Draft:Confederate Speedway

Confederate Speedway
CapacityUnknown
OwnerFreeman Rhodes
Opened1950; 76 years ago (1950)
Closed1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Length0.250 mi (0.402 km)
1/4 Mile Oval
SurfaceDirt (treated with calcium chloride)
Length0.250 mi (0.402 km)
Turns4

Confederate Speedway (also known as Confederate Motor Speedway) was a motorsports quarter-mile dirt track facility located south of Woodruff, South Carolina. It was built in 1950, and only operated for about five years when it was left abandoned. The track was revived in 1970, when it was changed to a three-fifths mile oval. Stock car races were held on the track, until it was once again left abandoned in 1989, when a local zoning committee shut it down.[1] Multiple tries of revival have been made unsuccessfully.[2][3]

History

According to local papers, throughout the years of operation the track was hated by the people living nearby. It was common for locals to complain about the red dust everywhere, that had flown off the track during races.[1][4] In 1981, the track was involved Huckaby v. Confederate Motor Speedway, a South Carolina Supreme Court case upholding the enforceability of liability waivers for race participants.[5]

Today

The site today can be seen on satellite images. On the site used to grow trees and grass, some affected by the calcium-treated surface,[2] but an unknown party cleared the site in 2022 for unknown reasons and now it can be seen better and clearer on satellite images than before.[6][7]In the early 2000's, a building on the site can be seen somewhat intact in photographs, but later on it was demolished.[7] Today, some light poles and the grandstand still exist, and the track itself is mostly travelable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Blackstock, Elizabeth (2021-05-23). "Take A Tour Around The Abandoned Confederate Speedway Short Track". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  2. ^ a b "Ghost dirt track in South Carolina reappears after 30 years". Supercar Blondie. 2024-09-11. Archived from the original on 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ^ "CONFEDERATE SPEEDWAY". speedwayandroadracehistory. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  4. ^ BARWICK, CHAD. "Couple seek green light for racing at Confederate Motor Speedway". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  5. ^ "Huckaby v. Confederate Motor Speedway". Justia Law. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Caleb (2024-09-10). "Ghost of South Carolina Dirt Track Reappears on Google Maps After Decades". The Drive. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  7. ^ a b "Dirtfans.com - Confederate Motor Speedway". www.dirtfans.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.

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