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Metrolina Speedway
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created by abandonr.
on 3/3/2015 3:44 AM
last modified by Xaq Fixx
on 1/12/2019 8:35 PM
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Publically Viewable |
This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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1/2 mile vintage racetrack
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: - select -
Recommendation: It's an empty field now.
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the grandstand and parts of the pit area
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bug spray (in the summer)
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It’s the place where Dale Earnhardt won his first race on pavement. It’s the place where NASCAR pioneer Speedy Thompson died. And it’s the last remaining vintage racetrack in the Charlotte, N.C., area, the epicenter of stock car racing. The Metrolina Speedway opened in 1960 as a 1/2 mile, clay surface track. It was paved for a brief time in the 1970s in order to host several NASCAR events that saw important victories for Harry Grant and Jack Ingram (in addition to Earnhardt). But the track reverted to a clay surface shortly thereafter. It hosted sprint car and motocross races until its closure in the mid 1990s. Since then, the track and the grandstand have become overgrown; the concession stand and announcer’s box have been removed, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., has taken the old “Metrolina Speedway” sign that once stood over the gate. The site is now slowly fading into the landscape.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
Category |
Rating |
Photography |
7 / 10 |
Coolness |
8 / 10 |
Content Quality |
7 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 1/13/2019 3:15 PM.
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on Jan 13 19 at 15:15, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jan 12 19 at 20:35, Xaq Fixx changed the following: Security Measures, Media Coverage, Future Plans on Jun 4 17 at 19:00, Explorer Zero validated this location on Jun 4 17 at 14:39, Scaggs changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Recommendation on Mar 9 15 at 18:02, Mike Dijital validated this location on Mar 3 15 at 4:53, abandonr. made this location available on Mar 3 15 at 4:53, abandonr. changed the following: History on Mar 3 15 at 4:51, abandonr. changed the following: Required Equipment, Recommended Equipment on Mar 3 15 at 4:49, abandonr. updated the main picture on Mar 3 15 at 4:48, abandonr. updated gallery picture Prickly.
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