The 14th race of NASCAR's 1968 Grand National season was the Fireball 300 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway. NASCAR began racing at the ...

Asheville-Weaverville Speedway's half-mile track was the scene of several memorable NASCAR events for almost 20 years between 1951 and 1...

The location was different, but the result was the same. For the third consecutive race since joining owner Julian Petty's racing ventur...

October 11, 1959: Starting fourth in his #42 Plymouth, Lee Petty motored to the front and won the 200-laps, 100-miles event at Asheville-Wea...

September 8, 1957: Starting 2nd in his #42 Oldsmobile, Lee Petty leads 46 of 200 laps and wins the 100-mile race on the half-mile, asphalt A...

August 12, 1962: Going three-for-three in three mid-season races after being re-hired as a Petty Enterprises driver, Jim Paschal wins the We...

July 1, 1956: Lee Petty nips Jim Paschal to win the 200-lap, 100-mile Grand National race on the half-mile, dirt Asheville-Weaverville Speed...

A pril 24, 1960: Lee Petty wins a shortened race at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in NC to pocket his 50th career NASCAR Grand National vic...

1966 - Richard Petty wins the pole, leads 176 of 300 laps, and wins the Fireball 300 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in North Carolina for...

1967 - Richard Petty qualifies second, leads 150 - exactly half - of the laps, and wins the Fireball 300 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway i...

1963 - Richard Petty scores career victory number 16 in a 200-lap race at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in North Carolina. Teammate Jim Pas...

1965 - Richard Petty scores his 38th career victory by winning the Western North Carolina 500 from the pole at Asheville-Weaverville Speedwa...