COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC

joe lewis · 01-24-2009, 12:01 PM

Does anyone have any pics from the now gone columbus county dragstrip in chabourn/whiteville, north carolina?

wupracing · 01-24-2009, 10:46 PM

Joe,
I can not get these to come out good taking them with my Camara.My scanner is not working.
But I do have a few and my Mom & Dad I am sure have a few more.

As my Dad (Jr. McLamb) he ran this track for over 15 years..They started back when they had to flag the cars off..You might not know this But they where one of the first tracks in this area to get a Christmas tree back in the 60s.
It use to be a 1/4 mile track untill Hwy.74 came through.Then it was cut back to an 1/8 mile track.

wupracing · 01-24-2009, 10:52 PM

The Orange camaro on the far side is Robert Bullard.And yes it was a 4-Speed that is all he use to run was a Clutch..He also use to drive Daddy Car when he had the 4-speed in it in SS/K it was the Duster picture below.

joe lewis · 01-25-2009, 02:24 AM

thanks kevin,i'd like to get copies of those pics.i'm trying to get a scrap book together for daddy .he was not much on pictures, so he doesn't have any.he talks alot of those days with your daddy,buster, robert and him. of coarse all us younguns runnin around,having a good time.

Hemiparts · 01-25-2009, 03:40 AM

The Duster looks to be an old Ron Lyles car by the paint scheme.

Lambertcars · 01-25-2009, 10:01 AM

I dont have any pictures,only memories,I raced their many times on Sunday afternoon back in the 70s.It is nice to still see some of the people that raced back then still racing today.It was a long haul every Sunday about 300 miles round trip but it was something that I looked foward to.
Allen Lambert

Smitty · 01-25-2009, 10:11 AM

One of the cars also was Curtis Smith's Hot Stuff stocker.

wupracing · 01-25-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemiparts

The Duster looks to be an old Ron Lyles car by the paint scheme.

That is where he got the Paint scheme from..He started racing that duster back in 1976 in SS/K.
Then I started driving it in H/R then we put a Tube chassis under it and ran some 9.90 & 8.90 Classes.
It is still racing Local today in Brackets at Red Springs.

Here is a Picture of it when I was driving it .

wupracing · 01-25-2009, 01:48 PM

Joe,
I change the pictures you can see them better now...

Bob Rice · 01-25-2009, 02:52 PM

The siver Camaro by the van looks like Randy Mason and Warren Plowden's "Nobleman".
Bob Rice

01-24-2009, 12:01 PM	#1
joe lewis Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC Does anyone have any pics from the now gone columbus county dragstrip in chabourn/whiteville, north carolina?

01-24-2009, 10:46 PM	#2
wupracing Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maxton N.C. Posts: 155 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC Joe, I can not get these to come out good taking them with my Camara.My scanner is not working. But I do have a few and my Mom & Dad I am sure have a few more. As my Dad (Jr. McLamb) he ran this track for over 15 years..They started back when they had to flag the cars off..You might not know this But they where one of the first tracks in this area to get a Christmas tree back in the 60s. It use to be a 1/4 mile track untill Hwy.74 came through.Then it was cut back to an 1/8 mile track. __________________ Kevin Mclamb IHRA H/R & Top/Sportsman #9416 Last edited by wupracing; 01-25-2009 at 02:24 PM.

01-24-2009, 10:52 PM	#3
wupracing Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maxton N.C. Posts: 155 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC The Orange camaro on the far side is Robert Bullard.And yes it was a 4-Speed that is all he use to run was a Clutch..He also use to drive Daddy Car when he had the 4-speed in it in SS/K it was the Duster picture below. __________________ Kevin Mclamb IHRA H/R & Top/Sportsman #9416

01-25-2009, 02:24 AM	#4
joe lewis Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC thanks kevin,i'd like to get copies of those pics.i'm trying to get a scrap book together for daddy .he was not much on pictures, so he doesn't have any.he talks alot of those days with your daddy,buster, robert and him. of coarse all us younguns runnin around,having a good time.

01-25-2009, 03:40 AM	#5
Hemiparts Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Raleigh, N.C Posts: 212 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC The Duster looks to be an old Ron Lyles car by the paint scheme.

01-25-2009, 10:01 AM	#6
Lambertcars Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Johns Island SC Posts: 114 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC I dont have any pictures,only memories,I raced their many times on Sunday afternoon back in the 70s.It is nice to still see some of the people that raced back then still racing today.It was a long haul every Sunday about 300 miles round trip but it was something that I looked foward to. Allen Lambert

01-25-2009, 10:11 AM	#7
Smitty Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gibsonton, FL Posts: 267 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC One of the cars also was Curtis Smith's Hot Stuff stocker.

01-25-2009, 01:48 PM	#9
wupracing Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maxton N.C. Posts: 155 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC Joe, I change the pictures you can see them better now... __________________ Kevin Mclamb IHRA H/R & Top/Sportsman #9416 Last edited by wupracing; 01-25-2009 at 02:25 PM.

01-25-2009, 02:52 PM	#10
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: COLUMBUS COUNTY DRAGSTRIP in NC The siver Camaro by the van looks like Randy Mason and Warren Plowden's "Nobleman". Bob Rice