Bowman Gray Stadium, the longest-running weekly track in racing history, is the site for the Cup Series’ preseason Clash on ...

That 0.250 dirt oval had its first auto racing starting in 1939, and the track was paved in 1947. NASCAR was formed in 1947 and the first NASCAR sanctioned race was held at Bowman-Gray in 1949.

NASCAR was formed in 1947, and the first sanctioned race was held at the Bowman Gray Stadium in 1949. NASCAR also repaved the 0.250-mile dirt oval and thus became the first racetrack to hold ...