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Concord 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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Concord Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

Concord Speedway was a motorsports facility located in the town of Midland, North Carolina, southeast of Concord, North Carolina. The complex featured a 0.50 mile asphalt tri-oval and a 0.250 mile asphalt oval. The complex was built in 1982 the track was a dirt 0.400 mile oval. The track was later paved, and then reconfigured in 1991 as a .050 mile tri-oval. In total, there were 3 tracks under the Concord Speedway name, this facility being the third. The first track to use the Concord Speedway moniker was built in the 1950s and was built off of Poplar Tent Rd, located at the end of Old Speedway Dr. NW. This track held seven NASCAR Grand National (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) events between 1956 and 1959. The track was left abandoned after the closure. The second track was also built off of Poplar Tent Rd. (located near Eva Drive & Channing Circle) also in the 1950s. This track was a 0.50 mile dirt oval, and also was named Harris Speedway, Concord International Speedway & New Concord Speedway throughout its history. NASCAR held five Grand National races between 1962 and 1964.

Concord Speedway - Information

Concord Speedway

Concord North Carolina


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Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 0.5 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Concord Speedway

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
11/10/1963 Textile 250 Ned Jarrett 3 63 Ford 56.897 125
6/11/1964 29 Richard Petty 1 64 Plymouth 66.352 100
11/5/1961 1 Jack Smith 2 61 Pontiac 59.405 100
2/25/1962 6 Joe Weatherly 1 61 Pontiac 53.161 39
5/6/1962 20 Joe Weatherly 7 61 Pontiac 57.052 100
3/8/1959 5 Curtis Turner 4 59 T-Bird 59.239 100
10/25/1959 Lee Kirby 300 Jack Smith 18 59 Chevrolet 54.005 150
3/2/1958 3 Lee Petty 0 57 Oldsmobile 58.555 100
12/2/1956 2 Marvin Panch 3 56 Ford 55.883 100
3/3/1957 5 Jack Smith 9 57 Chevrolet 59.86 100
10/13/1957 51 Fireball Roberts 5 57 Ford 59.553 100
5/6/1956 14 Speedy Thompson 1 56 Chrysler 61.633 100