I thought the same thing about the turn, but Gordon Pirkle is a big NASCAR buff. he also owns the Dawsonville Pool Room which is all about NASCAR and Bill Elliot. It's in the Dawson County news online if that helps anyone find the article.
The old Yellow Creek Drag Strip is now a trailer park. that race day from what I read before was the first time Coke a Cola and the Atlanta Constitution had promoted a Drag race if I remember correctly.