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Asheville-Weaverville 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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Asheville-Weaverville Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

The Asheville Weaverville Speedway near Weaverville, North Carolina was a raceway for NASCAR races in both the Grand National and Winston Cup Series eras. From 1951 to 1969. As a dirt oval track, the speedway helped serve its purpose during the dirt-dominated formative years of NASCAR's premier series. The track was paved in 1957 and closed in 1970.

Asheville-Weaverville Speedway - Information

Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
890 Clarks Chapel Rd
Weaverville, NC 28787


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Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 0.54 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
8/24/1969 Western North Carolina 500 Bobby Isaac 1 69 Dodge 80.45 250
5/4/1969 Fireball 300 Bobby Isaac 1 69 Dodge 72.581 150
8/18/1968 Western North Carolina 500 David Pearson 2 68 Ford 73.686 250
5/5/1968 Fireball 300 David Pearson 1 68 Ford 75.167 150
11/5/1967 Western North Carolina 500 Bobby Allison 1 67 Ford 76.291 250
3/5/1967 Fireball 300 Richard Petty 2 67 Plymouth 83.36 150
6/12/1966 Fireball 300 Richard Petty 1 66 Plymouth 81.423 150
8/21/1966 Western North Carolina 500 Darel Dieringer 2 66 Mercury 76.7 250
8/8/1965 Western North Carolina 500 Richard Petty 1 65 Plymouth 74.343 250
2/28/1965 Fireball 200 Ned Jarrett 1 65 Ford 75.678 100
8/9/1964 Western North Carolina 500 Ned Jarrett 4 64 Ford 77.6 250
4/11/1964 14 Marvin Panch 1 64 Ford 81.669 100
8/11/1963 Western North Carolina 500 Fred Lorenzen 2 63 Ford 77.673 250
3/3/1963 9 Richard Petty 3 63 Plymouth 76.664 100
11/12/1961 2 Rex White 5 61 Chevrolet 68.467 100
8/12/1962 Western North Carolina 500 Jim Paschal 2 62 Plymouth 77.492 250
3/4/1962 7 Joe Weatherly 3 61 Pontiac 75.471 100
8/13/1961 Western North Carolina 500 Junior Johnson 2 60 Pontiac 65.704 129
3/5/1961 7 Rex White 1 61 Chevrolet 72.492 100
8/14/1960 Western North Carolina 500 Rex White 2 60 Chevrolet 65.024 250
4/24/1960 15 Lee Petty 8 60 Plymouth 63.368 84
10/11/1959 42 Lee Petty 4 59 Plymouth 76.433 100
8/16/1959 Western North Carolina 500 Bob Welborn 4 59 Chevrolet 71.633 250
6/28/1959 25 Rex White 4 59 Chevrolet 72.934 100
8/17/1958 Western North Carolina 500 Fireball Roberts 2 57 Chevrolet 66.78 250
6/29/1958 27 Rex White 1 57 Chevrolet 73.892 100
9/8/1957 42 Lee Petty 2 57 Oldsmobile 67.95 100
3/31/1957 8 Buck Baker 3 57 Chevrolet 65.693 100
7/1/1956 29 Lee Petty 11 56 Dodge 56.435 100
7/10/1955 26 Tim Flock 1 55 Chrysler 62.739 100
7/4/1954 23 Herb Thomas 1 54 Hudson 61.318 100
8/16/1953 27 Fonty Flock 0 53 Hudson 62.434 100
8/17/1952 24 Bob Flock 6 51 Hudson 57.288 100
7/29/1951 17 Fonty Flock 1 51 Oldsmobile 0 100