NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
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1937 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
Bowman Gray Stadium was built back in 1937 as a public works project to provide jobs during the great depression.
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1939 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
The first Auto Racing at Bowman Gray Stadium was Midget Car racing on a 1/4 mile dirt oval trough until 1949.
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1947 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
Bowman Gray Stadium was paved in 1947 and Stock Car racing was introduced by Bill France senior and Alvin Hawkins, These two were a big part of getting Nascar off the ground. Bowman Gray would be the first paved track that Nascar raced on and also the first to run weekly events during the summer months.
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1953 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
By 1953 the popularity of speedway had hit an all time high. An increase in seating at the venue saw the capasity lifted to around 17,000, plus standing room for another 2,000.
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1954 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM STOCK CAR RACES 28th May 1954 |
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1955 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM STOCK CAR RACES 29th May 1955 |
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1956 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM STOCK CAR RACES 13th April 1956 |
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1956 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR CONVERTIBLE CIRCUIT 3rd August 1956 |
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1957 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR NATIONAL CONVERTIBLE CIRCUIT 22nd April 1957 |
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1957 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR NATIONAL CONVERTIBLE CIRCUIT 22nd June 1957 |
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1958 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM SPORTSMAN & HOBBY STOCK CAR RACES 1st January 1958 |
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1958 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM STOCK CAR RACES 26th April 1958 |
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1960 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES 3rd April 1960 |
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1960 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES 26th June 1960 |
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1961 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM STOCK CAR RACES 23rd April 1961 |
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1965 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES 21st August 1965 |
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1966 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES 11th April 1966 |
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1968 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR STOCK CAR RACES 10th August 1968 |
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1970 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
Motorcycle races were held on a dirt track within the Stadium in 1970 and 1971.
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1979 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM WINSTON 350 4th August 1979 |
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1982 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR WINSTON 200 1st May 1982
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
1982 - Billy Middleton took the number 46 Chevrolet Cavalier to a win in the NASCAR Winston 200, part of the Winston Racing Series Modified event at Bowman Gray Stadium. A very happy Billy is pictured here with John Conrad and Victor Watts from the Winston Racing Team. Photographer: David Allio.
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2012 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM NASCAR HALL OF FAME 150 2nd June 2012
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Pictorial feature
2nd June 2012 - Spectators pack the quarter mile stadium oval to watch the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 K&N Pro Series East event at Bowman Gray Stadium. Photographer: David Allio.
2nd June 2012 - Travis Pastrana in the number 99 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camrey shows sheet metal damage and tire smoke during the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 K&N Pro Series East event at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Photographer: David Allio.
2nd June 2012 - Daniel Suarez crashes the Geraldo Rodrigues Toyota Camry and brings out the red flag when he hit the turn three outside wall in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 East Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium. Photographer: David Allio.
2nd June 2012 - Corey Lajoie who drove the number 7 Ford Fusion receives his trophy from NASCAR Hall of Fame member Glen Wood, following the running of the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150, K&N Pro Series East event at the Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Photographer: David Allio.
2nd June 2012 - Jason Myers in the number 4 Ford avoids Joseph Brown in the number 2 Chevrolet as it spins in turn 4 during the G-Oil 100 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified event at Bowman Gray Stadium. Photographer: David Allio.
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2021 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
Many high profile events have been held at this track over the years. From that first big one on the 18th of May 1949. which Fonty Flock won. Some of those series run at the venue were the. Nascar Cup Series, Nascar Convertable Division, Nascar Xfinity Series, Nascar Grand American Dash Series, Nascar Whelen Southern Modified Tour, Nascar Late Model Sportsman Division and the Nascar K&N Pro Series.
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Retired Race Cars and Abandoned Race Tracks facebook Pictorial feature
2021 - Big crowds still come to the Bowman Gray Stadium to watch speedway. Photo's Kai Benedict.
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2022 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM
The weekly tradition of racing at Bowman Gray Stadium still continues as a part of the Whelen All American Series. The current program consists of Modifieds, Sportsmans, Street Stocks, Stadium Stock Divisions and Legend Cars, and lets not forget about the legalized vandalisum of Demo Derby's and the Monster Truck visits.
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1993 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM LOCATION
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2021 - BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM LOCATION
