The cultural diversity of drivers that visited Augusta during the 1960's is simply amazing.  
AIRPS would like to thank these international organizations for supporting the "5Wkids" Outdoor Reading Area.
Procter & Gamble, International Paper, Deere & Company, IPSWITCH
The Park/Track is located at:   Lat  N33.21.352   Log  W082.04.812
What can you do to help the Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society?
AIRPS is a 501C3 non profit group working with local park and library officials to help remember
the former Augusta International Speedway eight track complex as they develop Diamond Lakes
Regional Park in the infield of the former three mile road circuit.  We meet the first Saturday of
each month at 11:00 AM in the "Multipurpose Room" at the Diamond Lakes Library and
Community Center which is located next to the former pit lane.  Come and join AIRPS as we
document the former racing complex and expand the Children's Outdoor Reading Area located
at Motorsport Memorial Plaza.  You may also become an AIRPS "Green Flag Supporter".
A modern day picture of the pit exit to the left and the end
of the front straightaway to the right which was actually a
long sweeping uphill right hander.
Fireball Roberts won his last race at the old Augusta
International Raceway 3 mile road course.  Here he is
in the pits during the "Augusta 510" NASCAR event.
Photo at left shows the 1/2 mile oval, the drag strip, the
1/8 mile micro track, the 1/5 mile kart track and the
motocross track.  Click the "Speedway Complex"
button to learn more about this "Mega Complex for
Speed" that was initially known as the Augusta National
Sports Center.  Where "The Masters Race".
Dave MacDonald and Ken Miles Cobras sitting on pit lane
Jim Hall at Augusta on March 1, 1964 in his second place
finishing Chaparral.  Photo - Sports Car Magazine
Dave MacDonald at Augusta on March 1, 1964 in his
winning King Cobra.  Photo - Sports Car Magazine
Don Yenko in 1964 with the United States Road Racing
Championship in the world famous "Augusta 14"
Corvette.  He would finish 11th in Augusta
Here are two great "information pieces" from October 1959.  The above is an artist rendition and below is an overhead
view of the massive layout.  You can plainly see the 5 mile road course to the left as it loops around the lake and then
heads toward the 2 mile tri-oval in the center.  A 1 mile dirt oval is inside of the tri-oval and a 1/4 mile oval is inside of
the 1 mile  track.  The 1/4 mile drag strip is to the right and a small go cart track can be seen in the lower right.  The
infield of the road course contains a 190 acre golf course and also a 110 acre lake for hydroplane boat races.  There is
also a football field between the pit lane and the tri-oval.  The bleachers were movable and the entire complex was
years ahead of its time.  This layout did change over the next couple of years and so did the name.  The Augusta
National Sports Center was changed to the Augusta International Speedway.
Here is the future of the Augusta International Raceway as the Diamond Lakes Regional Park expands to fill the infield
of the massive former circuit.  The Daytona International Speedway would fit inside of this complex.  The track is in red
and take a look at what will happen over the next few years!  This 21 turn, high banked track is being converted into a
walking and biking trail for you, your family and your friends.  Above is the Master Plan for the Park and Track.
First and foremost. "X" marks the spot of the memorial that was put in place on September 11, 2004.  See below to
help us fund this monument to the track and the great drivers that raced at this fantastic six track complex.
G - Volleyball Fields          H - Community Center and Library Complex          F - Tennis Courts          L - Miniature Golf         
E - Golf Driving Range          M - Wooded Walking Trails          D - Nine Hole Golf Course          C - Soccer Fields          
K - Nature Preserve          I - Three Lakes for Boating and Swimming          B - Camping Area          J - AMX and extreme
sports fields          A - Fourteen Softball and Baseball Fields          N - Green Multi-Use Open Area          O - Soap Box Derby

You will be able to walk or bike where "The Masters Raced"

The fourth phase of our five year program to make the former Augusta
International Raceway a centerpiece for remembering our heroes from
the racing community has been placed.  Be a part of this ongoing project
as we prepare for the fifth phase of the monument process.  

