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Ace Speedway
Stock car racing track in North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ace Speedway is a 4/10 (.400) mile oval stock car racing track in Altamahaw, North Carolina. The track was constructed by Roy Maddren and opened in 1956 as a 1/3 mile dirt oval. In 1984, the track was expanded to a 3/8 mile dirt oval. In 1990, under the ownership of Fred and Jim Turner, the track was paved and was under the NASCAR Winston Racing Series banner. In 1999, the track was re-expanded to a 4/10 mile paved oval, the pits was expanded and other stuff was added to the track such as new bleachers.
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Location | 3401 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, North Carolina, United States 27244 |
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Time zone | GMT-5 |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Opened | 1956 |
Former names | Southern Speedway |
Major events | Mischa Sell Memorial 174 |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | .400 miles (.644 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | Turns 12° Straights 10° |
Race lap record | 14.98 (Trevor Ward, , 2021, Late Model) |
Currently, the track runs Late Models, Limited Sportsman, Modifieds, Mini-Stocks and X-Treme cars on a weekly schedule and has ISCARS, Mini-Cups, Flat Head Fords, Southern Ground Pounders, Mini-Trucks, Legend Cars and Bandoleros on a part-time schedule. Touring series such as CARS Late Model Stock Tour, PASS (Pro All Stars Series SLM), UARA, Rolling Thunder Modifieds as well.
In the past, the speedway hosted NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour and CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series.