The Savannah Speedway was a half-
mile
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a imperial unit, British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of Unit of length, le ...
long oval track speedway in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...
.
It made its debut in 1962.
The track hosted 10
NASCAR Grand National Cup Series events throughout its history, 3 of which
Richard Petty
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most nota ...
won.
History
The racetrack opened in late 1960 as a 1/4-mile dirt oval, then in 1961 it was paved and made into more of a D-shape.
In 1962 the track was expanded to a 1/2-mile track.
The track was re-paved and ran un-successfully for years. In 1981 the pavement was removed and dirt racing resumed, but it then closed in June of that year, never to run again.
Statistics
References
*
NASCAR races at Savannah Speedway
Paved oval racing venues
Drag racing venues
Defunct motorsport venues
Defunct drag racing venues
Defunct speedway venues in the United States
{{autoracing-venue-stub