Once Famous Racetrack Still Holds Relics in the Woods

2:14 Is a 1940 Chevy Coupe Super Deluxe, driven by local driver Herbert Cates #44

Wow! So much history. I can only imagine how much moonshine was drank there.😂

NICE WORK !!! I watched My first Stock Car Race there in 1962 when I was 7 years old. Lee Petty was walking with a cane due to injuries from 1960 wreck, but still climbed in Richard's car to check suspension set-up. Was there about 4 years later and saw James Hilton go over the bank in turn #2 and shake some saplings on the river bank before jumping back over the bank in turn#3. Orange High School Marching Band and Stanford Jr. High Band practiced there until mid 1970's so as not to disturb housing development across from schools [ My younger brother was in the Stanford Band] .. Football was played at the track until a new field was built about 1972. My Dad raced cars in California in the 1930's and as children we were at the local dirt track almost every Saturday night near Rougemont, NC about 15 miles north of Hillsborough. It was called Tri-Co [sort for Tri - County ] Love your strange content !!! An Old Tarheel .

I'm a huge history nerd. Awesome video Chris. We gotta keep history alive.

That's a great place to metal detect . I bet it's got a hoarde of coins

This place is like a time capsule. All the history and the cars that are still there. So cool seeing the old signs too. Great video!

#44 is a 1940 Chevy Super Deluxe and #72 is a 1956 Dodge Coronet. 👊😎👍

This was back when the cars in stock car racing were actually stock.

Hey Chris!! Thank you so much for sharing this video, my grandfather, Frank Hayworth was a NASCAR car owner. His driver, Jim Paschal drove that track in May and Oct of 1957. Wonderful video, as always!!

What a wonderful place.

Probably one of my favorite videos of yours to date. I’ve built essentially my entire life around racing and the racing industry, and I can speak for a lot of people that places like these are what inspire and influence our passions. I can’t even begin to imagine the stories that those cars could tell, the battles that they were in, the blood sweat and tears that went into building them.

The track was called orange speedway because it was located in orange country north carolina.

I visited there a couple years ago. I liked the historical footage you showed and the aerial views over time.

Seems like that stuff would be pretty valuable to the right person. If its too deteriorated for a rebuild then it would be great parts for rat rods...

That is so awesome what a find sure brings back some memories. 🚘❤

Awesome vid Chris. The first outhouse looks like a fairly recent renovation before it was trashed. Sad when people just destroy historical places.

Hey I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to mention the original people who lived on that land. We need more of that sort of thing.

I LOVE your channel! I'm born and raised here in NC, so Nascar is in my blood, especially since my dad loves it so much. I've heard of this speedway. There are also some remnants of a speedway in Greenville, SC--the channel, Slapshoes, did a good investigation in it and found it. Hickory and North Wilkesboro Speedway is in my neck of the woods, and would be great for you to check out!

This was a great nostalgic video. TY!

for a second I thought the thumbnail pic was for a Steve Magnante Junkyard Crawl video