Check out 38 of my favorite abandoned locations throughout the state. Buffalo Civic Arena - Former home to the Buffalo Bills. After being abandoned, a part of it has been covered by a mall. This track also closed in the 60s. Last ran in 1956. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halcing/Smyrna.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Haluthcolumbia.jpg. TURF GOSSIP (Br WHALEBONE.) Among those held captive were 200 members of Field Marshall Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps. YET. There are also paved ovals (blue dots), which often appear in conjunction with stock car tracks. pretty much a complete offering of such photos. Kevin Harvick tested his Cup car there recently: It's a great racing facility to kill some time on a Friday night with a heavy dose of thrill and beer. New York. Below may be the best and final image of the track http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halw/Waterloo2.jpg. TASTE OF THE TRACK By 2000, the Kentucky Speedway opened and the Louisville Motor Speedway was abandoned for a bit before being completely demolished. Its not visible and it would be from this distance. Jan 25, 2008. Coon Road Speedway* - aka Sherman/Wesfield. 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. The track has live-action of Street stocks, Super Late Models, Crate Late models, Compacts and e Mods competing against each other every Wednesday and Saturday throughout April to October. Saint Lawrence Valley Speedway, Canton dirt oval (1951)- Bill Wimble started his driving career here. the end 1990? 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. Ran 2 months in 1974 on Sunday afternoons. Bobby Harnell proved his mettle on these very tracks, and yet, once complaints began to pore of the tracks damaging condition to the cars, NASCAR made a prompt exit. If North Ridge is off the Sweet Road Bob has a picture of it Moondog, do you know where the museum is? The defunct Palmyra Raceway was east of Palmyra on Rte 31. No longer exists. Ran 50's through '63 or '64, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halg/Arkwright.jpg. 1/2 mile banked dirt. Since then, there has been an eerie silence on and around it, usually related to abandonment. Lost Speedways: With Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matthew Dillner. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/Hannibal.jpg. $40 Fall Family Fun at Houston Motorsports Park TechNet SpeedFest Saturday, November 9th! Adjacent to the French Broad River, New Asheville was a hotbed for regional racing after the Cup Series left town, but . "The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) looks forward to welcoming fans back to Belmont Park this spring and to Saratoga Race Course this summer. Built in 1997 North Star Speedway is a 1/4 mile paved asphalt oval situated on 15 acres. This list contains photos of abandoned and disused tracks that have mostly been left to nature. The picture of Palmyra is the track at the fairgrounds, which is still in existence. Built by Kenny Shoemaker. The tickets for the events dont dig your pockets deep and the food is reasonably priced too. Pine Bowl, which was south of Troy NY was originally a dirt track but was later paved and closed somewhere in the 1960s (Tommy Corellis used to race here): http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/imamp;z=18&w=1. Jan 25, 2008. The track sits on 16 acres, has a new paved driveway, and oh, by the way, a two master bedroom house. But, by 2018, the tracks were in bad condition and NASCAR pulled out. by ScottKo in Profile Tips For Users, Interest in Grassroots Racing Grows 40% in 2014 With Great Opportunities Ahead in 2015 Burden Lake Speedway - Averill Park, NY. The Stateline Speedway is a 1/3 mile long oval-shaped racetrack located in Busti, NY. Both Campville and Kirkwood featured sprint cars (big cars) back in the day. Othershave not done that. During the inaugural race, the Speedy Morelock 200, Richard Petty broke the speed record for half-mile NASCAR tracks. Richard Petty won four titles, while Bobby Allison won three. The work of famed track designer, Alan Wilson, the Carolina Motorsports Park road course opened in 1999 and expanded its facilities and services to include a 200 ft. diameter skid pad, registration/office building, timing tower with meeting and classroom space, race fuel station, and open air garage. Fortunes seem slightly better these days and it was perhaps the sight of the most epic battle F1 ever saw. Search by: City, State, Track Name, Track Type, or Track Surface and click on Search. The Hockenheim circuit in Germany featured huge straights before a big remodel in the early 2000s completely changed the circuit. The facilities for sale include the racetrack, pits, grandstand, suites, offices and parking on 47 acres, aluminum grandstand seating for over 3800 fans, and a rarity at dirt ovals: 23 private box suites. 409. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halsenecafalls.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halcing/sidney.jpg. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalnRdSpeedway.jpg, Corning Memorial Stadium* - Corning, NY. Within a decade, the audience dipped, and the flag was never raised again at this Speedway after 1980. McKowns Grove Speedway (aka: Capital City Speedway), Guilderland (McKownville) mile dirt oval (c.1938 1942) located on US 20 just west of Albany. Naples Track completely gone. But one thing they all did wasto race on some incredible race circuits. Pennsylvania Race Track Listing, Directory of Oval Tracks & Drag Strips - RacingIn.com The following race tracks in Pennsylvania were found. Peekskill Campville Speedway was a dirt track which was located between Endicott and Owego off Route 17c near what I think used to be an 84 Lumber yard near the Susquehanna River. I founded GearHeads.org and then built and ran AutoWise.com until selling it to Lola Digital Media in 2020. It held F1 races from 2005 to 2011 and had a fearsome reputation thanks to its awe-inspiring turn 8. Eerie. