Charlotte Motor Speedway – Coca Cola 600 postcard

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Title

Charlotte Motor Speedway – Coca Cola 600 postcard

Subject

racing
NASCAR
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Coca Cola 600

Description

Aerial view of the Charlotte Motor Speedway's Coca Cola 600 [Copyright & Pub. by Aerial Photography Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC – MC1-2931] Near Concord and Harrisburg, NC, the speedway was established in June of 1960 and expanded to 125,000 grand stand seats, speedway is one of the finest facilities of its kind in the world. The one and one-half mile tri-oval racetrack is the home of The Winston, Coca-Cola 600 and the Mello Yello 500 Races) The Coca Cola 600 began in 1960 and traditionally held every Memorial Day.

Source

Mary Boyer Collection, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Library

Publisher

Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections

Date

2012-01-19

Rights

Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes.

Format

image/jpg

Coverage

Cabarrus County (N.C.)

Original Format

Postcard