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Hampton in Henry County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Darrell Waltrip

Hampton Speed Lane

— 2018 —

 
 
Hampton Speed Lane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
1. Hampton Speed Lane Marker
Inscription. Winner of three NASCAR Cup series championships and 84 NASCAR Cup series races. Three time Atlanta Motor Speedway winner. 2012 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Voted one of the 50 greatest NASCAR drivers of all time.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.
 
Location. 33° 23.104′ N, 84° 16.988′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Georgia, in Henry County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street and McDonough Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the courtyard of the Hampton Depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 E Main St, Hampton GA 30228, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: David Ragan (here, next to this marker); Dr. W.E. (Brother Bill) Brannon (here, next to this marker); Davey Allison (here, next to this marker); Bobby Allison (here, next to this marker); Bruton Smith (here, next to this marker); Rex White (here, next to this marker); Hampton Depot (here, next to this marker); Bill Elliott (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
 
Also see . . .  Darrell Waltrip. Wikipedia entry on the NASCAR driver. (Submitted on November 29, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Hampton Speed Lane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
2. Hampton Speed Lane Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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