Stock car races in the now-NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series were held at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina between 1983 and 1994.
Past winners
The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (now O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) had 27 races at the speedway from 1983 until 1994. Date Race Name Winning driver Make Average speed Race length June 18, 1983 L.D. Swain & Son 200 Jack Ingram Pontiac July 2, 1983 Mason Day Paving 200 Tommy Houston Chevrolet July 9, 1983 Mello Yello 200Tommy HoustonChevrolet October 1, 1983 Solomon Enterprises 200 Sam Ard Oldsmobile April 21, 1984 Mason Day Paving 200Jack IngramPontiac June 6, 1984 L.D. Swain & Son 200Jack IngramPontiac July 7, 1984 Miller 200Jack IngramPontiac June 15, 1985 Puryear Truck 150 Larry PearsonPontiac September 28, 1985 Goody's 150Jack IngramPontiac June 14, 1986 Poole Equipment 150Tommy Houston Buick August 16, 1986 L.D. Swain 150 Dale JarrettPontiac September 28, 1986 Roses Stores 150Larry PearsonPontiac June 27, 1987 Poole Equipment 150 Mark Martin Ford August 15, 1987 Carpenter Chevy 150Larry Pearson Chevrolet June 11, 1988 Roses Stores 150Tommy Houston Buick August 13, 1988 Poole Equipment 150 Rick Mast Buick June 10, 1989 Roses Stores 200 Jimmy Spencer Buick August 12, 1989 Texas Pete 200 Robert Pressley Oldsmobile June 9, 1990 Roses Stores 200 Chuck Bown Pontiac August 11, 1990 Texas Pete 200Chuck Bown Pontiac June 8, 1991 Roses Stores 300Robert Pressley Oldsmobile August 10, 1991 Texas Pete 300 Jimmy Hensley Oldsmobile June 6, 1992 Roses Stores 300Robert Pressley Oldsmobile August 8, 1992 Texas Pete 300Jimmy Spencer Oldsmobile May 1, 1993 Roses Stores 300 Ward Burton Buick October 2, 1993 Polaroid 300 Hermie Sadler Oldsmobile April 30, 1994 Pantry Stores 300Hermie Sadler Chevrolet
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 5 Jack Ingram 1983 (1 of 4), 1984 (3 of 3), 1985 (1 of 2) 4 Tommy Houston 1983 (2 of 4), 1986 (1 of 3), 1988 (1 of 2) 3 Larry Pearson 1985 (1 of 2), 1986 (1 of 3), 1987 (1 of 2) Robert Pressley 1989 (1 of 2), 1991 (1 of 2), 1992 (1 of 2) 2 Chuck Bown 1990 (2 of 2) Jimmy Spencer 1989 (1 of 2), 1992 (1 of 2) Hermie Sadler 1993 (1 of 2), 1994
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 10 Pontiac 1983 (1 of 4), 1984 (3 of 3), 1985 (2 of 2), 1986 (2 of 3), 1990 (2 of 2) 7 Oldsmobile 1983 (1 of 4), 1989 (1 of 2), 1991 (2 of 2), 1992 (2 of 2), 1993 (1 of 2) 5 Buick 1986 (1 of 3), 1988 (2 of 2), 1989 (1 of 2), 1993 (1 of 2) 4 Chevrolet 1983 (2 of 4), 1987 (1 of 2), 1994 1 Ford 1987 (1 of 2)
Notable races
1986 L.D. Swain 150 - Dale Jarrett earned his first ever win in a NASCAR major series. 1986 Roses Stores 150 - This was Larry Pearson's only win on his way to his first Busch Championship. Also future Busch series Champion, Rob Moroso, made his NASCAR debut on his 18th birthday. 1987 Poole Equipment 150 - Mark Martin won the event, giving Ford its first and only Busch Series win at the track. 1989 Roses Stores 200 - Jimmy Spencer was dominant in the event driving a white sponsor-less #34 Buick. Spencer lead 190 of the 200 laps and lapped the field on his way to the win. 1990 Roses Stores 200 - This was the first live televised Busch race at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Burton got his first pole in the Busch Series, while Chuck Bown lead 106 laps on the way for the victory. 1991 Roses Stores 300 - Jeff Gordon earned his first career Busch series pole in this event. Shawna Robinson made her first career start as Robert Pressley took the win. 1991 Texas Pete 300 - Jimmy Hensley lapped the field on the way to victory. To date, this is the last time anyone lapped the field in a Busch Series race. Jack Ingram withdrew from this race after his son was killed the week before. Ingram never raced again in the Busch series. 1994 Pantry Stores 300 - The last Busch series race at Orange County Speedway. Some confusion arose at the end of the race on who had won. With two laps to go George Crenshaw blew his engine and poured oil on the track. Two of the leaders, Hermie Sadler and 3rd place Ricky Craven, got into the oil and spun out. Sadler recovered, but was passed for the lead by Dennis Setzer, who had moved into 2nd place, and took the white flag as the caution was displayed. NASCAR determined that Sadler had already taken the caution flag, declaring Sadler as the winner.
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