Gresham Motorsports Park

Gresham Motorsports Park (formerly Jefco Speedway, Georgia International Speedway and Peach State Speedway) is a half-mile (.8 km) paved oval auto racing track in Jefferson, Georgia. The track opened in 1967, named Jefco Speedway. Tom Pistone won the inaugural event, a NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race.^[1] Two NASCAR Grand National races were held at the track in 1968 and 1969, won by Cale Yarborough and Bobby Isaac. Since 1983, the track has held the World Crown 300 for late model stock cars.^[2] The track was renamed Peach State Speedway in the early 1990s. The circuit was renamed and extensively renovated in 2009.^[3] NASCAR started running K&N Pro Series East races in 2010.

Gresham Motorsports Park

Gresham Motorsports Park in 2021
Location	Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	34°10′0″N 83°33′9″W
Opened	1967 2020 (one race event only)
Closed	2014
Major events	World Crown 300
Surface	Asphalt
Length	.5 miles (.8 km)
Turns	4
Banking	12°

NASCAR results

NASCAR Grand National Series races were held in 1968 and 1969. Busch Grand National Series races were held in 1986 and 1987.^[4]

Grand National/Cup

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Car	Length	Average Speed
1968	November 3	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	100 miles (160 km)	77.737 mph (125.106 km/h)
1969	November 3	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	100 miles (160 km)	85.106 mph (136.965 km/h)

Busch Series

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Car	Length	Average Speed
1986	May 10	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	100 miles (160 km)	85.776 mph (138.043 km/h)
1987	July 5	Larry Pearson	Chevrolet	100 miles (160 km)	75.869 mph (122.099 km/h)
	August 30	Larry Pearson	Chevrolet	100 miles (160 km)	74.969 mph (120.651 km/h)

Films

The track (then going by the name Georgia International Speedway) was used in filming some parts of the 1982 Six Pack comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Anthony Michael Hall, and Barry Corbin. Some local Jefferson teens were used as extras in the film.