9/7/2011- Gov. Bev Perdue of North Carolina made it official Wednesday
afternoon: NASCAR is returning to Rockingham.
Perdue announced that the Camping World Truck Series will run at the
historic Rockingham Speedway on April 15, 2012, crediting the dogged
determination of track owner and former NASCAR driver Andy Hillenburg
and the eventual support of local and state government officials with
making it happen. Formerly known as North Carolina Speedway, the
1-mile track first opened in 1965 and hosted NASCAR-sanctioned events
for 40 years before the last Cup race was held there on Feb. 22, 2004.
- NASCAR.com
Upon arriving at the speedway there were many happy faces walking around waiting for the announcement that NASCAR was coming back to Rockingham. This is great news and I was glad to be invited to shoot photos of the announcement.
Copyright - Jimmy McDonald Photography
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