| Location | 575 Fairgrounds Road,Spartanburg,South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°57′34″N81°57′17″W / 34.9595254°N 81.9547757°W /34.9595254; -81.9547757[1] |
| Operator | Joe Littlejohn (1939–1966) |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Website | piedmontinterstatefair |
| oval | |
| Surface | dirt |
| Length | 0.80 km (0.5 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 70.644 mph[2] (Dick Hutcherson[2], 1965, NASCAR Grand National) |
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds is a defunct half mile (0.8 km)dirt oval nearSpartanburg, South Carolina.[3] The track heldNASCAR Grand National races in the 1950s and 1960s.
An October 1908 program was found for a horse trotting and racing event at the fair.[4] The first car racing event was held at the track in 1939 and it was promoted byJoe Littlejohn; he promoted events at the track until 1966.[2]
Littlejohn was one of 35 people who attendedBill France Sr.'s 1947 meeting which led to the formation ofNASCAR;[2] Piedmont was a major hub in NASCAR's first two decades.[2] It held 22Grand National Series races between 1953 and 1966 as well as twoNASCAR Convertible Series races (1956 and 1957).[3] Afterward the NASCAR races ended, the track held races during the fair in (North America) autumn.[4] 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.[2] According to the local visitor's bureau website (in 2017), the track hasn't held a regular schedule of races for many years (although some of the racing surface remains visible).[4]
results[3]
| Date | Winner | Length (miles) |
|---|---|---|
| July 4,1953 | Lee Petty | 100 |
| July 3,1954 | Herb Thomas | 100 |
| July 6,1955 | Tim Flock | 100 |
| July 7,1956 | Lee Petty | 100 |
| August 23,1956 | Ralph Moody | 100 |
| April 27,1957 | Marvin Panch | 100 |
| June 29,1957 | Lee Petty | 94 |
| April 12,1958 | Speedy Thompson | 100 |
| June 5,1959 | Jack Smith | 100 |
| May 28,1960 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| August 16,1960 | Cotton Owens | 100 |
| March 4,1961 | Cotton Owens | 100 |
| June 2,1961 | Jim Paschal | 100 |
| May 19,1962 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| August 21,1962 | Richard Petty | 100 |
| March 2,1963 | Richard Petty | 100 |
| August 14,1963 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| April 14,1964 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| June 26,1964 | Richard Petty | 100 |
| February 27,1965 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| August 14,1965 | Ned Jarrett | 100 |
| June 4,1966 | Elmo Langley | 100 |
results[3]
| Date | Winner | Length (miles) |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 1956 | Curtis Turner | 100 |
| May 25, 1957 | Curtis Turner | 100 |