Carolina Speedway

0.4 mi./0.644 km. Dirt Oval located in Gastonia, NC
Opened: 1961 | Track In Operation

Previous Names: Carolina Motor Speedway, Gaston Speedway

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The following table contains a list of all known touring series or major events held at this speedway. Think we're missing one or have the results to it? Contact us!

Date	Sanction	Winner	Laps
15 August 1991	UDTRA Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series	Mike Duvall (SC)
5 August 1992	UDTRA Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series	Ed Gibbons
14 April 1993	UDTRA Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series	Scott Bloomquist
7 July 2001	Doorways Unlimited KARS 358-Sprint Series American Outlaw Action Series	Mike Hudson (NC)
13 April 2003	Xtreme DirtCar Series	Scott Bloomquist	50
13 March 2004	Southern Xtreme DirtCar Series	Donnie Moran	50
26 March 2004	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Dan Breuer
23 April 2004	Virginia Sprint Series	Tony Harris
10 September 2004	USAC Carolina-Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series	Brad Loyet	15
15 April 2005	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Kelly Guy
12 August 2005	O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series	Justin Collett
11 March 2006	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Jeff Smith (NC)	50
21 April 2006	Heintz Performance ASCS Southern Tour	Scott McClaren	10
15 September 2006	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Jeff Smith (NC)	40
29 September 2006	Fastrak Racing Series Southern Division	Dennis Franklin
10 March 2007	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Ricky Weeks
18 May 2007	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Jeff Smith (NC)
6 June 2008	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Tim Allen (NC)
19 September 2008	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Ricky Weeks
20 March 2009	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Chris Ferguson (NC)	50
14 July 2009	O'Reilly Southern Nationals Series	Jonathan Davenport	35
4 September 2009	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Johnny Pursley	50
20 March 2010	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Dean Bowen	40
13 July 2010	Ray Cook's Southern Nationals Series	Dennis Franklin	35
12 March 2011	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Chris Ferguson (NC)
12 July 2011	Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series	Chris Madden (SC)	35
9 August 2011	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Ross Bailes	30
10 March 2012	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Luke Roffers	40
11 May 2012	Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour	Ross Bailes
14 August 2012	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Dennis Franklin
9 March 2013	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Dennis Franklin	50
3 May 2013	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Johnny Pursley	40
14 August 2013	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Dennis Franklin	30
15 March 2014	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Jonathan Davenport	40
25 July 2014	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Brett Hamm	40
13 August 2014	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Dennis Franklin	30
29 August 2014	Schaeffer Lubricants Monster Mini Stock Association	Dustin Morris
17 October 2014	South Eastern Crate Association Bill Hendren Memorial	Dennis Franklin	40
18 October 2014	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Casey Roberts	40
19 October 2014	Schaeffer Lubricants Monster Mini Stock Association	Tack Brown	25
21 March 2015	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Chris Ferguson (NC)	40
8 May 2015	Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour	Patrick Lyon	25
26 June 2015	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Jerry Oliver, Jr.	25
3 July 2015	Southeastern Late Model Sportsman Series	Trent Ivey	30
17 July 2015	Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour	Shon Flanary	25
7 August 2015	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Jamie Mattison	25
11 August 2015	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Chris Ferguson (NC)	30
16 October 2015	South Eastern Crate Association Bill Hendren Memorial	Trent Ivey	40
17 October 2015	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Jared Hawkins	40
17 October 2015	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Nick Walker	25
12 March 2016	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series presented by Heintz Performance	Ross Bailes	40
8 April 2016	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Travis Mosley (SC)	25
8 April 2016	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Danny Smith (OH)	30
29 April 2016	World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series	Josh Richards	50
1 July 2016	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Furman Parton	40
22 July 2016	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Morgan Turpen
5 August 2016	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Travis Mosley (SC)	25
9 August 2016	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series presented by Heintz Performance Gaston County Shrine Race	Johnny Pursley	35
30 September 2016	RockAuto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series	Jim Young (PA)
30 September 2016	Lucas Oil POWRi Southern States Midget Series	Kyle Craker
30 September 2016	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Trey Starks
14 October 2016	South Eastern Crate Association Bill Hendren Memorial	Trent Ivey	40
14 October 2016	Race Engineering Monster Mini Stock Association	Wes Helms	25
15 October 2016	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series presented by Heintz Performance	Jeff Smith (NC)	40
11 March 2017	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Johnny Pursley	40
11 March 2017	Monster Mini Stock Association	Travis Mosley (SC)	25
7 April 2017	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Robbie Stillwaggon	25
19 May 2017	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Ultimate Super Late Model Series	Jeff Smith (NC)	40
9 June 2017	Southeast Dirt Modified Series	Derrick Ramey
9 June 2017	Monster Mini Stock Association	Travis Mosley (SC)
21 July 2017	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Lance Moss
9 August 2017	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Michael Brown (SC)	35
18 August 2017	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Willie Milliken	40
15 September 2017	Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models	Steve Banal
15 September 2017	Monster Mini Stock Association	Tack Brown
22 September 2017	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Eric Riggins, Jr.
23 September 2017	Mid-East Modified Tour	Chris Steele (GA)
13 October 2017	Monster Mini Stock Association	Dustin Morris
14 October 2017	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Zack Mitchell	40
6 April 2018	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters United Racing Club presented by Capital Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers	Josh Weller	20
20 April 2018	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Joey Coulter	40
20 April 2018	Monster Mini Stock Association	Tack Brown	25
8 June 2018	SECA SRI Topless Tour	Matt Long	35
22 June 2018	Sheetz Mid-East Modified Tour	Robbie Bailey
22 June 2018	Monster Mini Stock Association	Austin Mintz	25
29 June 2018	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Robbie Emory	35
20 July 2018	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Scott Hunter
14 August 2018	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Dennis Franklin	30
24 August 2018	SECA-SRI Thunder Bomber Shoot Out Tour presented by Lanny Irby Race Cars	Daniel Massey
21 September 2018	Heintz Bros Performance Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models Series	Ricky Weeks	25
12 October 2018	King of the Carolinas	Ross Bailes	30
13 October 2018	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Ross Bailes	40
13 October 2018	Sheetz Mid-East Modified Tour	Chris Steele (SC)
13 October 2018	Monster Mini Stock Association	Rod Tucker	10
22 March 2019	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Steve Banal	35
26 April 2019	Heintz Bros Performance Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models presented by City Chevrolet	Ricky Weeks	25
17 May 2019	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Trent Ivey	40
21 June 2019	TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour	Jake McLain
21 June 2019	Sheetz Mid-East Modified Tour Carolinas Surface Stripping South Region	Jesse Rockett
28 June 2019	Fast Unified Engine Late Model Series	Dillon Brown	30
5 July 2019	Sheetz Mid-East Modified Tour Carolinas Surface Stripping South Region	Zack Tate
26 July 2019	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Brett Hamm	40
26 July 2019	SECA-SRI Thunder Bomber Shoot Out Tour presented by Lanny Irby Race Cars	Josh Hellams
13 August 2019	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Gaston County Shrine Race	Brett Hamm	35
11 October 2019	Monster Mini Stock Association	Travis Mosley (SC)
11 October 2019	Sheetz Mid-East Modified Tour Championship	Jeff Parsons	25
12 October 2019	Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series	Zack Mitchell	40
19 June 2020	TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour	Nick Tucker
17 July 2020	United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters	Eric Riggins, Jr.

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