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NASCAR 100-mile race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 1958 August 10
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NASCAR 100-mile race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 1958 August 10
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Title
NASCAR
100-mile
race
at the
Nashville
Fairgrounds
Speedway
,
1958
August
10
Corporate name
Tennessee State Fairgrounds (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville Banner
Topical entry
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Racing--Tennessee--Nashville
Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Grandstands--Tennessee--Nashville
Racetracks--Tennessee--Nashville
Sports & recreation facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Parks
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Recreational activities
Description
A
view
of the
NASCAR
100-mile
race
at the
Fairgrounds
Speedway
on
August
10th
,
1958
. This was
when
the
Grand
National
series
came
to the
Nashville
Fairgrounds’
half-mile
asphalt
oval
.
Rex
White
grabbed
the
pole
in the
200-lap
race
but
ended
up
with a
23rd
place
finish
after
a
right
front
wheel
break
while
leading
in
lap
162
. The
race
was
won
by
Joe
Weatherly
in a
1958
H-M
Ford
and he
collected
$1850
for his
winnings
.
Second
place
went
to
Bob
Welborn
. The
event
was
attended
by a
big
crowd
of
nearly
14,000
.
Forms
part
of
Nashville
Banner
Negatives
Collection
.
1
photographic
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1958-08-10
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Banner NASCAR 100 mile race Fairgrounds Aug10 1958 - 2328 010
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Negatives
Collection
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives: Nashville Banner Negatives Collection
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