Wiley Ford Racing
Inscription
Between 1953 and 1971, the airport
in Wiley Ford was host to national
sports car races attended by top
racers Roger Penske, Bob Holbert,
Don Yenko, Carroll Shelby, Briggs
Cunningham, Donna Mae Mims, Mark
Donohue, Dick Thompson, and others.
Attendance at this 1.6 mile road
course estimated as high as 72,000.
Site of first race win in 1967 for
the new Chevrolet Z28 Camaro.
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