From WSCC Racing
Bowman Gray Stadium | |
Race Information | |
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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 | |
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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 |