Orange Speedway - 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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Orange Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

Orange County Speedway is a 0.375?mi (0.604?km) asphalt oval in Orange County, North Carolina, near Rougemont. It first opened in 1966 as a 0.250?mi (0.402?km) and a 0.625?mi (1.006?km) dirt oval (Trico Speedway), which operated until 1967 and 1973, respectively. The facility was reopened and paved in 1983. The oval featured 19-degree banking through the turns and 16 degrees on the straightaways, creating three distinct grooves making for very fast turns. The aluminum grandstands stretch from Turn 4 all the way down the front straightaway to Turn 1. The speedway closed in 2003 but reopened on March 11, 2006. In 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (now Xfinity Series) began running events at the speedway. Orange County Speedway was one of the first tracks in the area to have live televised Busch races.

Orange Speedway - Information

Orange Speedway
Little River Township, Orange County
Rougemont, North Carolina

Year Open:
Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 0.375 miles miles
Front Stretch Length:
Back Stretch Length:
Turn Banking: 19 degrees
Straight Banking: 16 degrees

NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Orange Speedway

Date	Race Name	Winner	Start Pos	Car Man	Avg Speed (mph)	Laps Run
9/15/1968	Hillsboro 150	Richard Petty	1	68 Plymouth	87.681	150
9/17/1967	Hillsboro 150	Richard Petty	1	67 Plymouth	81.574	150
9/18/1966	Joe Weatherly 150	Dick Hutcherson	1	66 Ford	90.603	150
10/24/1965	53	Dick Hutcherson	1	65 Ford	87.462	101
3/14/1965	8	Ned Jarrett	4	65 Ford	90.663	150
9/20/1964	55	Ned Jarrett	6	64 Ford	86.725	150
4/12/1964	Joe Weatherly 150	David Pearson	1	64 Dodge	83.319	150
10/27/1963	54	Joe Weatherly	1	63 Pontiac	85.559	150
3/10/1963	10	Junior Johnson	4	63 Chevrolet	83.129	149
3/18/1962	9	Rex White	3	61 Chevrolet	86.948	99
4/2/1961	11	Cotton Owens	3	60 Pontiac	84.695	99
10/29/1961	52	Joe Weatherly	1	61 Pontiac	85.249	149
9/18/1960	39	Richard Petty	1	60 Plymouth	80.161	99
5/29/1960	18	Lee Petty	2	60 Plymouth	83.583	99
9/20/1959	40	Lee Petty	7	59 Plymouth	77.868	99
3/1/1959	4	Curtis Turner	1	59 T-Bird	81.612	99
9/28/1958	47	Joe Eubanks	7	57 Pontiac	72.439	99
3/23/1958	6	Buck Baker	1	57 Chevrolet	78.502	99
3/24/1957	7	Buck Baker	3	57 Chevrolet	82.233	99
9/30/1956	50	Fireball Roberts	6	56 Ford	72.734	99
5/13/1956	17	Buck Baker	1	56 Chrysler	83.72	90
10/30/1955	45	Tim Flock	1	55 Chrysler	70.465	100
3/27/1955	7	Jim Paschal	3	55 Oldsmobile	82.304	100
4/18/1954	8	Herb Thomas	4	54 Hudson	77.386	100