Occoneechee Speedway 🏎️ Abandoned track from NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 season, this speedway has been sitting overgrown in the woods for decades — complete with rusting vintage race cars, the old wooden crows nest, the vacant grandstands, and even the stone stadium seating running along the dirt track. Only around 30 minutes from Raleigh, it’s an easy hike to visit this historic time capsule to NASCAR’s days gone by. 📍 Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trailhead, 320 Elizabeth Brady Road, Hillsborou