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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.15.2010 - 1:16 pm
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.5 mile Dirt Oval. Track became defunct in 1989. On the March 29, 1959
race the wooden grandstand catches on fire and burns to the ground. No
one is injured, but the 8,000 spectators have to watch the race while
standing along the catch fence.


  2.   AnonymousEFR posted:
  12.29.2012 - 2:51 pm
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NASCAR Chronicle made a pretty glaring error about this track, saying it
was still in operation. The book was published in early 2005.


  3.   A posted:
  09.19.2019 - 10:12 am
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I suppose it could have been confused with the County Line Speedway, a
still active 3/8 mile track which races super late models, at least, by
a lazy writer and editor.


  4.   A posted:
  09.19.2019 - 10:13 am
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Oops, County Line Raceway


  5.   A posted:
  09.19.2019 - 10:18 am
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Looking up this track, discovered that the outline of the track is still
quite discernible, and over half of the former track is even part of a
gravel or dirt path for parking. It still remains as part of the Wilson
County American Legion Fair. The only motorsports activity today are
tractor pulls.


  6.   Corey posted:
  09.19.2019 - 11:17 am
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Was this track named Wilson Speedway or Wilson County Speedway? I keep
seeing both.


  7.   A posted:
  07.07.2020 - 8:46 pm
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It looks it was referred to by both names. It's certainly not unusual
even today for tracks to go by different names as they are renovated or
change promoters.


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