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Good Sam Club 500 NASCAR - Talledaga, AL
Event Details
Time: October 23, 2011 all day
Location: Talledaga Motor Speedway
City/Town: Talledage, AL
Website or Map: http://www.nascar.com/races/t…
Phone: 1-877-Go2-DEGA
Event Type: nascar, auto, racing
Organized By: NASCAR
Latest Activity: Oct 23, 2011
Event Description
On an unassuming stretch of land suited for soybean farming located next to a couple of abandoned airport runways, crews constructed the biggest superspeedway in NASCAR, Talladega Superspeedway.
Since Alabama International Motor Speedway (as it was called until 1989) opened its gates in September 1969, the track has surpassed every initial expectation.
Talladega, Ala., emerged as the top choice among several possible sites in the Southeast, with the main criteria for selection being availability of land, access to the interstate system and a population base of at least 20 million people within 300 miles.
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