VIRGINIA [USA]
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1949 - ROYALL SPEEDWAY.
Royall Speedway opened as a 1/4 mile dirt oval speedway in 1949 for hosting Midget racing. The track was built by Nelson Royall on land that was leased off the Wilkerson family, it is unknown as to how long the racing events continued on till. The next recorded event was on the 15th of April 1959 when a meeting that featured Modified racing started up the venue's next chapter. Nascar did sanction meeting's at the venue as part of there early series.
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1961 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY.
In 1961 the venue now known as Southside Speedway held a 150 lap race on the dirt oval. Junior Johnson would take the pole, lead every lap and win the feature in a Pontiac in 45 minutes.
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1962 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY.
By the following year the track had been turned into a 1/3 mile paved oval speedway. Jimmy Pardue would win that years 200 lap race in a 1962 Pontiac. Southside continued to grow through the, 70's, 80's, 90's, right up to the 11th of December 2020.
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1984 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY. Winston 50. 17th August 1984.
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Pictorial feature
17th August 1984 - Todd Taylor in the number [44] Chevrolet Camaro races Elton Sawyer [43] Chevrolet Camaro during the NASCAR. Winston Racing Series Late Model Stock Car Winston 50 at Southside Speedway in Richmond. Virginia. Photographer: David Allio.
17th August 1984 - Butch Zervakis in the [01] Chevrolet Camaro races David Blankenship [11] Ford Thunderbird during the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model Stock Car Winston 50 at Southside Speedway in Richmond. Virginia. Photographer: David Allio.
17th August 1984 - David Blankenship in the number [11] Buick Regal races Eddie Johnson [27] Ford Thunderbird during the NASCAR Winston Racing Series, Late Model Stock Car, Winston 50 at Southside Speedway in Richmond. Virginia. Photographer: David Allio.
17th August 1984 - Curtis Markham [55] Chevrolet Camaro driver celebrates winning the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model Stock Car Winston 50 at Southside Speedway in Richmond. Virginia. Photographer: David Allio.
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1984 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY. WINSTON 50. 7th September 1984
David Allio / Racing Photography Archives Photo feature
7th September 1984 - Elton Sawyer in the number [43] Chevrolet Camaro races Curtis Bubba Markham in the number [55] Chevrolet Camaro during the Stock Car Winston 50 at Southside Speedway in Richmond. Virginia. Photographer: David Allio.
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1994 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY. Location.
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2020 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY. Location.
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2023 - SOUTHSIDE SPEEDWAY. Location.
