Editing Ocilla, Georgia (section)

===Ocilla Raceway or New Veterans Memorial Track===
On the outskirts of town, Ocilla once hosted the New Veterans Memorial Track (commonly known as the Ocilla Raceway) which was a 3/8 mile layout racing track. It was inaugurated on April 23, 1950. Governor [[Herman Talmadge]] was scheduled to attend but was unavailable and the former Governor M.E. Thompson appeared instead. On opening day 2,500 people watched the first program featuring five separate races. James Bennett of Macon, Georgia won the 20-lap featured race and Lucy Stacks of Fitzgerald won the women's race. VFW would eventually take over the track after the original owner, Marion "Buddy" Green, decided that its liabilities were too great.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://georgiaracinghistory.com/2011/11/18/remembering-georgias-lost-tracks-ocilla-speedway/|title=Georgia Racing History.com - Remembering Georgia's Lost Tracks: Ocilla Speedway}}</ref>

The races eventually began to run from January to December and hosted drivers from as far away as Atlanta and Northern Florida, as well as some local drivers. It was eventually shut down and the track survives in severe disrepair.