| Category | Open wheel |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Inaugural season | 1952 |
| Folded | 1953 |
| Last Drivers' champion | Pete Allen |
TheNASCAR Speedway Division was a short-lived series brought forth in1952 byNASCAR president and founderBill France Sr. The series consisted ofopen-wheel race cars competing with stock engines. The idea of the series was to draw from the popularity of other open-wheel racing events such as theIndianapolis 500.[1]
The first Speedway Division race was held atDarlington Raceway and was won byBuck Baker with aCadillac engine.[1][2] The series' second race was held atMartinsville Speedway on May 25, with only 17 entries.[3] The pole at Martinsville was won by Bill Miller in an "Olds 88 Special". Tex Keene, driving a car with a stockMercury engine came from 16th place to win the race. A total of seven races were run in 1952 with Buck Baker becoming the series champion.[4]
In 1953, Speedway Division events were paired with those in theSportsman Division. Three races were held with few entries before the series was quietly discontinued. The final series champion was Pete Allen.[5][6]
| Driver | NASCAR Speedway Division (1952–1953) |
|---|---|
| Wally Campbell | 3 |
| Tom Cherry | 2 |
| Pete Allen | 1 |
| Al Keller | 1 |
| Tex Keene | 1 |
| Buck Baker | 1 |
| Wayne Alspaugh | 1 |
| Driver | NASCAR Speedway Division (1952–1953) |
|---|---|
| Pete Allen | 1 |
| Buck Baker | 1 |
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