Click Here to become a "Green Flag Supporter"
Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society
PO Box 1403
Hephzibah, Georgia  30815

AIRPS is a 501C3 non-profit organization and contributions to the AIRPS
memorial project are tax deductible under section 170 of the  501C3  
Internal Revenue Code.
Here are the AIRPS By-Laws and 501C3 Non-Profit Certificate.
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A comparison between Augusta International Raceway and Daytona International Speedway.  These photos are from
the same height with Augusta's track on the left and Daytona's on the right.  What a massive complex this still is today
and the infield is being developed into Diamond Lakes Regional Park.  Enjoy!
The grandstand area was located along the pit lane and was over one quarter of a mile long.  Note the control tower in
the center picture.  The foundations for the grandstands and control tower are still in place.
"...he got well-launched at
the circuit's wrap-around
Alligator Hollow: a banking
with a 20-foot drop on the
outside, a lake on the inside.  
The Elva-Porsche went like a
rocket instead of like a
submarine and chose the
20-foot flight, flat spin all the
way;  four, negative-camber
wheels and zero ground
clearance in a landing like a
ruler coming down on a table
top."

April 1964 issue Sports Car
Magazine
Don Garlits, Hoyt Grimes, TV Tommie Ivo and others competed at the NHRA
sanctioned Augusta International Speedway 1/4 mile drag strip.
For the "new beginning"  visit the press release page and discover how this track is having a new birth with the
developing "Diamond Lakes Regional Park" Complex.
Thanks to "Google - Earth" for this modern day photograph of the three mile circuit and the developing Diamond
Lakes Regional Park.  Enjoy as you explore 10 years of racing history in Augusta, Georgia.
One stop weather.  Local
forecast.  World weather.
My forecast
Augusta International
Raceway Speedway
Forum  Dave MacDonalds
z06 Corvette
Jim Hall Racing, bike racing Augusta, gordon park speedway, Ken Miles Racing, Bob Bondurant Racing,
Carol Shelby Racing, Don Yenko Racing, Richard Petty Racing
The Living Legends of Auto Racing visit the Augusta International Raceway Memorial.
The Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame Association (GARHOFA) visits the AIR Monument.
The National Vintage Racing Association brought the NVRA "Vintage
Thunder Racing Series" to the Augusta International Raceway.  The
NVRA cars were displayed at the September 9, 2006 event and raced
that same evening at the New Gordon Park Speedway located just a
few miles from the event!
All modern day photographs, film and text on the Augusta International Raceway are protected under the United States and international
copyright laws.  All rights are reserved and the images and/or text may not be digitized, reproduced, stored, manipulated and/or
incorporated into other works without the written permission of authors and photographers of the AIRPS.
Fair Use Notice:  This web site may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright
owners, whose forbearance we appreciate deeply.  The site is operated under the assumption that this non profit use on the Web
constitutes a "fair use" of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Law.
A copy of the Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society 501C3 certificate is available upon request and is displayed at this site.
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"They may encounter a problem in the Winner's circle after the Augusta "510".  And it all may well
center around the dazzling new "Marlboro Trophy", a spectacular 50-inch hulk of gold and fine
wood which will be awarded to the winner of the big race.  You see this giant among trophies will be
presented by Johnny Philip Morris of "Call for Philip Morris" fame."

