Myers Brothers Memorial 250

The Myers Brothers Memorial 250 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Grand National East Series race held at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, In 1971, the Grand National Division allowed drivers to choose a smaller car from the Late-model Sportsman Division, which ran smaller pony cars, like the Ford Mustang which Bobby Allison chose for the race, alongside cars like the Chevrolet Camaro and AMC Javelin. Allison's usual car was the Ford Galaxie, but for this race at the shortest paved track on the schedule, he chose a shorter-wheelbase car with a much smaller engine, 302cui, 5.0ltr. V8 versus the Galaxie's 400cui, 7.5ltr V8. The shorter wheelbase allowed much better handling on slow, narrow short tracks like Bowman-Gray, but gave Allison an advantage that was seen as unfair by his competitors, such as second-place runner Richard Petty, whom filed an official complaint with NASCAR officials at the close of the race. NASCAR officials agreed, and stripped Allison of his win and prize money. However, instead of declaring Petty the winner, NASCAR left the race without an official winner. To this day, Allison reports his win count as 85, despite his official win total being 84.

The track has hosted numerous series throughout the years including the Grand National Series, NASCAR Convertible Division, NASCAR Late Model Short Track Division, NASCAR Grand American, Dash Series, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division,and NASCAR K&N Pro Series. The first Grand National event took place in 1958 and it was won by Bob Welborn. Other winners include Glen Wood, Rex White, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Junior Johnson and Marvin Panch. Richard Petty won his 100th race at the track. The Grand National Series first raced at the track in 1958 and hosted a total of 29 Grand National races through 1971.