Caraway Speedway Explained

Caraway Speedway
Time:GMT-5
Location:2518 Race Track Rd Ext.
Sophia, North Carolina, United States
27350
Owner:Russell Hackett
Operator:Darren Hackett
Opened:1966
Layout1:Oval
Surface:Asphalt
Miles First:true
Length Km:.732
Length Mi:.455
Turns:4
Banking:Turns °
Straights °
Record Time:15.543 sec.
Record Driver:Jason Myers
Record Class:NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell and Valastra Hackett from 1977 to 2010. Russell turned over operations to Darren and Renee Hackett for the 2011 season. Caraway Speedway hosts a variety of weekly series, several Whelen Southern Modified Series events, as well as other touring series.

They host Saturday night events at 7:00 pm to allow fans to spend some time with their favorite drivers after the race.

Caraway Speedway hosted 3 NASCAR Busch Series races, from 1982 to 1983, 8 NASCAR Southeast Series events between 1996 and 2005.

The facility also hosted 60 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events from the inaugural season in 2005 until the series' last season in 2016.

The track hosted 3 CARS Tour races between 1998 and 2012. The Series returned in 2021.

Records

Past Busch Series winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)
Report
MilesLaps
1982April 23Dale EarnhardtRobert GeeOldsmobile100200 105.140
1982July 7Jack IngramJack IngramPontiac100200 106.132
1983July 6Butch LindleyKerry BodenhamerPontiac100200 105.374

Late model track champions

Year Driver
1986 Randy Smith
1987
1988 Dennis Setzer
1989 Dennis Setzer
1990 Dennis Setzer
1991 Herb Poole
1992 Greg Marlowe
1993
1994 Greg Marlowe
1995 Stephen Grimes
1996 Donnie Apple
1997 Stephen Grimes
1998 Steve Loftin
1999 Steve Loftin
2000 Jason York
2001 Jason York
2002 Steve Loftin
2003 Justin Labonte
2004 Travis Swaim
2005 Travis Swaim
2006 Brad Brinkley
2007 Randy Benson
2008 Randy Benson
2009 Travis Swaim
2010 Travis Swaim
2011 Brad Brinkley
2012 Mack Little III
2013 Ryan Wilson
2014 Robert Tyler
2015 Nathan Buttke
2016 Tommy Lemons, Jr.
2017 Ryan Wilson
2018 Ran part-time, no champion crowned
2019 Mack Little III (Ran under the Late Model Sportsman banner)
2020 Coy Beard (Ran under the Limited/Challenger banner)
2021 Blaise Brinkley
2022 Coy Beard
2023 Jason York

See also

External links

56th season opener schedule