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US Legend Cars International of Charlotte, North Carolina, created the Legends series (while they were named 600 Motorsports) as a way of attracting more and younger people into racing with affordable cars. The cars were designed to be 5/8-scale 1930s and 1940s coupes and sedans cars raced in the past in the NASCAR Modified Tour. They all have ...
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [ 1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
0.500-mile dirt oval Altamont, New York: 1951 1955 Auto racing discontinued after 1955. Footprint of track, repurposed, still exists. Arizona State Fairgrounds: 1.000-mile dirt oval Phoenix, Arizona: Copper Cup Championship (1960) 1951 1955–1956 1960 Closed in 1963; reopened in 1985 as 0.125-mile dirt oval; remains active. [12] Ascot Park: 0. ...
Asphalt (2023-) Length. 1.104 km (0.686 mi) The Hoosier Hundred is a USAC Silver Crown Series race scheduled for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as of 2023. It is a revival of the original race held from 1953-2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway, a one-mile dirt oval in Indianapolis, Indiana. The race was first held in 1953, and ...
kokomospeedway .net. Length. 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Kokomo Speedway is a quarter mile (0.4 km) dirt semi-banked oval racing track in Kokomo, Indiana. [1] [2] The track hosts weekly Sunday night races during the American summer months. [1] It has hosted or currently hosts national tours for sprint, late models, midget, and ARCA stock cars.
1984, 1986, 2000 New York State Fair Champion [2] [3] Jack Johnson (September 2, 1944 – April 1, 2021) was an American dirt modified racing driver. A six-time Mr. Dirt Champion and four-time Super DIRT Series Champion, Johnson won 428 Modified feature races at 35 tracks in 10 states and two Canadian provinces. [4] [5]
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 ...
The 1972 USAC National Dirt Car Championship was the second season of the USAC National Dirt Car Championship. ... Indianapolis, Indiana: Al Unser