WINSTON-SALEM, NC - APRIL 22, 1957: The field gets set for the start of a NASCAR Convertible Series ... [+] race at Bowman-Gray Stadium. Curtis Turner (No. 26) sits on the pole, with Glen Wood (No ...
the real fun began—auto racing. The dirt oval was paved in 1947, and a year later, NASCAR was born. By 1949, Bowman-Gray had its first sanctioned NASCAR race, becoming the first paved track in ...