There has been yet another concerning development behind the scenes in NASCAR. Recently, it has transpired that another classic NASCAR track may be lost. The track in question is none other than the Greenville Pickens Speedway.
The owners of the historic speedway in South Carolina are putting it up for sale. Reports suggest that once the sale is finalized, the track will be broken down and turned into an industrial park. 305 acres of land and a 100,000-square-foot-sized building will go under the hammer, though an asking price has not been made public yet.
The speedway is as important as it is memorable because it was host to the first live-televised start-to-finish NASCAR race in 1971. This happened barely a year after the track, which had been a dirt track since its inauguration in 1940, got paved.
The move sparked a wave of outrage as yet another classic track will now be lost. Several fans were saddened by the inevitable fate of the Greenville Picken Speedway.
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