Asheville Weaverville Speedway

Asheville Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, NC

Asheville Weaverville Speedway is a .5 mile Oval. It falls in the category of Short Track (an oval racetrack that is 1 mile or less in length.).

The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Asheville Weaverville Speedway was in 1951 and the last Cup Series race was in 1969.



Top 10 Pole Winners

Rank Driver Total Poles
1 Rex White 4
1 Junior Johnson 4
3 Herb Thomas 2
3 Marvin Panch 2
3 Darel Dieringer 2
3 Ned Jarrett 2
3 Jack Smith 2
3 Richard Petty 2
3 Bobby Isaac 2
10 Glen Wood 1

Race Winners

Rank Driver Total Wins
1 Rex White 5
2 Lee Petty 4
2 Richard Petty 4
4 David Pearson 2
4 Ned Jarrett 2
4 Bobby Isaac 2
4 Fonty Flock 2
8 Bob Flock 1
8 Buck Baker 1
8 Junior Johnson 1

NASCAR Cup Races at Asheville Weaverville Speedway

Date Race Name Winner St Make Caut/Lap Ld Chg
08-24-69 Western North Carolina 500 Bobby Isaac 1 Dodge 4/17 7
05-04-69 Fireball 300 Bobby Isaac 1 Dodge 3/34 2
08-18-68 Western North Carolina 500 David Pearson 2 Ford 7/90 7
05-05-68 Fireball 300 David Pearson 1 Ford 6/45 2
11-05-67 Western North Carolina 500 Bobby Allison 1 Ford 10/73 21
03-05-67 Fireball 300 Richard Petty 2 Plymouth 1/5 6
08-21-66 Western North Carolina 500 Darel Dieringer 2 Mercury 3/23 8
06-12-66 Fireball 300 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 0/0 4
08-08-65 Western North Carolina 500 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 5/0 8
02-28-65 Fireball 200 Ned Jarrett 1 Ford 2/0 2
08-09-64 Western North Carolina 500 Ned Jarrett 4 Ford 2/0 5
04-11-64 1964-14 Marvin Panch 1 Ford 0/0 0
08-11-63 Western North Carolina 500 Fred Lorenzen 2 Ford 2/0 2
03-03-63 1963-09 Richard Petty 3 Plymouth 0/0 0
11-12-62 1962-02 Rex White 5 Chevrolet 3/14 5
08-12-62 Western North Carolina 500 Jim Paschal 2 Plymouth 2/0 1
03-04-62 1962-07 Joe Weatherly 3 Pontiac 1/0 3
08-13-61 Western North Carolina 500 Junior Johnson 2 Pontiac 0/0 1
03-05-61 1961-07 Rex White 1 Chevrolet 2/0 0
08-14-60 Western North Carolina 500 Rex White 2 Chevrolet 0/0 8
04-24-60 1960-15 Lee Petty 8 Plymouth 0/0 4
10-11-59 1959-42 Lee Petty 4 Plymouth 0/0 0
08-16-59 Western North Carolina 500 Bob Welborn 4 Chevrolet 0/0 0
06-28-59 1959-25 Rex White 4 Chevrolet 0/0 0
08-17-58 Western North Carolina 500 Fireball Roberts 2 Chevrolet 0/0 0
06-29-58 1958-27 Rex White 1 Chevrolet 0/0 4
09-08-57 1957-42 Lee Petty 2 Oldsmobile 1/10 5
03-31-57 1957-08 Buck Baker 3 Chevrolet 0/0 2
07-01-56 1956-29 Lee Petty 11 Dodge 0/0 0
07-10-55 1955-26 Tim Flock 1 Chrysler 0/0 0
07-04-54 1954-23 Herb Thomas 1 Hudson 0/0 0
08-16-53 1953-27 Fonty Flock 0 Hudson 0/0 0
08-17-52 1952-24 Bob Flock 6 Hudson 0/0 0
07-29-51 1951-17 Fonty Flock 1 Oldsmobile 0/0 0

Asheville Weaverville Speedway Track Facts