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/Angelica.jpg, Arkwright - aka Vans. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/Victoria.jpg. It is a highly banked clay track speedway for racers with a quarter-mile long drag strip with bleachers for amateurs and trainers. Without them of course, motorsport would simply not take place. All you need is confidence. And the bathrooms are clean, too! Mettowee - Located on Route 22, just east of North Granville, NY. Dirt Track Digest. The Brewerton Speedway is 1/3 mile long high banked oval racetrack shaped as a large D. It's located in Brewerton route number 11 in NY. The treasure is a 70-foot racing yacht that cost at least $8 million. Mentioned by outkast24 in the Share Your Stories thread on this board: http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?mp;z=18&w=1. 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. Weird, given how drivers such as Hakkinen, Raikkonen, and Bottas all came from the country. 1/2 mile dirt. http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspALat=42.4858110. Ran in the '30s. The asking price is $1,500,000 but the owner is willing to assist with financing. Track/ Made for legendscars. Today it hosts an industrial park. You need to add Victoria and Cairo to that list Dually noted and done Toby. That is of the fairgrounds, which presently exists. Special events in the '50s. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halacing/Tioga.jpg, Twin Valley Speedway - Chenango Forks, NY. Only racing was in 1935. For a while, the grandstands were torn down but the track remained. Famous for midget racing and World of Outlaws Sprint cars and. B. Bandera Downs. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, Top Tips For Online Race Track Promotion This led to Roosevelt raceway on Long Island and Batavia Downs in Western New York being opened in 1940 both tracks operated night racing a new era in racing history. Then on May 13, 1929, The New York Times reported that "Harry Wirth, dirt track automobile racing driver, was killed this afternoon when in view of hundreds of spectators he lost control of. Then in 1972 the 1/2 mile track was also paved. And wouldn't you know it, fellow DTD'er Mike Coleates steps forward and says it was his father and grandfather that built it. The track was an early URC sprint car stop when the organization was first getting going. Posted at May 21, 2021. Lots of good info on the track is found here: http://www.geocities.com/racing20us2/columbianraceway.html, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halhcolumbia-1.jpg. A couple towns people complained and it was shut down. It was also a rather dangerous one and ended up taking the lives of 19 drivers. Opened in 1969 and closed rather recently in 2017, the Texas World Speedway was a large race track,built ina state with a penchant for everything big. Ive always wanted to know. Arun Singh Pundir has been a longtime media crackerjack and worked most of his life in sales and marketing. Take a look. This place has not been run in quite a few years. However, according to multiple raceway sources, its no longer operating as a race track. Track served double duty as baseball park and closed when repairs to outside wall became too costly. http://www.historicnws.co, I have not seen these tracks mentioned. It was used on/off for lower events from the 80s onwards, but a storm caused operations to cease and it now sits abandoned in the Texan sun. Enoch was inspired by stock car races, which he had attended in 1945. Thursday 15th December 2022. Update: This track was sold for an undisclosed sum. An asphalt midget track was built around the outside perimeter of a baseball field, holding racing events from 1951 through 1955 when the property was sold off for housing construction. Magic Millions Saturday race day postponed due to downpour on the Gold Coast. And honestly, its quite a task to pick just 10 of them, but we will try to do justice with our readers and pick those which are great from multiple perspectives and located exclusively in New York. Ithica Motor Speedway - Known event ran 10/27/35, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halthicadryden.jpg. By closing day on Aug. 10, attendance had reached 52,726. RELATED: 10 Race Tracks That Are Notoriously Dangerous. No longer exists. Abandoned Strip Mall - Abandoned. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halw/Mettowee2.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalFairgrounds.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halew/Midstate.jpg. Sidney's grandstand bleachers are the same bleachers that now sit in Fondas fourth turn. 2,068. In 1940 New York State approved pari-mutual racing on Standardbreds. Watch out for dust though, but, hey it's a dirt track! 3/8 mile asphalt. No further information. Top Speed offers daily industry news and reviews on cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Edgewood* - Alexandria Bay, NY. After 15 years the owners have decided to retire. 