The track is over 40 years old and began as a clay oval but some what larger. Although not banked as high as Bristol, it was about the same length. Many of the great names in stock car racing made a stop at the mountain at one time or another. The Allison’s (Bobby and Donnie), Richard Petty, David Pearson, The Bakers, Tim Lund, Darrell Waltrip and Neil Bonnett raced here when the NASCAR circuit was called Grand Nationals, now Nextel Cup.
