex is a group of Arenas Sports venues and Entertainment venues in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem State University is a four-year public coeducational research university located in Winston-Salem North Carolina. It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team until Groves Stadium opened in 1968. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 BB&T Field (formerly Groves Stadium) is a Stadium in Winston-Salem North Carolina. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The first NASCAR sanctioned event took place on May 18, 1949 and was won by Fonty Flock. Truman Fontell "Fonty" Flock ( March 21, 1920 - July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne Alabama was an early NASCAR driver The NASCAR Grand National Series (now the NEXTEL Cup) first raced at the track in 1958 and hosted a total of 29 Grand National races through 1971. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
Bowman Gray’s weekly racing tradition continues to this day as part of the Whelen All-American Series. The Whelen All-American Series (formerly the Dodge Weekly Series is a semi-professional and amateur Auto racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. Weekly races include the Modified, Sportsman, Street Stock, and Stadium Stock divisions. Bowman Gray is also a part of the Whelen Southern Modified Tour and hosts other special events including classic modified coupes, monster trucks, demolition derbies, chain races, and mini-cup races. The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT is a stock car racing series owned by NASCAR and operated in the Southeastern United States as part of its Modified Division
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| Preceded by original Groves Stadium[1] |
Home of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1956 – 1965 |
Succeeded by BB&T Field |
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