VIRGINIA (USA)
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1954 - NATURAL BRIDGE SPEEDWAY
Natural Bridge Speedway opened in 1954 as a dirt track speedway runing mainly Stock Cars initially.
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1968 - LESTER LYONS
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1968 - Lester Lyons takes the win at Natural Bridge Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
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1969 - NATURAL BRIDGE SPEEDWAY Late Model's.
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1969 - A field of Late Models rolling around before the starter drops the green flag at Natural Bridge. Photographer: Dick Jones.
1969 - Action on the raceway with the Late Model's. Photographer: unknown.
1969 - Tommy Bare in the number 8 car leads Bill Potter in 86. Photographer: unknown.
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1981 - NATURAL BRIDGE DRAGSTRIP
During the 1981 and 1982 seasons it has been reported that a 1/8 mile Drag Strip ran straight through the centre of the racing oval.
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1983 - NATURAL BRIDGE SPEEDWAY
It is currently unknown why but the track did close down over the 1983 and 1984 seasons, reopening in 1985, only to close again for the 1986 season. The Speedway did reopen again the following year and has remained open.