20 Abandoned At Sunset New York State: Central. Track completely gone. Update: The Lone Oak Speedway was sold in 2016 for a sum of $90,000. Bay Area Modifieds bringing IMCA Racing back to Emerald Coast, Rivalry Renewed: Lanigan & Richards Set To Face Off In 2015 As Richards Returns To Full-Time World of Outlaws Competition, Track Promoters Get FREE Promotion with RacingIn.com's Track Directory and Race Dates Page, Interest in Grassroots Racing Grows 40% in 2014 With Great Opportunities Ahead in 2015, Fans of Fast Name Their Favorite Track of 2014. Dale Earnhardt and Matthew Dillner tell the stories of speedways that have been forgotten, abandoned, and overtaken by nature. I've heard people say that the property is for sale -or- has been sold, and Native Americans are looking to place a Casino there. Opening day crowd of 6,000. Thanks! Operated from 1970 through 1973. Sources: Yelp, Sporting News, Get Surrey, WTF1. The Southern Tier had a number of sprint car teams way back then long before stock cars became popular. Ran from 1908 to 1947. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalshenTriOval.jpg. Dirt Track Auto Racing Fan Apparel and Souvenirs, Formula 1 Racing Fan Patches, Akron Motor Speedway* - Akron, NY. It was put up for auction in 2007 and soon revived. The race was boycotted in 1969 before the old circuit held its last race in 1970. Kelley's Motorsports Park - Batavia, NY - 3/8 mile clay semi banked, egg shaped oval. Update: The Speedway has been sold! Here is a list of Pennsylvania race tracks.. Don't see a track listed here? Also, there was a junk yard there, which I do not believe was there when the track was. I'll find out the locations of the other tracks if it kills me. All Rights Reserved. The old grandstands still stand, with old sponsors painted on them. It was also a rather dangerous one and ended up taking the lives of 19 drivers. 1/2 mile dirt. Here is a list of New York race tracks..Dont see a track listed here? Chelmsford - Abandoned due to a frozen track. Much of the track though, is gone. Anyway, here is the track to prove it exists. It went around two volcanoes! Circle K Speedway, down near the border with PA along the western part of the Southern Tier near Whitesville. The Phoenix Trotting Park was closed just one year later, in 1966. Track completely gone. 200 LAP ENDURO NEXT UP AT 81 SPEEDWAY WITH A 3PM START TIME, FINAL REGULAR SEASON POINT SHOW (Second Try) COMING UP SATURDAY, NINE DIVISIONS MAKE UP AN "ALL DAY SUCKER" FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON POINT SHOW, Empire Dragway (FKA New York International Raceway), Evans Mills Motorsport Park (fka Thunder Alley Speedpark), Land of Legends Raceway (fka Canandaigua Motorsports Park), New York International Raceway Park (fka Lancaster National Speedway), BRINKMANN RECORDS BEST BMARA FINISH OF SEASON, KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI. I don't remember there being so many trees surrounding it, although this was probably 15 years or more when I did so. Will need a lot of work. 1/4 mile dirt. It is a semi-banked with a clay strip. Track completely gone. Saranac Lake Speedway, Saranac Lake -1/2 mile oiled dirt oval (1958-1968)-the track was always a NASCAR sanctioned track. Arlington I-70 Speedway has had an interesting history. from Vincentown Diner head north on 206.At the next light turn right on North Pemberton Rd.Go to next light and turn left on Arneys Mt. Glen Ridge is almost a mirror image of North Ridge. It opened in 1965 as a flat, one-mile oval, and despite some good racing, it fell into an audience shortage. For some, that has meant a fate worse than only one race a year. Some people living in this small town for years are not even aware this is here. No longer exists. http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/imaY=23266&W=1. always trying to use the message boards, whose URL links often dry up. The following race tracks in New York were found. In the office of the fairgrounds are a few old pictures of Speedland before it was shortened. Lowville Fairgrounds* - Lowville, NY. Red Bull now owns the shortened, modern track and it now hosts the Austrian Grand Prix again, F1 having returned in 2014. The Middle Georgia Raceway opened in 1966, with many of the racing biggies earning victories there. The preserve features 12 miles of marked hiking trails. The last race happened in 1971, and by 1986 it was closed. I'm not sure that Dominic and rival promoter Glenn Donnelly got along. Explore an abandoned 19th century cemetery, a unique racetrack and beautiful old growth forests at the Hyuck Preserve in Rensselaerville. Riverhead Raceway is located in Riverhead, New York. Today, it sits abandoned in the woods, diminishing with each passing year. Some 12,000 spectators came to the opening day and wagered more than $130,000. http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=1∓z=18&w=1. I remember driving past it back in the 70s and it was overgrown with weeds, but the grandstands were still there. In oval racing, you of course only turn one direction. From what. The property was purchased for a sum of $650,000. Click here to tell us about it. New York has some of the best race tracks for professionals and fans alike. Ithad beenabandoned for a long time before being repurposed by the public to holdevents and festivals. Smyrna* - Located between Smyrna and Sherburne, NY. This is easier on you than Even now, Spa is a fearsome track but it was more so in the 1950s and 1960s. Then in 1983 the pavement was removed from both tracks and the facility operated as both a 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile dirt track once again. If I remember correctly, Tantallo died of natural causes while still excavating the track. 