Speedway Park was a dirt, oval, auto racing track, located in Jacksonville, Florida. "Auto Race Tracks". The Billboard, April 13, 1957, page 81.
It was built in 1946 by Eddie Bland on land belonging to the family farm and later came to be known as Jacksonville Speedway after it was sold in 1954.
Opened in 1947, the track was located at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street in southwest Jacksonville.Coble, Don. "Yarbrough lived and raced fast, fell even faster ". June 27, 2011. Brainerd, MN: Brainerd Dispatch. Accessed 2014-05-01. NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at the track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons."Race Results at Speedway Park". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01. The final Grand National Series race at the track was won by Wendell Scott, the first African-American to win in NASCAR's top series.
In addition to auto racing, the track hosted the Duval County Exposition.The Billboard, October 20, 1958, page 47. The NASCAR Grand American Series also competed there. After a final NASCAR Grand National East Series race in 1972 won by David Pearson, the track was closed in 1973; a housing development now stands at the site.Allaway, Phil. "The Critic's Annex: 39-Wendell Scott: A Race Story". February 23, 2011. Frontstretch. Accessed 2014-05-01.
Race results DateSeriesDriverMakeLapsAvg. Speed November 4, 1951 NASCAR Grand National Series Herb Thomas Hudson200 March 3, 1952 NASCAR Grand National Series Marshall Teague Hudson200 March 7, 1954 NASCAR Grand National Series Herb Thomas Hudson200 February 13, 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series Lee Petty Chrysler200 November 20, 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series Lee Petty Plymouth200 December 1, 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Wendell Scott Chevrolet202 March 14, 1972 NASCAR Grand National East Series David Pearson Chevrolet202
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