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Watertown Speedway
Watertown Speedway was a 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway located at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Watertown, New York. History Auto racing was first presented at the former horse track located on Coffeen St in 1936 and again in 1940, when the Jefferson County Fair featured sprint car races sanctioned by the American Automobile Association. In 1949, the Fair introduced the International Midget Auto Racing Association, which returned for two additional shows the same year. Adirondack Stock Car Club In 1951, Brewerton and Vernon Speedway promoter Al Richardson bought stock cars to Watertown for the first time, but by the end of that year, George Clark and George “Bud” Herbert, owners of the Edgewood Speedway in nearby Alexandria Bay took over promotion. Races at both tracks were sanctioned by the Adirondack Stock Car Club (ASCC), an organization of local car owners and drivers organized by Al Mosher. Club champions were determined by combined points earned from both r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, ). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide. Clays develop plasticity (physics), plasticity when wet but can be hardened through Pottery#Firing, firing. Clay is the longest-known ceramic material. Prehistoric humans discovered the useful properties of clay and used it for making pottery. Some of the earliest pottery shards have been radiocarbon dating, dated to around 14,000 BCE, and Clay tablet, clay tablets were the first known writing medium. Clay is used in many modern industrial processes, such as paper making, cement production, and chemical filtration, filtering. Between one-half and two-thirds of the world's population live or work in buildings made with clay, often baked into brick, as an essenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Speedway
Kingston Speedway was a quarter-mile dirt oval raceway located in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada. Overview In 1951 Rod Cutway organized a group of racing enthusiasts and roughed-out a version of a three-eighths-mile racetrack on his father-in-law’s land. Final construction took place in the spring of 1952 with Tony Blake claiming the first official feature win on June 28, 1952. Blake went on to capture six track championships. Lawrence Craven began a decade long stretch promoting the facility in 1955, during which he added banking and shortened the track to a quarter-mile. Multi-time track champion Fred Gibson then took over operations along with his brother Bud. In 1967, Bud Gibson bought out his brother and also announced jointly with the Watertown Speedway Watertown Speedway was a 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway located at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Watertown, New York. History Auto racing was first presented at the former horse track loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Hinman
Leroy "Bud" Hinman (born November 4, 1936) is a retired American auto racing driver. He began building his first hot rod as an eleven-year-old in 1947. Racing career Bud Hinman moved on from his boyhood fascination with hot rods to oval track racing, and by 1961 he had built a supermodified and his first stock car. Hinman went on to compete successfully at the racetracks of Central New York, including Utica-Rome Speedway and Weedsport Speedway. He claimed the 1969 track championship at the Mid-State Speedway in Morris, New York, and followed that up with the 1972 crown from the Watertown Speedway. Hinman continues to race as an octogenarian, campaigning with the Atlantic Coast Old Timers in a 1978 Lloyd chassis sprint car previously driven by Allen Klinger to two Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove Speedway (nicknamed The Fastest Half-Mile on The East Coast, Auto Racing's Showcase since 1946) is a high-banked Dirt track racing, clay dirt oval south of Selinsgrove, Pennsylva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Robinson (racing Driver)
Guy "Shorty" Robinson (May 14, 1939 – September 12, 2024) was an American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, despite being limited primarily to weekend racing by his full-time job. Racing career Guy Robinson got his big break in 1965 when owner/driver John Barker Sr. offered him a chance to get behind the wheel of his flathead powered number 122 at the Watertown Speedway New York. The combination garnered several wins over the following two years. Barker built a new car for the 1967 season, with the new number '13' which became Robinson's hallmark throughout much of his career. Robinson went on to compete successfully at Brewerton Speedway NY, Brockville Speedway ON, Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville NY, Capital City Speedway in Ottawa ON, Evans Mills Speedway NY, Fort Covington Speedway NY, Kingston Speedway ON and Utica-Rome Speedway NY. Guy Robinson claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Reddick
Gary Reddick (August 19, 1938 – August 6, 2014) was a Canadian driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he captured 7 track titles and nearly 200 feature wins in the northeastern United States and the southeastern Canada. Racing career Gary Reddick was born in Ottawa, Canada, and as a teenager moved with his family to a farm in Depauville, New York, a small hamlet with just one service station. John Geng, the station's owner, fielded a car numbered Suzy-0 at the Watertown Speedway and eventually added the S-1 and S-2 to the stable. Reddick joined the pit crew in 1959, and by the end of the 1960 season, was driving the S-3. The following season the S-3 became his enduring V-3. Reddick won his first feature event in 1962 and went on to win track championships at Kingston Speedway, Ontario, and the Brewerton Speedway, Can-Am Speedway (LaFargeville), Evans Mills Speedway, and Watertown Speedway ln New York. He also competed successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubby LeRoux
