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Dirt track racing is a form of motorsport held on clay or dirt surfaced banked oval racetracks. Dirt track racing started in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s using both automobiles and motorcycles, spreading throughout Japan and often running on horse racing tracks.
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway (1924–1979) was a one half mile dirt/clay modified race track located in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The track opened September 24, 1924 and ran until June 29, 1979. [1] It featured a regular weekly series of modified, sportsman modified, and late model stock car racing.
The Hillbilly 100 is an annual dirt Super Late Model "Crown Jewel" race held every year on Labor Day weekend. The Hillbilly Hundred, promoted by famed event promoter Carl Short, is the oldest running super late model event and brings enormous history and tradition to the state of West Virginia. [1]
The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets. [2] Billy Winn won the first national championship dirt track race held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in 1934. A.J. Foyt ran his first national championship race there in August 1957.
The race provided a popular second race in the Indianapolis-area, with the famous Indianapolis 500 in May, and many of the same participants returning to the fairgrounds four months later. [1] The race grew in popularity and stature, and became one of the richest and most prestigious dirt track races in the U.S.
The Bristol night race in 2013. The track's fall NASCAR race was first run at night in 1978, and has since become an annual tradition. Bristol Motor Speedway hosts two annual NASCAR weekends: The NASCAR Cup Series with the Food City 500 and the Bass Pro Shops Night Race. [110] The Food City 500 was first held on October 22, 1961. [111]
Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked half-mile dirt oval raceway (zook clay) located at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa.Races at the "Sprint Car Capital of the World" are held on Saturday nights from April through September each year.
In 1961, the Keith Bryar-owned 106 Midway Raceway opened to the public, hosting various types of races, including go-karts, midgets, and stock cars on a 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.40 km) dirt oval. [5] [6] The track was described by the Concord Monitor's Jim Nebsett as "dirt track capped with layers of cement-hard clay... and is macadam. When the track is ...