Sorry for the low-tech TerraServer images, but here are a few more. 1/2 mile dirt. Naas - Abandoned due to a frozen track. Browns Mills. The treasure is a 70-foot racing yacht that cost at least $8 million. This next track was in the process of being built back in the mid to late '60s. Kelley's Motorsports Park - Batavia, NY - 3/8 mile clay semi banked, egg shaped oval. This dirt track is a 3/8 mile long and high banked oval race track located in Fulton, Oswego county, New York. Feb 17, 2019 - Explore Old Hippie Dude's board "FORGOTTEN RACE TRACKS", followed by 719 people on Pinterest. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hal/BurdenLake.jpg, http://www.geocities.com/racing20us2/columbianraceway.html, http://maps.yahoo.com/#tp=1&tt=fort%2086876&mag=2, http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hala1954Aerial.jpg, http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=;StoryID=168917. I have been told NASCAR had a "big car" race there in the '50s. 15 Abandoned And Forgotten NASCAR Race Tracks, 14 Things You Didn't Know About IndyCar (1 You Should Know), 15 Fast Facts About The Indy 500 That Will Make You Want To Burn Rubber, 15 Rules Every NASCAR Employee Has To Follow, 15 Classic American Trucks That Will Cost You More Than $100,000. Abandoned Places In New York 1. Ran in the '30s. Posted at May 21, 2021. I-70 Speedway has had an interesting history. Take a look. Niagara Fairgrounds - Lockport, NY - Known event ran on 9/3/34. The property was purchased for a sum of $650,000. SRW Winternationals Weekend now a Qualifying race for ALL Classes! Ran in the '50s and '60s. Asking price is $650,000 for the drag strip, including the OutPost bar/grill/restaurant, a three bedroom brick ranch house, 40 x 60 shop building, all rolling stock, and all equipment to conduct race events including the timing system, as well as all the current equipment used in the operation of the bar/grill/restaurant on about 20 acres of land. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halnewwaterloo.jpg. After being abandoned, a part of it has been covered by a mall. Seneca Falls* - Seneca Falls, NY. Palmyra 2* - 1/2 mile dirt. Built, in the middle of nowhere however, grand visions for the country lead for them to hope a city would effectively be built around it. 1/2 mile Tri Oval. Lots of Southern Tier stock car regulars raced here. Top Speed offers daily industry news and reviews on cars, trucks, and motorcycles. It was closed in 2002 and demolished by 2005. Update: The Speedway has been sold! It was a challenge and a half for drivers, and some of the track is still there and in use. Some like the Nrburgring, Silverstone, Le Mans, and Indianapolis have become the stuff of legend and been written into folklore. The Flemington Speedway opened in 1910 and was known as the fastest 5/8 in the United States. A residential area sits on most of what was left of the track and very little, if anything, remains of it. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halcing/SCIONY.jpg. New York. They have Big Block modified competing against each other in Super Dirt car series and Mr Dirt car series. Last ran 1987. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Haling/CircleK.jpg, Clearview Speedway (aka: Clearview Thrillway), South Westerlo/ located 25 miles SW of Albany on Rt 32/ 1/3 mile dirt oval (1949 c.1953), Columbian Raceway, Mohawk mile dirt oval (1950s) / The track was located at Orendorf Corners on Rt 28 just south of Mohawk. If you look at an aerial map, check the intersection of Spring Street Road and Lincoln Ave. As a bonus, there are abandoned rail cars right down the road. seemingly don't have lives, think the aerial photos of race track sites are Oh, that is too cool!!! Tickets are reasonably priced and the experience of small town dirt racing is incredible. Red Bull now owns the shortened, modern track and it now hosts the Austrian Grand Prix again, F1 having returned in 2014. Not that he has too much free time. There are little, if any, signs of a track in either location today. The tracks are still there, but no racing on them. There is currently heavy logging and excavation happening within 100 feet of where this track sits. I had heard about this one as a kid, and spent quite a bit of my spare time looking for it after a non racefan fishing buddy told me about it's rumored existance. by ScottKo in RacingIn News, Fans of Fast Name Their Favorite Track of 2014 Ithad beenabandoned for a long time before being repurposed by the public to holdevents and festivals. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalAshlandPark.jpg. Jan 25, 2008. Running the show since 1948, it has its own league of fans and is claimed as the most popular motor track in the NY. There is a ball field built by the Moose Club. Your previous content has been restored. Dirt Track Auto Racing Fan Apparel and Souvenirs, Formula 1 Racing Fan Patches, Ran in the '50s. Today, it's nothing but dense woods. