NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
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1960's - METROLINA SPEEDWAY.
Metrolina Speedway was built and opened in the mid 1968, The track was a 1/2 mile banked clay oval and ran mainly on Friday nights. Metrolina Speedway was also known as Charlotte Fairground Speedway.
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1970's - METROLINA PAVEMENT TRACK.
The track was paved for a short period in the 1970's to cater for NASCAR racing, This however was unsuccessful, as even the big name drivers in Nascar failed to draw a crowd, The track was returned to its original clay surface and racing continued through until the mid 1998 when it closed.
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1977 - METROLINA SPEEDWAY TRAGEDY.
It was thanks giving 1977 when 30 year old Preston Humphries from the Kings Mountain area lost his life in a 13 car pile up during the running of the turkey 100 race, Humphries received a broken neck from being t boned at high speed during the accident.
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1980's - METROLINA SPEEDWAY.
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1984 - METROLINA SPEEDWAY. LUNATI CAMS NATIONAL 100. 26th May 1984.
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Pictorial feature
26th May 1984 - Freddy Smith [00] Chevrolet Camaro driver awaits the drivers meeting before the Lunati Cams National 100 NDRA Dirt Late Model event at the Metrolina Speedway in Charlotte. North Carolina. Smith is a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Photographer: David Allio.
26th May 1984 - Ken Schrader, Gary Balough, Rodney Combs and Jeff Purvis check out a mud eater before the National Dirt Racing Association Lunati Cams National 100 at Metroliner Speedway in Charlotte. North Carolina. Photographer: David Allio.
26th May 1984 - Kenny Brightbill celebrates with trophy queen Bobbi Byrd after winning the National Dirt Racing Association Dirt Late Model Lunati Cams National 100 at Metrolina Speedway in Charlotte. North Carolina. Photographer: David Allio.
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METROLINA SPEEDWAY. Flyover.
Photo: unknown.
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2016 - METROLINER SPEEDWAY. Walkabout.
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