Orange county fair speedway fan page public group facebook. He said a postmortem showed riegel died of a fractured skull and spine. Racing steeped in history orange county fair speedway. Ap brett hearn wont forget his first race at orange county fair speedway. Costa mesa speedway speedway motorcycle racing at costa. The 14 mile later 38 mile dirt track spawned a number of talented drivers and was built in 1948, closing for good in 1983. History 1960s the decade of the 60s held many changes for the speedway. Cleaning up my office today and found this old fellow. Jorgensen, work began west of town on a new fair site which included a 12 mile high banked race track. In 1919, a group staged an automobile race during the annual fair. The focal event at the orange county fair speedway display will be the.
Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Photos at orange county fair speedway middletown, ny. The fair began as an agricultural exhibit in 1843 and was. Today, five years after being abandoned, the historic speedway is just a rotting pile of sticks, crooked chairs, and faded glory. The orange county historical society, history video. Compiled by robert bamford, a prolific author of speedway titles and editor of the tempus speedway yearbook series, and illustrated by john jarvis, a leading historian and enthusiast of the sport in the modern era, this book is an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the shale game.
Concord, nc june 1, 2018 the super dirtcar series bigblock modifieds will return to the hallowed 99yearold orange county fair speedway on. Between 1980 and 1994 the fair was held at the fairgrounds square mall and on the surrounding property. History of the warren street and west shore bypasses history of the reading fair the stocker brewery 2100 n. Racing returns to historic cleveland county fairgrounds. Orange county fair speedway historical pictures boris rudzinski.
Additional drivers wishing to take part in nostalgia night are asked to contact the speedway office to be included in the activities. The books, by tony loxley, contain over 800 high resolution photographs and most from the 80s and 90s are in colour. Concord, nc june 1, 2018 the super dirtcar series bigblock modifieds will return to the hallowed 99yearold orange county fair speedway on thursday, july 19 for the battle on the midway. See all 41 photos taken at orange county fair speedway by 515 visitors. That year was also the first year for the semi late model division, making 3 classes of racing each saturday night.
Explore all event results and practice sessions, leaderboards, lap times, lapcharts, comparisons, speed and more data of orange county fair speedway. Ultimately, from that experience it led our family into racing. Jan 10, 2020 orange county fair speedway returns to super dirtcar series schedule with the first battle on the midway. June 20, 2019 the buffalo wild wings nosa sprint cars invaded norman county raceway on thursday night during the 124th norman county fair.
Advance ticket sales and track information is available at the orange county website. Last night history was made at the orange county fair speedway in. Published on aug 9, 2019 originally a horse track built in 1857, orange county fair speedway evolved into the beloved auto racing dirt track that it is today. The fairgrounds are also home to the orange county fair speedway, where they hold stock car races and demolition derbies during the summer months. Orange county fair speedway celebrates centennial ap news. Orange county fair speedway in middletown, new york is, most likely, the oldest continuously operating racing surface in the world.
Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. Orange county fair speedway historical pictures youtube. In 1962, orange county fair speedway began the eastern states 100 now the 200 and it quickly became one of the signature events of dirt modified racing in the northeast. Brett deyo has inked a deal to bring his series to the orange county fair speedway twice in 2017, once to kick off his schedule on april 8 and then again to close out the season for the. It has since grown to be the premier end of season racing event for north east dirt modified race cars.
The club closed in october 2008 after the lease on smallmead stadium was sold and the site was demolished. Diehard ocfs attendees speak passionately about the amazing past and the hopeful future. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. Berks county prison much ado about nothing berks county court house a brief history of penns common city park. Speedway books speedway league speedway book, speedway history. At first it was a dirt track, then asphalt and finally clay. My mom hates doctor dj but hes okay in my book but my mom. From its first year in 1890 with a few livestock exhibits and horse races. The history of orange county fair speedway middletown, new. Through the years, some of nascars biggest names have launched their careers on atlanta motor speedways track, which was constructed between 1959 and 1960 and. National speedway directory the source for race tracks. Orange county fair speedway closing in on its 100th anniversary season in 2019 is a rejuvenated venue this season, thanks to an influx of capital improvements courtesy of orange motorsport and entertaining ome a nanuet, n. Reading fairgrounds speedway 19241979 was a one half mile dirtclay modified race track located in muhlenburg township, berks county, pennsylvania. Ome, just prior to the start of the 2018 season, signed a.
Orange county fair speedway champions nightseason finale. Reading fairgrounds speedway was a 12 mile dirt oval which was briefly accompanied by a 116 mile dirt dragstrip, located north of. For details about a special event, click here for the full schedule. The books, by tony loxley, contain over 800 high resolution. Huge autograph session featuring orange county speedway talent. The facility holds weekly stock car races and demolition derbies during the summer months.
A history of celebration and millions of other books are. Stan frankenfield flies to orange county fair speedway. With the mall becoming too crowded, the fair moved to kutztown while fair organizers searched for a new site. It was laid out and constructed in 1857 for horse racing at the orange county fair. Orange county fair speedway celebrates centennial the seattle. Norman county raceway home of thursday night thunder. Speedway books speedway league speedway book, speedway. The club closed in october 2008 after the lease on smallmead stadium was sold and. Ive been researching the 35 year history of the former tunis speedway in waterloo, iowa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Brown, 1994, americas speedways edition, in english 2nd ed. In the years that have followed, hearn rewrote the record book from cover to. Anytime you go into an old fairgrounds with that much history its kind of a special. Judd tunis, who built the track on his land, was not a car guy, but was convinced that a dirt track would attract drivers. By ken bruce when the 2016 racing season started for brian krummel and the zubis racing team their goal was to win the smallblock modified title at the orange county fair speedway and for a while the team was right on track to achieve that goal. You must be an ocfs member to be eligible to receive ocfs track points and yearend track awards. Carlton county fair auto racing speedway directory race.
