Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, NC

Occoneechee Speedway is a 1 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 Occoneechee Speedway was in 1949 and the last Cup Series race was in 1968.



Top 10 Pole Winners

Rank Driver Total Poles
1 Richard Petty 4
1 Joe Weatherly 4
3 Fonty Flock 3
3 Buck Baker 3
5 Curtis Turner 2
5 Dick Hutcherson 2
5 Tim Flock 2
5 David Pearson 2
9 Bob Flock 1
9 Bill Blair 1

Race Winners

Rank Driver Total Wins
1 Buck Baker 3
1 Lee Petty 3
1 Richard Petty 3
4 Herb Thomas 2
4 Joe Weatherly 2
4 Ned Jarrett 2
4 Fireball Roberts 2
4 Tim Flock 2
4 Dick Hutcherson 2
4 Curtis Turner 2

NASCAR Cup Races at Occoneechee Speedway

Date Race Name Winner St Make Caut/Lap Ld Chg
09-15-68 Hillsboro 150 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 1/4 4
09-17-67 Hillsboro 150 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 3/33 3
09-18-66 Joe Weatherly 150 Dick Hutcherson 1 Ford 0/0 2
10-24-65 1965-53 Dick Hutcherson 1 Ford 3/14 3
03-14-65 1965-08 Ned Jarrett 4 Ford 1/4 1
09-20-64 1964-55 Ned Jarrett 6 Ford 0/0 4
04-12-64 Joe Weatherly 150 David Pearson 1 Dodge 0/0 2
10-27-63 1963-54 Joe Weatherly 1 Pontiac 2/14 3
03-10-63 1963-10 Junior Johnson 4 Chevrolet 3/0 5
03-18-62 1962-09 Rex White 3 Chevrolet 0/0 4
10-29-61 1961-52 Joe Weatherly 1 Pontiac 0/0 2
04-02-61 1961-11 Cotton Owens 3 Pontiac 0/0 3
09-18-60 1960-39 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 1/3 0
05-29-60 1960-18 Lee Petty 2 Plymouth 1/6 1
09-20-59 1959-40 Lee Petty 7 Plymouth 0/0 2
03-01-59 1959-04 Curtis Turner 1 T-Bird 2/0 7
09-28-58 1958-47 Joe Eubanks 7 Pontiac 4/19 4
03-23-58 1958-06 Buck Baker 1 Chevrolet 1/0 2
03-24-57 1957-07 Buck Baker 3 Chevrolet 0/0 5
09-30-56 1956-50 Fireball Roberts 6 Ford 4/0 6
05-13-56 1956-17 Buck Baker 1 Chrysler 0/0 2
10-30-55 1955-45 Tim Flock 1 Chrysler 3/0 0
03-27-55 1955-07 Jim Paschal 3 Oldsmobile 1/0 1
04-18-54 1954-08 Herb Thomas 4 Hudson 1/0 2
08-09-53 1953-26 Curtis Turner 1 Oldsmobile 2/0 0
10-12-52 1952-30 Fonty Flock 4 Oldsmobile 2/0 1
06-08-52 1952-15 Tim Flock 2 Hudson 0/0 0
10-07-51 1951-31 Herb Thomas 1 Hudson 0/0 2
04-15-51 1951-05 Fonty Flock 1 Oldsmobile 1/7 0
10-29-50 1950-19 Lee Petty 15 Plymouth 1/0 5
08-13-50 1950-10 Fireball Roberts 15 Oldsmobile 1/0 3
08-07-49 1949-03 Bob Flock 1 Oldsmobile 0/0 0

Occoneechee Speedway Track Facts

  • Track Length: 1 Miles
  • Track Shape: Oval
  • Track Type: Short Track
  • First Race: 1949-03 on 08-07-1949
  • Last Race: Hillsboro 150 on 09-15-1968
  • # of NASCAR Cup Races: 32
  • Qualifying Record: David Pearson, 99.784 mph on 04-12-1964
  • Race Record: Ned Jarrett (1965 Ford) 90.663 mph on 03-14-1965
  • Largest Purse: $7,000 for the 1964-55 on 09-20-1964
  • Most Cautions: 4 at the 1958-47 on 09-28-1958
  • Most Caution Laps: 33 at the Hillsboro 150 on 09-17-1967
  • Least Cautions: 1 at the 1950-10 on 08-13-1950
  • Least Caution Laps: 0 at the 1950-10 on 08-13-1950
  • Most Lead Changes: 7 at the 1959-04 on 03-01-1959
  • Least Lead Changes: 0 at the 1949-03 on 08-07-1949
  • Most Wins: 3 - Buck Baker
  • Most Poles: 4 - Richard Petty
  • Most Top Fives: 13 - Buck Baker
  • Most Top Tens: 17 - Lee Petty