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalnRdSpeedway.jpg, Corning Memorial Stadium* - Corning, NY. Pine Bowl* - Albany, NY. Victoria* - Duanesburg, NY. Evergreen Speedway (Now New Bedford Airport) Fall River Speedway. Ran in the '40s and '50s. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalCoRhinebeck.jpg. Only racing was in 1935. Only the archive photos that exist of these tracks can remind us of what used to be. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalnnettsField.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalnettsField2.jpg, http://www.geocities.com/racing20us2/bennettsfield.html, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halg/boonville.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hal/Brookfield.jpg. . The YouTube series called "Dark Exploration Films" did a deep dive of the former race track located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.There is little left of the race track's NASCAR legacy. The last race run there was won by Bill Torrisi in 1959. B. Bandera Downs. The tickets for the events dont dig your pockets deep and the food is reasonably priced too. Abandoned Strip Mall - Abandoned. All Rights Reserved. Maybe I'll head over to the museum one of these days and take a gander at some of the old pictures there. I am about 90% sure that this track was being built in Donnelly's face to spite him and nothing more. Hannibal* - Hannibal, NY. Roll a Bowl - aka Panama/Niobe - Niobe, NY. Not quite sure, but there's a faint outline of an oval track here outside of town: http://maps.yahoo.com/#tp=1&tt=fort%2086876&mag=2, Goodle Speedway, Little Falls 1/3 mile dirt oval (1953-1956), http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halhenhalfmile.jpg. Here is a list of Pennsylvania race tracks.. Don't see a track listed here? Schatz right behind him with 14.759. the end 1990? by ScottKo in RacingIn News, Track Promoters Get FREE Promotion with RacingIn.com's Track Directory and Race Dates Page But, by 2018, the tracks were in bad condition and NASCAR pulled out. Most of it though does not see racing use, not surprising given how dangerous it was. The current ones that are there were put in when Ric Lucia took over. If I remember correctly, Tantallo died of natural causes while still excavating the track. Corbin, who purchased the track a little over a year ago when it was last listed for . http://www.historicnws.com/ abandoned race tracks for sale. Display as a link instead, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hal/BurdenLake.jpg. It is a 0.625 miles long oval auto race track opened in 1857. Will need a lot of work. After 2004, it lay abandoned with dirt piles to prevent unauthorized racing till it was bought for commercial development in 2015. Then in 1944 1945, the track served as a Prisoners of War (P.O.W.) It held F1 races from 2005 to 2011 and had a fearsome reputation thanks to its awe-inspiring turn 8. Glen Aubrey Raceway (located off Route 26 north of Endicott NY). I remember running against Dave Camara, who pretty much started his racing career at North Ridge. My guess is early 1950s judging by the tow vehicles. Some 12,000 spectators came to the opening day and wagered more than $130,000. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalSaranacLake.jpg, Schodack Center Speedbowl (aka: Ups and Downs) Schodack Center mile dirt oval (1955) located five miles from East Greenbush Speedbowl / closed by NYS Police as they raced on Sundays (violated blue law. Confidence Mina, Denise <p> In this "edge-of-your-seat" thriller and sequel to the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine book club pick Conviction (The Los Angeles Times), Anna and Fin find themselves on another breathtaking chase across Europe--and another race to save their own lives. Media member since 1989 TV camera operator for various motorsports broadcasts. This is the track that Red Durkey (spelling) opened in the early 90's. She loves riding her suv, reading, and watching movies/TV. Nothing exists of this track now, perhaps one of Finlands few tracks. I know the track that's pictured, however I believe it is a private track builit for training horses. New York Asphalt Tracks Adirondack International Speedway - New Bremen, NY Airborne International Raceway - Pittsburgh, NY Chemung Speedrome - Chemung, NY Dunn Tire Raceway Park - Buffalo, NY Holland International Speedway - Holland, NY Oswego Speedway - Oswego, NY Riverhead Raceway - Riverhead, NY Spencer Speedway - Williamson, NY I don't remember there being so many trees surrounding it, although this was probably 15 years or more when I did so. The track was originally opened by Enoch Staley on May 18, 1947 as a dirt track, right as NASCAR was being fully brought to life. But nothing international since the last Grand Prix in 2013. After years of relying on the old USGS That's correct Bob.Billy Hoods old junkyard. The Boston Record wrote of its "palatial clubhouse" and "comfortable grandstand;" The New York Times deemed it "one of the largest and finest race tracks in the world." 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