1969 -- Talladega Super Speedway opens

Artist: Matt Shisler
School: Lincoln Elementary

"1969 -- Talladega Super Speedway opens"

1969 September 14: Talladega Speedway opens with its first running of the Talladega 500 which is won by Richard Brickhouse. Over 30 top drivers boycotted the first run saying the track was unsafe at high speeds. The facility cost $4 million dollars to build and attracted a crowd of 65,000 to the first major race. In April 2000, a crowd of 180,000 watched Jeff Gordon win the Diehard 500.



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Created: October 12, 2007
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