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The Lebanon Valley Speedway was built in 1953 by a Massachusetts group consisting of Edward Radke, Robert Scott and Harold Beitzel on land leased from the Lou Spanier family. In 1954, Spanier gained ownership of the facilities, and in 1963 added the dragstrip to the complex. [1][2] Spanier served as promoter until 1970 when his nephew, Howard ...
By the early 1960s, Garrison became an icon at the Lebanon Valley Speedway, winning 30 feature events over the next decade, and capturing the 1963 track championship. [9] [10] He was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 1993.
August 18, 1941 (age 82) Debut season. 1955. Championships. 8. Finished last season. 1996. Thomas "Tommy" Corellis (born August 18, 1941) is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver. Corellis captured 8 track championships at the Lebanon Valley Speedway NY during his career, including five consecutive titles from 1971 to 1975.
In 2008, he won the points championship at the Accord Speedway, snapping a streak of championships by Rich Ricci Jr. and Mike Ricci. Then, in 2009, he once again won the 358 and big block divisions at Lebanon Valley Speedway. He also became the first person at Lebanon Valley to win two races on the same night, four years in a row.
Butch Jelley began racing jalopies at the Claremont Speedway in New Hampshire in 1957. By 1960 he was racing modifieds, claiming the Lebanon Valley Speedway rookie of the year award, and going on to win 31 feature events at the track over his career.
Heffner's interest in racing started at the age of five, when he and his parents attended races at Lebanon Valley Speedway.In his teen years, he raced three-wheelers and eventually started racing in Lebanon Valley's Sportsman's Division, winning the championship in 1990.
Racing career. Danny Johnson began his racing career in 1979 with a win at the Canandaigua Speedway NY, and claimed his 200th victory in 2022 at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, New York. [4] He has also competed and been victorious at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Orange County Fair ...
The series was founded in 1972 by Glenn Donnelly as a series of qualifier races for the inaugural Super Dirt Week at the New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Syracuse, New York. The series became a true points championship in 1974 that also awarded a points fund. Will Cagle won the first points championship in 1974 over two-time Super DIRT ...