Occoneechee Speedway Formerly Known As: Orange Speedway (1954-1968)
0.9 mi./1.448 km. Dirt Oval located in Hillsboro, NC
Track Status: Closed (Opened: 1947 --- Closed: 1968)

TOURING SERIES & MAJOR EVENTS

Date Sanction Winner Laps 27 June 1948 NASCAR Modified National Championship Fonty Flock 100 19 September 1948 NASCAR Modified National Championship Fonty Flock 19 September 1948 NASCAR Modified National Championship Fonty Flock 30 1 May 1949 NASCAR Modified National Championship Fonty Flock 100 7 August 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Bob Flock 200 19 March 1950 NASCAR Modified National Championship Tim Flock 50 18 June 1950 NASCAR Modified National Championship Joe Jernigan 30 13 August 1950 NASCAR Grand National Fireball Roberts 100 29 October 1950 NASCAR Grand National Lee Petty 175 15 April 1951 NASCAR Grand National Fonty Flock 95 7 October 1951 NASCAR Grand National Herb Thomas 150 8 June 1952 NASCAR Grand National Tim Flock 100 12 October 1952 NASCAR Grand National Fonty Flock 150 9 August 1953 NASCAR Grand National Curtis Turner 100 18 April 1954 NASCAR Grand National Herb Thomas 100 2 May 1954 NASCAR Modified National Championship Perk Brown 100 19 September 1954 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman National Championship Ted Swaim 74 27 March 1955 NASCAR Grand National Jim Paschal 100 17 July 1955 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman National Championship Billy Myers 30 30 October 1955 NASCAR Grand National Tim Flock 100 25 March 1956 NASCAR Convertible Division Curtis Turner 100 13 May 1956 NASCAR Grand National Buck Baker 100 30 September 1956 NASCAR Grand National Fireball Roberts 110 14 October 1956 NASCAR Convertible Division Curtis Turner 110 24 March 1957 NASCAR Grand National Buck Baker 110 31 March 1957 NASCAR Convertible Division Joe Weatherly 110 23 March 1958 NASCAR Grand National Buck Baker 110 10 August 1958 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman National Championship Frank Massey 35 28 September 1958 NASCAR Grand National Joe Eubanks 110 1 March 1959 NASCAR Grand National Curtis Turner 110 26 April 1959 NASCAR Convertible Division Joe Weatherly 110 20 September 1959 NASCAR Grand National Lee Petty 110 29 May 1960 NASCAR Grand National Lee Petty 110 18 September 1960 NASCAR Grand National Richard Petty 110 2 April 1961 NASCAR Grand National Cotton Owens 110 29 October 1961 NASCAR Grand National Joe Weatherly 165 18 March 1962 NASCAR Grand National Rex White 110 1 April 1962 NASCAR Modified National Championship George Dunn 50 10 March 1963 NASCAR Grand National Junior Johnson 165 27 October 1963 NASCAR Grand National Joe Weatherly 167 12 April 1964 NASCAR Grand National David Pearson 167 20 September 1964 NASCAR Grand National Ned Jarrett 167 14 March 1965 NASCAR Grand National Ned Jarrett 167 24 October 1965 NASCAR Grand National Dick Hutcherson 112 18 September 1966 NASCAR Grand National Dick Hutcherson 167 17 September 1967 NASCAR Grand National Richard Petty 167 15 September 1968 NASCAR Grand National Richard Petty 167