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    Greenville-Pickens Speedway
    Ebook201 pages51 minutes

    Greenville-Pickens Speedway

    By Scott Keepfer

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    About this ebook

    As the second-oldest NASCAR track still running weekly races, Greenville-Pickens has earned a unique niche in racing history. In 1959, local driver David Pearson sped to a record 15 victories in one season, jump-starting a Hall of Fame career. As a young boy, Dale Earnhardt played in the infield while his father, Ralph, raced to the track championship in 1965. In 1971, ABC's Wide World of Sports televised the first live, start-to-finish NASCAR race at Greenville-Pickens. Many big names have competed here, but for every David Pearson and Richard Petty, there have been dozens of Donnie Bishops and Toby Porters: local favorites providing weekly thrills for a loyal fan base.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateOct 14, 2013
    ISBN9781439644126
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    Greenville-Pickens Speedway
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    Scott Keepfer

    Scott Keepfer, a longtime sportswriter for the Greenville News (South Carolina), gathered images from the speedway�s archives and from former and current drivers and fans to compile the first pictorial history of Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

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