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A Lifetime at Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
When O. Bruton Smith opened the gates of Charlotte Motor Speedway in the summer of 1960, he had no idea what kind of problems he would encounter before returning to reclaim his prize 13 years later. Ultimately, the track served as the foundation and cornerstone of NASCAR's Cup Series and helped make numerous careers in the sport. It continues to serve as the flagship of Speedway Motorsports Inc. formed in 1994 and is predecessor to all of the state-of-the-art race tracks under their umbrellas, NASCAR historians Ben White and Jerry Bonkowski look back at many of the stories involving the track's history in podcast No. 65 of "A Lifetime in NASCAR, as well as the origins of the car number in this episode.Give "A Lifetime in NASCAR" a listen for some interesting information on this week's podcast.
Released:
Jun 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (76)
Ben & Aaron's Good Luck Charms for Drivers - A Lifetime in NASCAR Podcast Episode 5: In episode 5, the boys take a trip back to Atlanta, when it was called the Atlanta International Raceway, and fittingly they talk the history of the No. 5 car. Also in this episode is a funny look at Ben and Aaron’s good luck and bad luck stories about drivers, in which Aaron claims credit for everything good Jamie McMurray has ever done. by A Lifetime in Motorsports