Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, SC

Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds 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 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds was in 1953 and the last Cup Series race was in 1966.



Top 10 Pole Winners

Rank Driver Total Poles
1 Dick Hutcherson 3
1 Cotton Owens 3
3 Speedy Thompson 2
3 Joe Weatherly 2
3 David Pearson 2
6 Buck Baker 1
6 Ralph Moody 1
6 Jack Smith 1
6 Junior Johnson 1
6 Hershel McGriff 1

Race Winners

Rank Driver Total Wins
1 Ned Jarrett 6
2 Lee Petty 3
2 Richard Petty 3
4 Cotton Owens 2
5 Marvin Panch 1
5 Herb Thomas 1
5 Speedy Thompson 1
5 Jim Paschal 1
5 Tim Flock 1
5 Jack Smith 1

NASCAR Cup Races at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

Date Race Name Winner St Make Caut/Lap Ld Chg
06-04-66 1966-23 Elmo Langley 6 Ford 0/0 2
08-14-65 1965-39 Ned Jarrett 5 Ford 0/0 3
02-27-65 1965-05 Ned Jarrett 5 Ford 0/0 5
06-26-64 1964-34 Richard Petty 2 Plymouth 3/0 7
04-14-64 1964-16 Ned Jarrett 4 Ford 3/0 2
08-14-63 1963-42 Ned Jarrett 2 Ford 0/0 0
03-02-63 1963-08 Richard Petty 2 Plymouth 2/0 2
08-21-62 1962-43 Richard Petty 1 Plymouth 0/0 0
05-19-62 1962-22 Ned Jarrett 2 Chevrolet 0/0 0
06-02-61 1961-25 Jim Paschal 11 Pontiac 0/0 0
03-04-61 1961-06 Cotton Owens 4 Pontiac 3/0 4
08-16-60 1960-31 Cotton Owens 1 Pontiac 0/0 0
05-28-60 1960-17 Ned Jarrett 16 Ford 0/0 0
06-05-59 1959-18 Jack Smith 9 Chevrolet 0/0 0
04-12-58 1958-09 Speedy Thompson 1 Chevrolet 0/0 0
06-29-57 1957-26 Lee Petty 1 Oldsmobile 3/0 1
04-27-57 1957-12 Marvin Panch 5 Ford 0/0 0
08-23-56 1956-41 Ralph Moody 1 Ford 0/0 2
07-07-56 1956-31 Lee Petty 8 Dodge 0/0 0
07-06-55 1955-24 Tim Flock 1 Chrysler 6/0 0
07-03-54 1954-22 Herb Thomas 0 Hudson 0/0 0
07-04-53 1953-20 Lee Petty 0 Dodge 0/0 0

Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Track Facts

  • Track Length: .5 Miles
  • Track Shape: Oval
  • Track Type: Short Track
  • First Race: 1953-20 on 07-04-1953
  • Last Race: 1966-23 on 06-04-1966
  • # of NASCAR Cup Races: 22
  • Qualifying Record: Dick Hutcherson, 70.644 mph on 02-27-1965
  • Race Record: Ned Jarrett (1965 Ford) 66.367 mph on 02-27-1965
  • Largest Purse: $4,840 for the 1965-39 on 08-14-1965
  • Most Cautions: 6 at the 1955-24 on 07-06-1955
  • Most Caution Laps: 0 at the 1953-20 on 07-04-1953
  • Least Cautions: 2 at the 1963-08 on 03-02-1963
  • Least Caution Laps: 0 at the 1955-24 on 07-06-1955
  • Most Lead Changes: 7 at the 1964-34 on 06-26-1964
  • Least Lead Changes: 0 at the 1953-20 on 07-04-1953
  • Most Wins: 6 - Ned Jarrett
  • Most Poles: 3 - Dick Hutcherson
  • Most Top Fives: 10 - Ned Jarrett
  • Most Top Tens: 11 - Ned Jarrett