Unnamed drag strip (Wrightsville)
Nothing leftNothing left No longer racing, and nothing of the track remains.
- Raced
- 1955-58?
- State
- Georgia
- What's left
- The site was never redeveloped, but every trace of the strip has been removed.
- First race
- September 18, 1955
- Location
- Highway 319, just southwest of Wrightsville
- People
- Billy Helms, race sponsor (1955)
- Andrew Hall, race sponsor (1955)
- Elevation
- 308 ft (94 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.72271, -82.75012
A new strip in Wrightsville held its first race on September 18, 1955, just outside town on Highway 319. Newspapers didn’t say which side of town, but old aerial photos place it southwest of Wrightsville. Billy Helms and Andrew Hall sponsored the race.
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