Lanier National Speedway - Braselton, Georgia. Photo courtesy Lanier National Speedway
Racing historian Mike Bell is currently hard at work on a book chronicling all of the race tracks that have existed in the state of Georgia.
He says that, to date, he has discovered around 175 tracks that operated at one point or another in the state of Georgia. Of those, around 25 still are in operation.
Right now, the future of one of those has come into question.
Last month, the owners of Lanier National Speedway announced that, for the first time in the track’s 30 year history, they would not be finishing out a full racing season. That, coupled with listings online of the track property being for sale have led many to question whether or not the venerable 3/8 mile will be able to survive.
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What is apparent, however, is that it is not an uncommon occurrence to see a track that had prospered so well and had so much capital put into it fall by the wayside in the history of racing in the Peach State.
Two of the most important and popular tracks in Georgia are now only fading memories.
The one-mile Lakewood Speedway, built as part of the Lakewood Fairgrounds complex in 1917, was one of the most popular and exciting dirt tracks in the country. All forms of motorsports raced there, from open wheel IndyCars to Stock Cars. It’s even said that the form of motorsports now recognized as modern stock car racing saw its first event held there.
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