Mr. Stubits himself now relies on income from running a supply shop at the track.

Then Bernard suggested recently there was a "50-50" chance of running at the old one-mile track.

It was the first time a NASCAR race had been run at the track since 1965.

He had already run five miles at the track.

No other race is run at the track, and none will likely ever be.

It was unique in the world that every single one of the 120 races run annually at the track was sponsored.

Petty was running near the front during a heat race at the track when a bump from Cotton Owens sent him running into the dugout.

A 400-mile race was also run at the track in November 1963.

He ran a solid race at the short track, qualifying 19th and finishing 22nd.

Classes that run at the track include late models, modifieds, trucks, street stocks, legends, bandoleros, and factory stocks.