| NASCAR's longest running weekly race track | |
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| Location | 1250 S Martin Luther King Jr, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Owner | City of Winston-Salem |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Major events | NASCAR Grand National (1958-1971) NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour |
| 1/4 mile flat oval | |
| Surface | asphalt |
| Length | 0.25 mi (0.40 km) |
| Banking | flat |
| Lap record | 55.283 mph (Richard Petty, Petty Enterprises, 1971, NASCAR Grand National) |
| Location | 1250 S Martin Luther King Jr, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′58″N 80°13′20″W / 36.08278°N 80.22222°WCoordinates: 36°4′58″N 80°13′20″W / 36.08278°N 80.22222°W |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Owner | City of Winston-Salem |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Winston-Salem State Rams (NCAA) (1956-present) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NCAA) (1956-1967) |
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Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 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.[1] It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team until Groves Stadium (now BB&T Field) opened in 1968.
The first NASCAR-sanctioned event took place on May 18, 1949 and was won by Fonty Flock.[citation needed] The first Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) event took place in 1958 and it was won by Bob Welborn.[2] Other winners include Glen Wood, Rex White, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Junior Johnson and Marvin Panch.[2] The NASCAR Grand National Series (now the Sprint Cup) first raced at the track in 1958 and hosted a total of 29 Grand National races through 1971.
Bowman Gray’s weekly racing tradition continues to this day as part of the Whelen All-American Series. 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.
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 Endzone fieldhouse |
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| Preceded by Groves Stadium (original) [3] |
Home of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1956 - 1965 |
Succeeded by BB&T Field |
References
- ^ Zona, Chris; Trevin Goodwin (2007). 2007 Rams Football. Winston-Salem State Athletics. p. 30. http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wssu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007FBMGComplete.pdf.
- ^ a b "Bowman Gray Stadium NASCAR results". Racing-Reference. http://racing-reference.info/tracks?id=085. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Groves Stadium from ballparks.com". http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/ACC/WakeForest/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
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