''Other speedways at state fairgrounds can be found at State Fairgrounds Speedway (disambiguation)'' State Fairgrounds Speedway, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in

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, was a half-mile oval dirt racetrack which was the site of auto races for

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's top series in 1955, 1969, and 1970.Illinois State Fairgrounds page of Racing-Reference websit

retrieved 8 May 2007. The race on September 30, 1970 was the final NEXTEL Cup, Grand National race ever held on a dirt track, until the 2021 season.Fielden, Greg, "NASCAR Cleans Up", ''Speedway Illustrated'', September 2004. It was won by

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in a

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that had been sold by

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to Don Robertson and rented back for the race. While the track itself has largely been removed, the grandstand, now called the Sam G. Rand Grandstand, remains and is used for events related to the

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