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. Campville: I'm not sure that's it. Lets see if its luck changes. Check out our list and spend a weekend there with family and friends! Abandoned 1950's Race Track Found in The Woods. . They apparently have a little museum in town and they have pictures of the track and speedway memorabilia. Its stuck in a time warp, with the old signs from the 2013 race still above the garage doors to this day. Asking price is $495,000. Windy Hollow Drag Strip, unlike similar named Windy Hollow Speedway, is no longer in operation. 1/2 mile dirt. It goes without saying that we have the most intricate and glorious racetracks in the whole wide world. The adjoining Bunker Hill Speedway (dirt oval) property, with encompasses an additional 23.5 acres, is also for sale for $230,000. I mentioned this one in another thread a while back. This dirt track is a 3/8 mile long and high banked oval race track located in Fulton, Oswego county, New York. 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. (1954 aerial photo http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Hala1954Aerial.jpg ), http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halng/Palmyra2.jpg. Media member since 1989 TV camera operator for various motorsports broadcasts. It became an aircraft factory in the second world war and never reopened for racing after that. Asking price for the entire property combined is $850,000. That closed in what? This old school racetrack is located in Gunnville Road, Lancaster. No longer exists. It hosted 11 races from 1950 to 1966. Its last race in 2012 was insane, and one of the best races F1 has ever seen. It closed in the late 60s. The original iteration of the Red Bull Ring, the Osterreichring, was a fearsome challenge for Formula 1 drivers that last saw a Grand Prix in 1987. Who among us, when not dreaming of being a driving champion, hasnt dreamt about owning a race track? Not only that, concerts are organized too which draws in a large crowd. 1/3 mile dirt. In addition to the track and grandstands, included also are a concession stand, souvenir stand, playground, and pit garage. But cars are not the only thing that gets forgotten with time. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, What a year as we transition onto dirt racing! Ran roadsters in the '50s. It hosted various NASCAR races in the 1990s, the first race taking place back in 1949. Only the archive photos that exist of these tracks can remind us of what used to be. The access for the junk yard was on trolley road. The old Silver Spring Speedway is. Dirt Track Digest. Some New Yorkers still lament the loss of the High Line in its abandoned state but there are other disused railways still lying fallow in New York City. This track opened in 1966, but the owners could not keep up with the high maintenance costs. There is currently heavy logging and excavation happening within 100 feet of where this track sits. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/HalrsportsPark.jpg, http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n13/Halg/LaFayette.jpg. A couple of other defunct Southern Tier tracks that probably most people have no idea ever existed are. Sure, there were plenty of other tracks in New York, including several popular destinations on Long Island, but Dover Drag Strip held a special place in hundreds of racers' hearts, and still does to this day. I know the track that's pictured, however I believe it is a private track builit for training horses. Bel Air Racetrack. Drone racing gives tech fans a league of their own. James Dannigan, who was originally from New York and was the track's main investor, had hoped that $3 million would be enough for construction of the race track. The big daddy of the lot, the Nazareth Speedway remained in operation for nearly a century beginning 1910 and closing its doors in 2004. One only of this patch. More Recent View. </p> Deception. Ran in the '50s and '60s. All rights reserved. If you buy the place youll have to remember all that. Monza is fabled as the cathedral of speed, but it was even faster many years ago thanks to its banked curves. Spencer Speedway In New York Is For Sale, Fully Functional, And A Definite Good Time. It was abandoned back in 2008, having initially been open since the late 1960s. It was used to dump vehicles affected by Hurricane Harvey and could be developed residentially soon. My guess is early 1950s judging by the tow vehicles. It was a dirt track at nascence and then repaved in 1987 for bigger races. Just what we need another Casino. It has not hosted race since 2011, and today is effectively a second-hand car dealership with a large test track. Bennetts Field: The track was on 5s east of Utica near the city line. That bit is owned by Toyota, whats left of the original is very much falling into disrepair. I am about 90% sure that this track was being built in Donnelly's face to spite him and nothing more. It was a fun track to race at. I know you are reading this. Ran in the '50s under the Adirondack Stock Car Club sanction. Instead, most of the buildings have been both vandalized . When Joe Littlejohn attended the preliminary NASCAR meetings, he also decided to turn his horse racing track into a car racing one. 20/20 Abandoned At Sunset via fox8.com This track has seen much more life in its time than it currently has at this moment at sunset, where empty echoes reverberate off the lanes and stadium seating around the empty oval shell of a NASCAR hub that once was but is no more. 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