The forgotten Occoneechee Speedway is full of NASCAR history. Active for 20 years, the one-mile oval was the last remaining dirt track from the sport’s inaugural season in 1949 but is now a ...

NASCAR is returning to a place that means a lot to North Carolina. Rockingham Speedway, the facility ... back when The Rock had rotted into abandoned disrepair nearly to the point of no return.

The iconic Occoneechee Speedway now sits in ... and the track was abandoned. Later Dale Earnhardt Jr. sparked its revival. In 2021, North Carolina’s government invested $18 million in renovations.