Montgomery Motor Speedway is a half-mile (.805 km) oval race track just west of Montgomery, Alabama. Initially a dirt track, it opened in 1953, and is the oldest operating race track in Alabama. An asphalt track over the dirt was completed around the end of March 1954, and racing on the new track began April 11, 1954. It held six NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1955 and 1969. Huffman Motor Sports purchased the facility on February 5, 1999, and the track was extensively renovated and lighted in 1999.
In November 2004, Bill Manful bought Montgomery Motor Speedway. In 2006, then owner Bill Manful leased the track to Hyundai Motor Company, a local car manufacturer, to allow the facility to become a storage site.
In 2008, Bobby and Mark Knox of Clanton, Alabama laid claim to the speedway when they purchased it in an auction from Manful. After a lengthy legal battle to resume operations of the facility, they obtained a business license in February 2009 and opened as The New Montgomery Motor Speedway, LLC. The track is in operation running a bi-weekly schedule.
NASCAR Grand National results
Season Winning driver Car Laps Average speed April 1955 Tim Flock Chrysler 200 September 1955 Tim Flock Chrysler 200 1956 Marvin Panch Ford 200 1967 Jim Paschal Plymouth 200 1968 Richard Petty Plymouth 200 1969 Bobby Allison Plymouth 200
References
External links Official website Montgomery Speedway (former name) race results at Racing-Reference Montgomery Motor Speedway archive at Racing-Reference