Gresham_Motorsports_Park

Gresham Motorsports Park

Gresham Motorsports Park

Motorsports venue in the United States


Gresham Motorsports Park (formerly Jefco Speedway, Georgia International Speedway and Peach State Speedway) is a half-mile (.8 km) paved oval auto racing track in Jefferson, Georgia. The track opened in 1967, named Jefco Speedway. Tom Pistone won the inaugural event, a NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race.[1] Two NASCAR Grand National races were held at the track in 1968 and 1969, won by Cale Yarborough and Bobby Isaac. Since 1983, the track has held the World Crown 300 for late model stock cars.[2] The track was renamed Peach State Speedway in the early 1990s. The circuit was renamed and extensively renovated in 2009.[3] NASCAR started running K&N Pro Series East races in 2010.

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NASCAR results

NASCAR Grand National Series races were held in 1968 and 1969. Busch Grand National Series races were held in 1986 and 1987.[4]

Grand National/Cup

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Films

The track (then going by the name Georgia International Speedway) was used in filming some parts of the 1982 Six Pack comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Anthony Michael Hall, and Barry Corbin. Some local Jefferson teens were used as extras in the film.


References

  1. "History". Gresham Motorsports Park. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. Staff writer (November 12, 2009). "World Crown set for Gresham reopening". Main Street News Sports. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. Staff writer (June 19, 2009). "Track renovation continues at Gresham Motorsports Park". Main Street News Sports. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  4. "Gresham Motorsports Park". Racing-Reference.info. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

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