McCormick Field Raceway
McCormick Field Raceway was constructed around 1957 and was a quarter-mile oval track built around a baseball diamond after Asheville, North Carolina had lost its minor league team. The track hosted weekly stock car races, a pair of NASCAR Convertible Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series), and one Grand National (now NASCAR Cup Series) race. History. Grand National. NASCAR's top series only raced once at McCormick Field. A likely reason for the abbreviated run was a large obstacle the drivers had to avoid. Built around the tight confines of a baseball field, drivers had to pay  particularly close attention. Lee Petty was running near the front during a heat race at the track when a bump from Cotton Owens sent him into the first-base dugout. The team repaired Petty's car in time for the main event and he finished one lap down in fourth place. Jim Paschal won driving a car owned by Julien Petty, Lee's brother. Convertible Division. Curtis Turner won the 1956 and 1957 NASCAR Convertible Division races which were the only two races held at the track.