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Riverhead Raceway is a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) oval race track with a Figure 8 course, [2] located in Riverhead, New York. [1] It is the only auto racing venue on Long Island since Westhampton Raceway closed down in 2003. [3] It started being built in 1949 [1] and opened as a dirt track in 1951, before permanently changing to asphalt in 1955. [2]
Islip Speedway was a .2-mile (320-meter) oval race track in Islip, New York which was open from 1947 until 1984. [1] [2] It is the smallest track to host NASCAR's Grand National Series, [3] [4] from 1964 to 1971. [1] [3] The first demolition derby took place at Islip Speedway in 1958. [5] The idea was patented by Larry Mendelsohn, who worked at ...
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway: West Memphis: Arkansas: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) ground dirt 1954-1957 NASCAR Cup Series (1954-1957) New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack: Syracuse: New York: 1 mile (1.6 km) cinder 1903-2015 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1924-1962) World of Outlaws (1978-1995) Super DIRTcar Series (1982-2015) Occoneechee Speedway (1954 renamed ...
Stateline Speedway: 0.333-mile dirt oval New York 1958 Remains active. Shangri-La Speedway (Tioga Speedway) 0.500-mile dirt oval New York 1952 Closed in 2005; track is now the site of a rock quarry. Replaced by Shangri-La II Speedway on former site of Skyline Park. Titusville-Cocoa Airport: 1.600-mile (2.575 km) street course
Holland Speedway: Holland: New York: 1960 Concrete .40 miles (0.64 km) Separated cross Indianapolis Speedrome: Indianapolis: Indiana: 1945 Asphalt Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway ...
Empire Dragway, formerly known as New York International Raceway Park, is a quarter-mile drag strip just located in Leicester, New York. Originally it was proposed as a full motorsports complex. Initially, there were ambitious plans to build a motorsports facility that would host oval racing, a full road course (which was to utilize the ...
Two-time national Sportsman Division champion Bill Wimble claimed track championships in 1966 and 1967. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 6 time NASCAR national modified champion Jerry Cook was the 1969 track champion, while fellow inductee and 9-time national champion Richie Evans won the track championships in 1972, 1973, 1974, and ...
The Oswego Speedway is a 5/8 mile race track in Oswego, New York. It was built in 1951 and was paved with asphalt since the 1952. The track has held dates on several national tours - the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour , ASA National Tour , and USAC Silver Crown Series .