▁American ▁Auto ▁racing ▁track ▁along ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 9 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Mobile ▁County , ▁Alabama ▁community ▁of ▁Ir ving ton . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Walter ▁" Sk ip " ▁W et jen , ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁the ▁golden ▁age ▁of ▁stock ▁car ▁racing , ▁the ▁track ▁held ▁races ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Gene ▁T ap ia , ▁Wayne ▁Nied e cken , ▁Sr ., ▁Phil ▁Wend t , ▁and ▁other ▁NAS C AR ▁drivers . ▁Long time ▁stock ▁car ▁driver ▁Red ▁Far mer ▁won ▁his ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁feature ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁track ▁hosted ▁open - w heel ▁racing ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁annual ▁World ▁ 3 0 0 ▁race ▁for ▁Super mod ified ▁racing , ▁which ▁attract ed ▁compet itors ▁that ▁included ▁notable ▁drivers ▁such ▁as ▁Bobby ▁All ison , ▁D ale ▁Hamm ac ▁and ▁Ar mond ▁Hol ley . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁track ▁hosted ▁races ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁All ▁Pro ▁Stock , ▁AS A , ▁NAS C AR ▁Grand ▁American , ▁NAS C AR ▁All - American ▁Challenge ▁Series , ▁and ▁NAS C AR ▁All ▁Pro ▁Stock ▁Car . ▁They ▁included ▁drivers ▁Don nie ▁All ison , ▁R ust y ▁Wal lace , ▁Dave ▁M ader ▁III , ▁Ron nie ▁Sand ers , ▁Mike ▁C ope , ▁Fred dy ▁F