Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. Wednesday night, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. begins a journey to visit some of racing's abandoned tracks. Out of the nine races at the General view of the Atlanta Raceway circa 1980's at the Atlanta Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The moonshine distillery was reported to have an electric exhaust system, electric lighting, and electronic insect repellant devices. As the song goes, :"I guess you had to be there. Those racers ended up being NASCAR Hall of Famers, and Byron was on the map. ?? After eleven days of filming for the Dodge Durango, filming wrapped up and the commercial was eventually aired. The 1968 Islip 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 7, 1968, at Islip Speedway in Islip, New York. ], it was purchased with the goal of converting it to a land development site. Middle Georgia Raceway held nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (then NASCAR Grand National) races from 1966-1971. After the economy crashed, plans were placed on hold. All the top drivers from 66 to I guess 1970 all competed there. It would not take a lot to get the track going again. He covered the 250 miles (400km) with a speed of 85.121 miles per hour (136.989km/h) which was the fastest in the track's NASCAR history. Wayne Crenshaw has worked as a journalist since 1990 and has been a reporter for The Telegraph since 2002. Anyone who can come up with about $1.2 million can be the owner of a local race track with a long and colorful history. "Probably 15 at the time -- a bunch of us would pile in the car and come down here from Macon on Saturday night and watch, like Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, a bunch of the big guys, race.". An earlier race was run on November 1968 with the same name and year number. "Byron Moonshine Legend Lives On." "My reasons for wanting to do this show were purely selfish I love the mystique and eeriness of abandoned things, especially when those things are race tracks," Earnhardt said, per Dirty Mo . I got this site from my buddy who informed me regarding this site and now this time I am visiting this website and reading very informative posts here. [1] Middle Georgia Raceway - YouTube It may need General admission booths, and fencing to the grandstands. Hey Michael your dad was one of greatest friends ever my uncle was Doc Taylor your dad was actually one of the most important people in my life an one of the greatest racecar drivers ever how is your mom doing she one amazing person me an wife used to stop an eat an set several hours with them when they lived in Lexington place some the times. 'Lost Speedways': How to Watch Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Peacock - Sports After eleven days of filming for the Dodge Durango, filming wrapped up and the commercial was eventually aired. The Telegraph. The Georgia Historical Society believes it was the largest American crowd Hendrix ever played in front of and one of his last performances before his untimely death in September 1970. Theres just too much energy there to see the track just sit. The Second Annual International Pop Festival was also . Middle Georgia Raceway - Wikipedia The company BYRON, Ga. Driving down Highway 41 in Byron is a hidden treasure, but you wouldn't see it unless you look past the driving range. By Jenna Eason. Middle Georgia Raceway, once a full-blown NASCAR . While the racetrack had a short life within professional racing, the land where the track was located holds many stories. During the video the guy that recorded the video made the statement that they had footage other than just the Hendrix part. The Moonshine Track. The bands that performed were: Allman Brothers Band / B.B. Atlanta International Raceway turn action. Although the current owner had placed a fresh coat of paint over the walls, Dodge "aged" the walls and even bought a local car for $2,000 and crashed it to add realism to the scenes. 2) Crenshaw, Wayne. With the help of the state legislature, restrictions were adopted to make it difficult to organize another festival of this size. My father, Bob Moore, and many of his friends cleaned the place up a few years ago for a car show and vintage racing. He proposed to his wife before the race. Created by Wesley Muncy on March 2nd 2015, 1:39:31 am. i have byron and a bunch more lost ga tracks on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GAghosttracks/. During the trial, the government produced an invoice for 24 pounds of yeast that was purchased by Brown 10 days before the moonshine still was discovered. "My reasons for wanting to do this show were purely selfish I love the mystique and eeriness of abandoned things, especially when those things are race tracks," Earnhardt said, per Dirty Mo Media. All the racers named were the top finishers in the weekly races. I think it would be fun and historical. I took my Supra out there and an older Porsche..loved it. Back in the early eighties (before the referenced ARCA race), I accompanied a good friend and his ARCA car to Unadilla to display the car in promotion of the upcoming ARCA race. There was no hunter as the story tells. Bobby Isaac was the champion of the series as NASCAR transitioned from the Grand National era to the Winston Cup era. One of the destinations that will take center stage is Jungle Park Speedway. Thornton himself planned to put a light industrial park there when he bought the property in 2006, but fate intervened. It's been almost 50 years since that festival and Thornton has the land up for sale at $1.5 million. [4] On September 15, 2012, an official Georgia Historical Society marker was placed near the raceway to commemorate the 1970 pop festival. Right Johnny M. Thanks for sharing. The 1969 Georgia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 9, 1969, at Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia. distillery capable of producing 80 gallons of moonshine a day. Ken Ragan, father of 2-Time NASCAR Winner David Ragan, won the final race at Middle Georgia Raceway, as said on Peacock's Lost Speedways, hosted by NASCAR On NBC Announcer Dale Earnhardt Jr. [5], There was a big crash at the track in which the barricade went through driver Sonny Braswell's car and broke 14 bones. This is an information and social media page for the brand new Middle Georgia Sports. Middle Georgia Raceway documentation - TNF's Archive Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group? Now the track is overgrown again, with grass sprouting through the seams of the paved half-mile oval. NASCAR began its 1968 season at the track. N.p., n.d. http://www.macon.com/2013/08/25/2627781/byron-moonshine-legend-lives-on.html [4] Seven years later, it was the location for filming of race scenes of the Richard Pryor film Greased Lightning about Wendell Scott. The commercial shows the The interstate was backed up for miles in both directions. The distillery was capable of producing 80 gallons of moonshine per day. 3) Contact: Brandy Mai, Director Of Communications, and Ext.