It was built in 1946 by Eddie Bland on land belonging to the family farm and later came to be known as Jacksonville Speedway after it was sold in 1954. [2]
Opened in 1947, the track was located at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in southwest Jacksonville.[3]NASCARGrand National Series races were held at the track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons.[4] The final Grand National Series race at the track was won by Wendell Scott, the first African-American to win in NASCAR's top series.[5]
In addition to auto racing, the track hosted the Duval County Exposition.[6] The NASCAR Grand American Series also competed there.[7] After a final NASCAR Grand National East Series race in 1972 won by David Pearson,[4] the track was closed in 1973; a housing development now stands at the site.[8]
^"Auto Race Tracks". The Billboard, April 13, 1957, page 81.
^Jones, Anne; McFarland, Rex (April 25, 2007). All Around the Track: Oral Histories of Drivers, Mechanics, Officials, Owners, Journalists and Others in Motorsports Past and Present. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 175. ISBN978-0786429882.
^Coble, Don. "Yarbrough lived and raced fast, fell even faster 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine". June 27, 2011. Brainerd, MN: Brainerd Dispatch. Accessed 2014-05-01.
^ ab"Race Results at Speedway Park". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01.
^. The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, FL. June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
^Allaway, Phil. "The Critic's Annex: 39-Wendell Scott: A Race Story". February 23, 2011. Frontstretch. Accessed 2014-05-01.
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speedway, park, mile, dirt, oval, auto, racing, track, located, jacksonville, florida, aerial, photograph, 1952, locationjacksonville, florida, coordinates30, 301316, 745083, 301316, 745083capacity, 000opened1947closed1973major, eventsnone, defunct, dirt, oval. Speedway Park was a 0 5 mile 0 80 km dirt oval auto racing track located in Jacksonville Florida 1 Speedway ParkAerial photograph of Speedway Park 1952 LocationJacksonville Florida U S Coordinates30 18 05 N 81 44 42 W 30 301316 N 81 745083 W 30 301316 81 745083Capacity 5 000Opened1947Closed1973Major eventsNone defunct Dirt oval trackLength0 500 miles 0 805 km It was built in 1946 by Eddie Bland on land belonging to the family farm and later came to be known as Jacksonville Speedway after it was sold in 1954 2 Opened in 1947 the track was located at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in southwest Jacksonville 3 NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at the track during the 1951 1952 1954 1955 1961 and 1964 seasons 4 The final Grand National Series race at the track was won by Wendell Scott the first African American to win in NASCAR s top series 5 In addition to auto racing the track hosted the Duval County Exposition 6 The NASCAR Grand American Series also competed there 7 After a final NASCAR Grand National East Series race in 1972 won by David Pearson 4 the track was closed in 1973 a housing development now stands at the site 8 Race results EditDate Series Driver Make Laps Avg SpeedNovember 4 1951 NASCAR Grand National Series Herb Thomas Hudson 200 53 412 mph 85 958 km h March 3 1952 NASCAR Grand National Series Marshall Teague Hudson 200 55 197 mph 88 831 km h March 7 1954 NASCAR Grand National Series Herb Thomas Hudson 200 56 461 mph 90 865 km h February 13 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series Lee Petty Chrysler 200 69 031 mph 111 095 km h November 20 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series Lee Petty Plymouth 200 64 400 mph 103 642 km h December 1 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Wendell Scott Chevrolet 202 58 252 mph 93 748 km h March 14 1972 NASCAR Grand National East Series David Pearson Chevrolet 202 54 758 mph 88 124 km h References Edit Auto Race Tracks The Billboard April 13 1957 page 81 Jones Anne McFarland Rex April 25 2007 All Around the Track Oral Histories of Drivers Mechanics Officials Owners Journalists and Others in Motorsports Past and Present Jefferson NC McFarland amp Company p 175 ISBN 978 0786429882 Coble Don Yarbrough lived and raced fast fell even faster Archived 2014 05 02 at the Wayback Machine June 27 2011 Brainerd MN Brainerd Dispatch Accessed 2014 05 01 a b Race Results at Speedway Park Racing Reference USA Today Sports Media Group Accessed 2014 05 01 1963 NASCAR controversy Racing or race The Florida Times Union Jacksonville FL June 27 2010 Archived from the original on 2014 03 06 Retrieved 2014 04 30 The Billboard October 20 1958 page 47 Lund Wins Daytona Beach Sunday News Journal Daytona Beach FL October 4 1970 p 2D Retrieved 2014 05 01 Allaway Phil The Critic s Annex 39 Wendell Scott A Race Story February 23 2011 Frontstretch Accessed 2014 05 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speedway Park amp oldid 1145144519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
