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Speedway in Raliegh, North Carolina, USA
Wake County Speedway
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Location
| 2109 Simpkins Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Capacity
| 2,200
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Owner
| Charlie Hansen
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Opened
| 1962
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Website
| wcspeedway
.com
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Surface
| Asphalt
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Length
| .250 miles (0.402 km)
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Banking
| 7° ? Corners
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Wake County Speedway
"America's Favorite Bullring" is a quarter-mile
NASCAR
Sanctioned asphalt race track located in
Raleigh, NC
. The track holds
stock car
races on alternating Friday nights from April to September. As of the 2024 racing season, Wake County Speedway has seven main classes of race cars which include Late Model Stocks, Chargers, Legends, Mini Stocks, Bandoleros, Bombers and Champ Karts. The track also has special appearances from
USAC
, East Coast Flathead Fords, and the
CARS Tour
.
History
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Wake County Speedway was established in 1962 by Glenn, Talmadge and Marvin Simpkins. It was leased out to Donald Macon until 1987. The Simpkins family operated the speedway from 1987 until 2013. It was leased by Adam Resinick for 2 seasons. Mike Stodder operated the track from 2015-2017. Charlie Hansen signed a long term lease in 2018 and is currently operating the Speedway.
At its conception, the track was a 1/4 mile clay race track. Many former
NASCAR
drivers have made appearances during the tracks history. The drivers include
J.D. McDuffie
,
Benny Parsons
,
Ken Schrader
,
Loy Allen, Jr.
,
Dennis Setzer
and
Randy Renfrow
. In 1987, the track was resurfaced with asphalt and remains that way today.
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In 2023, the track received funds from North Carolina's Motorsports Relief Fund to improve the infrastructure and repave the speedway.
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References
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35°42′04″N
78°40′30″W
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35.701°N 78.675°W
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35.701; -78.675