Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway
Revitalized flag stand - 2010 Car Show
LocationElizabeth Brady, 0.3 N of US 70 Business, Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States
OwnerClassical American Homes Preservation Trust
OpenedMay 5, 1947
ClosedJune 1968
Former namesOrange Speedway
Major eventsHillsboro 150 (1949–1968)
Oval
SurfaceDirt
Length0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Turns4
Occoneechee Speedway
Occoneechee Speedway is located in North Carolina
Occoneechee Speedway
Coordinates36°4′23″N 79°4′57″W / 36.07306°N 79.08250°W / 36.07306; -79.08250
Area44 acres (18 ha)
NRHP reference No.02000435[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2002

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Brief History, Page 1