Speedway Park was a dirt, oval, auto racing track, located in
Jacksonville, Florida.
It was built in 1946 by Eddie Bland on land belonging to the family farm and later came to be known as Jacksonville Speedway after it was sold in 1954.
Opened in 1947, the track was located at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in southwest Jacksonville.
NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at the track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons.
[Race Results at Speedway Park]
. ''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01. The final Grand National Series race at the track was won by
Wendell Scott, the first African-American to win in NASCAR's top series.
In addition to auto racing, the track hosted the Duval County Exposition. The
NASCAR Grand American Series also competed there. After a final NASCAR
Grand National East Series
The NASCAR Grand National East Series was a short-lived racing series created by NASCAR in 1972 to provide a second-tier series, below the Winston Cup Series, to provide races at tracks that had been removed from the former Grand National Series' ...
race in 1972 won by
David Pearson David or Dave Pearson may refer to:
* David Pearson (librarian) (born 1955), British librarian and scholar
* David Pearson (racing driver) (1934–2018), American car racing champion
* David Pearson (scientist) (born 1942), Canadian scientist, a ...
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the track was closed in 1973; a housing development now stands at the site.
[Allaway, Phil.]
The Critic's Annex: 39-Wendell Scott: A Race Story
. February 23, 2011. ''Frontstretch''. Accessed 2014-05-01.
Race results
References
{{NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racetracks
Motorsport venues in Florida
NASCAR tracks
Sports venues in Jacksonville, Florida
Defunct motorsport venues in the United States
1947 establishments in Florida
Buildings and structures demolished in 1973
Event venues established in 1947
1973 disestablishments in Florida