Out in the woods along the banks of the Eno River, you may be surprised to find the remains of a speedway owned by the king of NASCAR himself: Daytona Beach's Bill France, Sr. The Historic Occoneechee ...

Many speedways that once hosted wheel-to-wheel action and launched drivers on the way to superstardom now sit in briars and brambles, their passing lanes and tight turns lost to years of neglect.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (Amazing America) — Before super-speedways and towering grandstands, NASCAR got its start on a little dirt track in North Carolina. Today, the Occoneechee Speedway site consists of ...

Tucked away in the woods and sycamores off of Highway 86 in Hillsborough, NC there lies a stretch of tin fence that seems out of place. An entrance is along the fence-line that leads virtually nowhere ...

When NASCAR was founded in 1948, there was a requirement that any car entered must be made entirely of parts available to the general public through automobile dealers. This rule began to change about ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NC (WTVD) -- Hidden in the forest in Hillsborough is an iconic piece of North Carolina's auto racing history. The Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail was once home to roaring crowds and ...

Nature and NASCAR may seem like an odd combination, since it can be hard to enjoy the great outdoors while 30 stock cars are blasting out 100 to 130 decibels on the track. Yet when the racing's over — ...

The Occoneechee Speedway Trail offers a unique mix of nature, exercise and NASCAR history. Nestled along the banks of the Eno River in a forest of pine and sycamore trees lies an oval-shaped dirt ...