Beltsville Speedway was specially designed with banked turns for stock car racing.
Originally known as the "Baltimore-Washington Speedway", this track received its final name in its 19th month of operation.
[3] The track hosted modified stock car racing vehicles alongside the other NASCAR series.
[4] It took two hours for David Pearson (in his Holman-Moody owned '68 Ford Torino) to defeat Bobby Isaac (in his '67 Dodge Charger) by one lap and five seconds in front of 8,700 people.
[5] Notable crew chiefs who participated in the event were Ray Hicks, Jake Elder, Frankie Scott, Dale Inman and Harry Hyde.