Birmingham International Raceway
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Birmingham International Raceway was a prominent short-track auto racing venue in Birmingham, Alabama, historically known as a home track for the famed Alabama Gang of NASCAR drivers.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auto racing track
ⓘ
motorsport venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BIR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairgrounds Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | Birmingham metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | helped popularize stock car racing in central Alabama ⓘ |
| demolitionMethod | track removed and site redeveloped ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrDemolished | 2009 ⓘ |
| hasSpectatorSeating | grandstands ⓘ |
| hasSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEvent |
fair-week racing programs
ⓘ
special event races ⓘ weekly short-track shows ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key venue in Alabama stock car racing history
ⓘ
training ground for future NASCAR stars ⓘ |
| hostedTeamOrGroup | Alabama Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Alabama State Fairgrounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDriverAssociated |
Bobby Allison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donnie Allison NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Bonnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a home track of the Alabama Gang
ⓘ
hosting regional NASCAR events ⓘ local short-track racing programs ⓘ |
| ownership | City of Birmingham (later years) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Birmingham Fairgrounds complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySanctioningBody |
NASCAR (regional and weekly series, various periods)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local and regional stock car series ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | redevelopment of fairgrounds property ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Barber Motorsports Park (regional major venue) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | oval track ⓘ |
| trackLength |
0.5 miles
ⓘ
0.80 kilometers ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDistance | short-track feature events ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASCAR-sanctioned events
ⓘ
short-track racing ⓘ stock car racing ⓘ |
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