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Lakewood Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

Nascar Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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Lakewood Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

Lakewood Speedway was a race track located south of Atlanta, Georgia, in Lakewood. The track held many kinds of races between 1919 and 1979, including events sanctioned by AAA/USAC, IMCA, and NASCAR. It was a one-mile (1.6 km) dirt track which was located adjacent to Lakewood Fairgrounds. Lakewood Speedway was considered the Indianapolis of the South as it held an annual race of the Indy cars. After WWII, Lakewood became the premier track on the National Stock Car Racing Association circuit. Following the NSCRA's folding, NASCAR held its first race at the track in 1951. It held eleven Grand National Series and two Convertible division races in the 1950s. Atlanta Motor Speedway opened 20 miles south of Atlanta in 1960. The new 1.5-mile (2.4 km) took away the NASCAR dates and began draining on Lakewood's appeal.The track fell into disuse in the late 1970s, officially closing on September 3, 1979.

Lakewood Speedway - Information

Lakewood Speedway

Atlanta, Georgia


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Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 1.0 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Lakewood Speedway

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
3/22/1959 6 Johnny Beauchamp 2 59 T-Bird 75.172 100
6/14/1959 20 Lee Petty 37 59 Plymouth 58.499 150
4/13/1958 10 Curtis Turner 2 58 Ford 79.016 100
10/26/1958 51 Junior Johnson 4 57 Ford 69.57 150
3/25/1956 9 Buck Baker 23 56 Chrysler 70.643 100
3/21/1954 4 Herb Thomas 1 53 Hudson 60.494 100
7/12/1953 22 Herb Thomas 1 53 Hudson 70.685 100
11/1/1953 37 Buck Baker 0 53 Oldsmobile 63.18 100
4/20/1952 7 Bill Blair 7 52 Oldsmobile 66.877 100
11/16/1952 33 Donald Thomas 1 52 Hudson 64.853 100
11/11/1951 39 Tim Flock 4 51 Hudson 59.96 100