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McCormick Field
Lewis McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists team of Minor League Baseball. As befits the hilly city of Asheville, the ballpark sits on a section of level ground partway up one of the city's hills, providing a picturesque atmosphere. It is the third-oldest ballpark in Minor League Baseball. History The ballpark was built in 1924 and was named after Asheville resident Lewis McCormick. Lights were installed for nighttime play prior to the 1930 season. Since then, it has been home to the various incarnations of the Asheville Tourists team, and also served as home field for the Asheville Blues of the Negro Southern League (1945–51), Negro Southern League during the 1940s. In 1956, a quarter-mile McCormick Field Raceway, racetrack was built around it, which held three NASCAR races (including a NASCAR Cup race in 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series, 1958) until the facility was renovated in 1959, and then rebui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCormick Field Raceway
McCormick Field Raceway was a quarter-mile oval track racing, oval track constructed in 1956 built around the McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina after the town had lost its minor league baseball, minor league team. The track hosted weekly stock car racing, stock car races, a pair of NASCAR Convertible Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series), and one Grand National (now NASCAR Cup Series) race. History Grand National NASCAR's top series only raced once at McCormick Field. A likely reason for the abbreviated run was that it was built around the tight confines of a baseball field, and drivers had to pay particularly close attention. Lee Petty was running near the front during a heat race at the track when a bump from Cotton Owens sent him into the first-base dugout. The team repaired Petty's car in time for the main event and he finished one lap down in fourth place. Jim Paschal won driving a car owned by Julien Petty, Lee's brother. Convertible Division Curtis Turner won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
