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Speedway Record program
Sprint and stock car races program for the Carolina Motor Speedway.
"Stock Car Stuff" newspaper clipping
Stock car races are being held at the Speedway, presumably the first Charlotte Speedway near Pineville. Gimmicks mentioned to draw spectators include races between prominent Charlotte politicians, female races, or to invite Henry Ford to unveil the…
Photograph of Ned Jarrett, Dink Widenhouse, and Ralph Earnhardt
Photograph of young Charlotte-area racing phenom Dink Widenhouse with racing legends Ned Jarrett and Ralph Earnhardt.
Photograph of Dink Widenhouse and Bill Snowden
Photograph taken at the former racetrack near Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte. Widenhouse and Snowden, the youngest and oldest active drivers respectively racing that day, were winners of a double feature modified race.
Sportsman Races flyer
Photocopy of a leaflet advertising stock car races at the Fairgrounds. Features drivers Gifford Wood of Collinsville, Bob McGinnis of Danville, Ted Swaim of Winston-Salem, and local racer "Dink" Widenhouse.