Old Bridge Stadium

Old Bridge Stadium in Old Bridge, NJ

Old Bridge Stadium 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 Old Bridge Stadium was in 1956 and the last Cup Series race was in 1965.



Top 10 Pole Winners

Rank Driver Total Poles
1 Jim Reed 2
2 Joe Weatherly 1
2 Billy Wade 1
2 Marvin Panch 1
2 Rex White 1

Race Winners

Rank Driver Total Wins
1 Jim Reed 1
1 Fireball Roberts 1
1 Ralph Moody 1
1 Billy Wade 1
1 Lee Petty 1
1 Junior Johnson 1

NASCAR Cup Races at Old Bridge Stadium

Date Race Name Winner St Make Caut/Lap Ld Chg
07-09-65 Old Bridge 200 Junior Johnson 2 Ford 0/16 4
07-10-64 Fireball Roberts 200 Billy Wade 1 Mercury 0/0 4
07-19-63 1963-35 Fireball Roberts 5 Ford 4/0 1
04-27-58 1958-14 Jim Reed 1 Ford 0/0 0
08-16-57 1957-38 Lee Petty 3 Oldsmobile 1/4 4
08-17-56 1956-38 Ralph Moody 0 Ford 0/0 1

Old Bridge Stadium Track Facts

  • Track Length: .5 Miles
  • Track Shape: Oval
  • Track Type: Short Track
  • First Race: 1956-38 on 08-17-1956
  • Last Race: Old Bridge 200 on 07-09-1965
  • # of NASCAR Cup Races: 6
  • Qualifying Record: Marvin Panch, 77.286 mph on 07-09-1965
  • Race Record: Billy Wade (1963 Mercury) 73.891 mph on 07-10-1964
  • Largest Purse: $4,740 for the Fireball Roberts 200 on 07-10-1964
  • Most Cautions: 4 at the 1963-35 on 07-19-1963
  • Most Caution Laps: 16 at the Old Bridge 200 on 07-09-1965
  • Least Cautions: 1 at the 1957-38 on 08-16-1957
  • Least Caution Laps: 0 at the 1963-35 on 07-19-1963
  • Most Lead Changes: 4 at the 1957-38 on 08-16-1957
  • Least Lead Changes: 0 at the 1958-14 on 04-27-1958
  • Most Wins: 1 - Jim Reed
  • Most Poles: 2 - Jim Reed
  • Most Top Fives: 3 - Ned Jarrett
  • Most Top Tens: 3 - Ned Jarrett