Cleveland County Fairgrounds - Cup Series Race Winners

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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Cleveland County Fairgrounds - Cup Series Race Winners

Cleveland County Fairgrounds Speedway was a 0.50 mile dirt oval track. During the venue's life it was also known as Shelby Motor Speedway.The first Nascar Cup Series race at Cleveland County Fairground Speedway was in 1956 and the last was in 1965. Other forms of racing continued on to 1976.

Cleveland County Fairgrounds - Information

Cleveland County Fairgrounds

Shelby North Carolina

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Track Shape: Oval (Dirt
Track Length: 0.5 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Cleveland County Fairgrounds

Date	Race Name	Winner	Start Pos	Car Man	Avg Speed (mph)	Laps Run
5/27/1965	20	Ned Jarrett	3	65 Ford	63.909	100
8/5/1965	36	Ned Jarrett	3	65 Ford	64.748	100
5/4/1957	15	Fireball Roberts	2	57 Ford	54.861	100
9/21/1957	47	Buck Baker	1	57 Chevrolet	53.699	100
7/27/1956	34	Speedy Thompson	2	56 Dodge	53.699	101
10/23/1956	53	Buck Baker	5	56 Chrysler	54.054	100