Wilfred "Chubby" LeRoux (October 10, 1933 – May 29, 2020) was a pioneering American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he competed regularly in the northeastern United States and the southeastern Canada, capturing 6 track titles. Racing career Chubby LeRoux began racing in 1955 at various tracks in the Champlain Valley region. In northeastern New York, he became a track regular at Canton Speedway and later Fort Covington International Speedway in his number 6-12 white and red coupe. LeRoux added the NASCAR sanctioned Saranac Lake Speedway when it opened in 1959. An eye injury prompted LeRoux to limit his driving and to form a partnership with fellow driver Gaston Desmarais in 1965 and 1966, and the merger included a number change to the legendary 6-50. LeRoux returned to driving in 1967, and then the closing of Saranac Lake sent LeRoux looking for new racing venues in 1968. LeRoux found the clay surfaced Watertown Speedway, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Blake (racing Driver)
Tony Blake (February 2, 1929 – April 14, 2003) was a driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on both the Canadian and American sides of the St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren .... Racing career Tony Blake, the son of a chauffeur, grew up on an English estate in Hove Sussex. After relocating to Canada he attended an inaugural meeting for the Kingston Speedway in 1951, and the next year won the facility's grand opening event. Blake went on to victory at six additional tracks, including the Ontario Canada venues Brockville Speedway and Capital City Speedway in Ottawa, as well as the Evans Mills Speedway and Watertown Speedway in New York. Blake claimed point championships at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Gibson (racing Driver)
Fred Gibson (born November 4, 1936) is a retired pioneering Canadian driver of dirt modified stock cars. In 1967 he set a record at the Kingston Speedway in Ontario, Canada, by winning 13 consecutive features. Racing career Fred Gibson was always among the top point leaders at the Kingston Speedway from the time he and friend Gord Botting got involved in racing as teens. Between 1962 and 1967, Gibson won five championships at three different tracks, including 1965 when he won 15 features and the second of three track championships at Kingson Speedway. In 1966 Gibson claimed the track crown at the Watertown Speedway Watertown Speedway was a 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway located at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Watertown, New York. History Auto racing was first presented at the former horse track located on Coffeen St in 1936 and again in 1940, when ... in New York. The following year he won the inaugural track championship at Evans Mills Speedway in New York, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Tooley
Neal Tooley (June 24, 1935 – February 27, 2021) was an American driver of modified and supermodified race cars. For many years he held the lap record at Trenton Speedway in New Jersey. Racing career Neal Tooley began racing a former Don June stock car in 1958, but did not win his first of 28 career features at the Watertown Speedway, New York, until late into the 1962 season. Tooley won the track championship in 1964, and then in 1966 he transitioned to supermodified cars racing primarily at Oswego Speedway, New York. By 1971 Tooley had returned primarily to modified racing, and went on to compete successfully at venues on both the Canadian and American sides of the St. Lawrence River, including the Capital City Speedway in Ottawa, Ontario, and in New York at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, Fulton Speedway, Evans Mills Speedway, and Spencer Speedway in Williamson. In 1971, he was able to escape serious injury in a fiery crash during the New York State Fair championship a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank André
Francis "Frank" André (April 24, 1927 – March 8, 1999) was a Canadian dirt modified racing driver whose career spanned two countries and four decades. In an era when trophies were only awarded for championships and special events, André collected over 70. Racing career Frank André won his first race at the Shannoville Speedway (Ontario) in 1949. He was routinely victorious at race venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, including the Beamishill Speedway near Gatineau Quebec, Kingston Speedway in Ontario, and the Edgewood and Evans Mills Speedways in New York. He claimed the Watertown Speedway (New York) track championship in 1963 and 1965. André's final win, came in 1972 at the Brewerton Speedway (New York), where he came from the back of the starting grid to take the checkered flag. In April 1992, he was the only Canadian among the charter members of the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame was established in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick May
Richard Shelton "Dick" May (November 7, 1930June 9, 2009) was an American NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985. Racing career May began his racing career at the St. Lawrence Valley Speedway in Canton, New York. He spent much of his early career racing at the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion. Known as NASCAR’s pinch hitter, May was a coveted as a relief driver and hailed for his ability to qualify cars and avoid crashing, and some estimates put his total NASCAR appearances at over 500. In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race. After retiring as a driver, NASCAR, worked as a NASCAR inspector until 2003. May was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dell Crill
Delbert Crill (September 27, 1939 – September 2, 1997) was a pioneering American driver of dirt modified stock cars. Known for driving car number "10 pins" with 10 lit bowling pins on the roof, he was always a favorite of the younger race fans. Racing career Dell Crill began racing in 1956 in a 1939 Ford campaigned by Malcolm and Willard Ryder from Chaumont, New York . He was barely 17, but his mother signed a form falsifying his age so Crill could race. Crill was one of the first to wear a shoulder harness as a winning advantage, finding that he would not need to expend as much energy holding himself in his seat on the turns. He dominated the 1960 season at Watertown Speedway Watertown Speedway was a 1/2 mile dirt oval raceway located at the Jefferson County fairgrounds in Watertown, New York. History Auto racing was first presented at the former horse track located on Coffeen St in 1936 and again in 1940, when ..., winning 8 feature events including a streak of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