From the official NASCAR program -  The"Augusta 510" Mile Grand National Race Program
Below are a few pages from the "Augusta 510" Race Program.  Click on the program cover for access to other pages
and learn about the track, the drivers, the grid and the "Marlboro Trophy".
Augusta Drivers
Fred Lorenzen
Fireball Roberts
Marvin Panch
Dave Pearson
Darel Dieringer
Ned Jarrett
Billy Wade
Joe Weatherly
Richard Petty
Junior Johnson
Dave MacDonald
Jack Smith
Rex White
Graham Shaw
Larry Thomas
Buck Baker
Jack Anderson
Frank Warren
Curtis Crider
Bobby Johns
Jim Pardue
Cale Yarborough
Larry Frank
Buddy Baker
G.C. Spencer
Doug Cooper
Roy Tyner
Wendell Scott
Neil Castles
Joe Penland
Jim Brey
Weldon Adams
Elmo Henderson
Tiny Lund
Ed Livingston
Jim Hall
Bob Holbert
Harry Heuer
George Koehne
Ken Miles
Charles Hayes
John Fulp
Hap Sharp
George Wintersteen
Don Yenko
Millard Ripley
Richard Young
Augie Pabst
Roger Heftler
Wilbur Morgan
Dick Doane
Bill Floyd
Ralph Salyer
Chuck Dietrich
Bud Gates
Bob Bondurant
Bob Ward
Dick Macon
Anson Johnson
Charles Kolb
Bud Clusserath
Ralph Nosedo
Bruce Jennings
Chuck Cassel
Peter Gregg
Jack Ryan
Art Riley
Ted Tidwell
Bill Floyd
Jack Rogers
T.J. Kelly
George Parsons
Graham Shaw
Jef Stevens
JimPaschal
Tom Cox
Herman Beam
George Green
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Stick Elliot
Bob Welborn
Earl Brooks
Tommy Irwin
H.G. Rosier
Larry Frank
Bob Cooper
Rock Harn
T.C. Hunt
George Alsobrook
Dick Getty
Bubba Farr
Bobby Isaac
Frank Waite
Sonny Fogle
Doug Cooper
J.T. Putney
Doug Moore
Pete Stewart
Buddy Arrington
Frank Graham
Frank Brantley
Cotton Farmer
Earl Brooks
Bubba Into
Sam McQuagg
Darrell Bryant
Possum Jones
Jack Anderson
Dick Hutcherson
David Pearson
Roy Mayne
Elmo Langley
Pee Wee Ellwanger
Bob Derrington
Henley Gray
Junior Spencer
Roy Tyner
E.J. Trivette
Walson Garner
Jimmy Helms
John Sears
Wayne Smith
Doug Cooper
Worth McMillion
Tom Pistone
Allen McMillion
Jabe Thomas
Gil Hearne
Larry Hess
Don Tilley
Paul Lewis
James Hylton
Curley Mills
Don Biederman
Bobby Allison
J.D. McDuffie
Joel Davis
Buster Sexton
Friday Hassler
Clyde Lynn
Bob Moore
Paul Dean Holt
Frog Fagan
Bill Seifert
Bob Cooper
Stan Meserve
Dave Marcis
Ben Arnold
Ed Negre
Dick Johnson
Pete Hazelwood
Dick Poling
Cecil Gordon
Bill Champion
Bill Shirey
Larry Baumel
J.C. Yarborough
Mack Sellers
John Kennedy
James Cox
Ken Meisenhelder
Don Garlits
Hoyt Grimes
AIRPS meets the first
Saturday of each month
at 11:00 AM in the
"Multipurpose Room" at
Diamond Lakes Library
and Community Center.
We want to thank these
companies and
organizations for their
help with the Augusta
International Raceway
memorial project.
Procter & Gamble
GARHOFA
This racing facility is
huge.  Click above layout
for all the dimensions of
the three mile circuit.
Must read books on
Augusta's drivers.
Godwin Kelly
"Fireball - Legends don't
fall from the Sky"
Rex White
with Anne Jones
"Gold Thunder"
Art Evans
"Ken Miles"
"This track is a mystery" - Marvin Panch,
November 1963, Augusta Chronicle Newspaper
National Science
Center's
Ft. Discovery
Augusta International Raceway
International Paper
Preservation Society
A"501C3" Non-Profit Organization
Marc Younts
Martinez, Georgia
"The Worlds Largest Public Motorsports Memorial Project"
Click to see the oval and
other AIS Tracks.
"Save The Speedway" Motorsports visits the Augusta International Raceway Memorial.
Nordahl Homes
John Deere
National Vintage
Racing Association
Racing Limos
Blog us with your
thoughts, comments
and suggestions.
Follow the Augusta
International Raceway
Thread at Atlas F1
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Thanks to Marc Younts Tire & Auto, CSRA Motorsports and Interior Technology for sponsoring our Annual "Cruise In"
The Atlanta Motor Speedway Pace Car made a third trip to the former Augusta International Raceway on September
8, 2007 for the 4th Annual "Augusta Vintage Nationals" which celebrates motorsports racing heritage.
CSRA Road Angels
Augusta, Georgia
Action at the Augusta International Speedway 1/2 Mile Oval on August 15, 1965.  
Ned Jarrett, Dick Hutcherson and David Pearson.  Photo - Dozier Mobley
AIRPS Mission Statement
The AUGUSTA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY is committed to preserving history of the
Augusta International Raceway.   By sponsoring research on this racing facility, we will seek out those who were
successful in the sport and document their exploits and their racing automobiles.  We will work with local Park and
Library officials as we document the former racing activities at the Augusta International Raceway which is being
developed into Diamond Lakes Regional Park.  Through these efforts the AUGUSTA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
PRESERVATION SOCIETY intends to leave the legacy of racing history for generations to come.

