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Round of North Carolina
Bowman Gray Stadium
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Race Information
Number of times held TBD
First Race 1950
Most Wins (drivers) Multiple (1)
Most Wins (constructors) Multiple (1)
Most Wins (manufacturers) Multiple (1)
Circuit Length 0.250 mi (0.402 km)
Race Length 75.00 mi (120.70 km)
Laps 300
Last Race (1951)
Pole Position
Howard Joyce · Howard Joyce (Hudson) · 49.956 mph
Podium
1. Cameron Yost · Ted Hansen (Studebaker)
2. Howard Joyce · Howard Joyce (Hudson)
3. Emmett Newton · Lucky Hornick (Hudson)


The Round of North Carolina is a World Stock Car Championship race currently held at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. It is one of the foundational races and has been on the WSCC calendar since the series' inception.

History[edit | edit source]

Bowman Gray Stadium (1950 - 1960)[edit | edit source]

Charlotte Motor Speedway (1961 - 1973)[edit | edit source]

North Wilkesboro Speedway (1974 - 1994)[edit | edit source]

Rockingham and North Wilkesboro (1995 - 2008)[edit | edit source]

Rockingham Speedway (2009 - present)[edit | edit source]

Race Winners[edit | edit source]

Year Date No. Driver Team/Owner Manufacturer Distance Race Time Average Speed Track
Laps Miles (km)
1950 June 11 44 Peter Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 300 75 mi (102.70 km) 1:41:55 44.153 mph Bowman Gray Stadium
1951 June 10 1 Cameron Yost Ted Hansen Studebaker 300 75 mi (102.70 km) 1:33:10 48.297 mph