From its first year in 1890 with a few livestock exhibits and horse races, the fair evolved into. Hard clay open, orange crush, eve of destruction, hard clay finale. Formed in 1968, they won four british league titles during their history. Shelby, nc prweb january 11, 2012 in conjunction with the cleveland county fairs 2012 spring into the fair event scheduled for april 20th 22nd, the fairgrounds will host the racersreunion vintage. Tonights race event has been canceled due to weather. Orange county fair speedway is among the countrys oldest automobile race. Jan 11, 2012 this years spring into the fair event will make racing history once again for historic cleveland county fairgrounds speedway. The track was built in 1857 for horse racing at the orange county fair and staged its first automobile race on august 16, 1919. All events have been canceled or postponed until at least may 15th 2020. Frankie schneider, fuzzy van horn, buzzie reutimann, gary balough, brett hearn, rich eurich and many more are considered legends among ocfs fans. Stan frankenfield flies to orange county fair speedway victory. Atlanta motor speedway visit henry county, georgia.
That fall under the direction of fair board president harry k. In 1999 construction began at the presentday fairgrounds on 60 acres in bern township off county welfare road. The balough incident brought intense scrutiny to a rules book that had much leeway at the time. Racing returns to historic cleveland county fairgrounds speedway. Reading, pa race drivers killed, june 1966 gendisasters. Costa mesa speedway plans to be one of the first events to return, starting with our milne cup on may. These hard cover books capture the colour and excitement and great contribution that liverpool city raceway made to australian speedway history. This years spring into the fair event will make racing history once again for historic cleveland county fairgrounds speedway. Reading fairgrounds speedway circa 1940 dirt car racing. Reading racers known as the reading bulldogs for 2006 and part of 2007 season are a british motorcycle speedway team. Feb 04, 2015 ive been researching the 35 year history of the former tunis speedway in waterloo, iowa. The north wilkesboro speedway opened in 1947, nearly a year before nascar was founded. The short track near moonshine country was where the first nascar champion, robert red byron, was crowned.
Click on the links below to see some of the history of the ransomville speedway. Orange county fair speedway celebrates centennial the. In 1968 we had a name change, victory speedway became the orange county fair speedway. After a couple of early season wins krummel found himself atop the smallblock points. In 1919, a group of visionaries decided to stage an automobile race during the annual fair. Event results and practice sessions of orange county fair. The martin county fair site, which was located where the five lakes shopping centre is now, was sold in 1964. Glen ridge motorsports park sanctions dirtcar sportsman modifieds and pro stocks. Track history the atlanta motor speedway is the site of richard pettys final race and jeff gordons first race both events occurring during the same event in 1992. Buy the golden age of speedway 1st edition by dalling, philip isbn. All of the elements of ocfs, its century of racing history, the evolution of. Ransomville speedway arra documenting racing history. Super dirtcar series big block modifieds orange county fair speedway.
Among them, in 1961 the flatheads gave way to the new limited sportsman division. Orange county fair speedway is a 58 mile dirt oval located on the orange county fair grounds in middletown, new york. It is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in the united states. Historic cleveland county fair speedway national speedway.
Based on official mylaps transponder data mylaps speedhive. Orange county fair speedway returns to super dirtcar series schedule with the first battle on the midway. This years april th opening night event marks the 70th consecutive year of weekly stock car racing at orange county fair speedway, the tracks history dates. Orange county fair speedway 239 wisner ave, middletown, orange county, new york 10940 rated 4. Track officials said the wheels on riegels car locked on the first turn, near the grandstand, and sideswiped larsons machine sending both up a short. When drivers, owners and fans weigh in on the most legendary racers in orange county fair speedway history, many names begin to surface. Wade nygaard of grand forks started on the pole of the 25lap main event and took the lead at the drop of the green flag. John focht, said an autopsy would be performed today to determine the exact cause of death.
The fair began as an agricultural exhibit in 1843 and was permanently located in the wallkillmiddletown area in 1857. Nicknamed the house of power, the orange county fair speedway boasts a long history of dirt track auto racing where many. Jan 07, 2018 reading fairgrounds speedway 19241979 was a one half mile dirtclay modified race track located in muhlenburg township, berks county, pennsylvania. Upi the body of veteran racer, jud larson, one of two drivers killed in a mishap at the reading fairgrounds raceway saturday night, will be shipped to his indianapolis home today. Oct 23, 2011 see all 41 photos taken at orange county fair speedway by 515 visitors. In 1962 the first eastern states championship race was held. Jun 16, 2010 orange county fair speedway historical pictures boris rudzinski. In addition to the full racing card of modified, sportsman, pro stock and pure stock competition, orange county welcomes the nor the ast vintage modifieds, the atlantic coast old timers acot, and many driving greats from the hard clay tracks long racing history. King of dirt racing headed for history at new hampshire motor speedway. Martin county fairgrounds speedwayandroadracehistory. A history of the speedway ashes paperback may 1, 2005 by peter foster author 5. The track is also billed as a half mile not five eighths.
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