AIRPS desperately needs your help to continue development of the" 5Wkids" Outdoor Learning Area at the Diamond
Lakes Community Center/Library Complex located on site of the former Augusta International Raceway.  Become a
Green Flag Supporter of the project.  Your gift is tax deductible.  See details below!
The Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society
(AIRPS) has established the "Racing Through History" Forum for
those individuals or organizations that may have questions or
comments about the public Motorsports Memorial Plaza  located
at Diamond Lakes Regional Park here in Augusta, Georgia.  This
memorial project is being developed to remember the former
Augusta International Speedway racing complex that operated
between 1960 and 1970.  We encourage interested parties to
click the "Message Board" button.
Visit www.augustavintagenationals.com for updates on our annual event that is no charge and open to the public!
The 5th Annual "Augusta Vintage Nationals", which celebrates motorsports racing heritage, will be held on
September 13, 2008!
Copyright 2003/2008 Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society (AIRPS)
The International Paper Corporation
has made a tax deductible donation for
the Augusta International Raceway
2007 memorial expansion project!
LAIDBACK RACING
Laid Back Racing, the official media contact of the
Augusta International Raceway Preservation Society.
Marvin Panch
"Racing Memories From
A NASCAR Legend"
"All Around The Track"
Anne Jones
Rex White
Many events took place at the six
track complex in Augusta.   However,
only two race dates occurred on the
three mile road circuit.  
The second longest race in NASCAR
history, the "Augusta 510" on
November 17, 1963 and the United
States Road Racing Championship
(USRRC) event on March 1, 1964.  
Here are race programs from those
two race dates.  This track is still in
place and being developed into
Diamond Lakes Regional Park!
The Augusta
International Raceway
Preservation Society
supports the Live, Learn
& Thrive Program
Click logo for information on the 5th Annual Event!
Coming to Augusta for our annual event or just to spend some
time at the memorial or perhaps you have tickets to the
Masters Golf Tournament?  Then please check with our friends
at www.grandprixcities.com .  They support our non-profit
project at Motorsports Memorial Plaza.
A forum designed to teach
about far away places and
Augusta's rich racing
heritage.
AIRPS receives tax deductible donation from IPSWITCH
Incorporated to continue development in the "Children's
Outdoor Learning Area" at Motorsports Memorial Plaza.
IPSWITCH
icare Program
AIRPS needs your
help to continue the
5Wkids program.
Initial benches have
been placed in the
"5Wkids Outdoor
Learning Area".  
Dedication on
September 13th
during the 5th
Annual Augusta
Vintage Nationals.  
AIRPS needs your
tax deductible
donations to
continue project.
Writers talking about the
drivers, cars and tracks
that are
"Racing Through History".