The dramatic sights and sounds of thunderous crashes and grinding sheet metal lurk around every turn at Talladega Superspeedway as the drivers each hope they will be the one to skate through the melee. Bill France wanted to build a track that was bigger and better than Daytona International Speedway. He built the 2.66-mile track with 33-degree banking on an old abandoned airfield and opened it September 13, 1969. Talladega Superspeedway was originally named Alabama International Speedway. It is rumored to be built on an old Indian burial ground. The track allowed cars to reach dangerously high speeds, which led to the implementation of restrictor plates for certain cars in 1970. The race cars that had 358 cubic-inch engines were exempt. Fol...

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The dramatic sights and sounds of thunderous crashes and grinding sheet metal lurk around every turn at Talladega Superspeedway as the drivers each hope they will be the one to skate through the melee. Bill France wanted to build a track that was bigger and better than Daytona International Speedway. He built the 2.66-mile track with 33-degree banking on an old abandoned airfield and opened it September 13, 1969. Talladega Superspeedway was originally named Alabama International Speedway. It is rumored to be built on an old Indian burial ground. The track allowed cars to reach dangerously high speeds, which led to the implementation of restrictor plates for certain cars in 1970. The race cars that had 358 cubic-inch engines were exempt. Fol...

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The dramatic sights and sounds of thunderous crashes and grinding sheet metal lurk around every turn at Talladega Superspeedway as the drivers each hope they will be the one to skate through the melee. Bill France wanted to build a track that was bigger and better than Daytona International Speedway. He built the 2.66-mile track with 33-degree banking on an old abandoned airfield and opened it September 13, 1969. Talladega Superspeedway was originally named Alabama International Speedway. It is rumored to be built on an old Indian burial ground. The track allowed cars to reach dangerously high speeds, which led to the implementation of restrictor plates for certain cars in 1970. The race cars that had 358 cubic-inch engines were exempt. Fol...

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