Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds


Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds is a half mile dirt oval near Spartanburg, South Carolina. The track held NASCAR Grand National races in the 1950s and 1960s.

History

An October 1908 program was found for a horse trotting and racing event at the fair. The first car racing event was held at the track in 1939 and it was promoted by Joe Littlejohn; he promoted events at the track until 1966.
Littlejohn was one of 35 people who attended Bill France Sr.'s 1947 meeting which led to the formation of NASCAR; Piedmont was a major hub in NASCAR's first two decades. It held 22 Grand National Series races between 1953 and 1966 as well as two NASCAR Convertible Series races. Afterward the NASCAR races ended, the track held races during the fair in autumn. The track was regraded in 2002 for a legends race to benefit a local racing museum; by 2005 the idea of a museum was scrapped. According to the local visitor's bureau website, the track hasn't held a regular schedule of races for many years.

Results

NASCAR Grand National Series

results
DateWinnerLength
July 4, 1953Lee Petty100
July 3, 1954Herb Thomas100
July 6, 1955Tim Flock100
July 7, 1956Lee Petty100
August 23, 1956Ralph Moody100
April 27, 1957Marvin Panch100
June 29, 1957Lee Petty94
April 12, 1958Speedy Thompson100
June 5, 1959Jack Smith100
May 28, 1960Ned Jarrett100
August 16, 1960Cotton Owens100
March 4, 1961Cotton Owens100
June 2, 1961Jim Paschal100
May 19, 1962Ned Jarrett100
August 21, 1962Richard Petty100
March 2, 1963Richard Petty100
August 14, 1963Ned Jarrett100
April 14, 1964Ned Jarrett100
June 26, 1964Richard Petty100
February 27, 1965Ned Jarrett100
August 14, 1965Ned Jarrett100
June 4, 1966Elmo Langley100

NASCAR Convertible Series

results
DateWinnerLength
September 29, 1956Curtis Turner100
May 25, 1957Curtis Turner100