Holland Speedway is an automotive racing facility in
Western New York
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which features a banked asphalt oval. The complex also includes a quarter mile “Figure 8” course and paintball park.
Overview
Holland Speedway was established by boyhood friends Ronald Bennett, Richard Knox, and Gordon Becker in 1960 as a 1/3 mile dirt oval, with a seating capacity of about 1200 people. It then expanded to a 3/8 mile in 1964, and in 1968 was converted to asphalt and became NASCAR sanctioned. Over time, seating capacity was expanded to hold over 7000 fans and competitors.
In 2018 the venue was operated as “The Track at Hillside Buffalo” by Daniel Hutchinson, but the next year was brought back under the original ownership of the Bennett family and returned to its established name. Repairs and updates to the facility along with the Covid-19 pandemic pushed off the reopening until August of 2021.
Events
The speedway hosts the
Race of Champions series periodically during the racing season, which includes the
Asphalt Modifieds and Sportsman,
Late Model
Late Model stock car racing, also known as late model racing and late models, refers to a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other primarily on oval tracks. This type of racing was early-on ...
s,
Street Stocks and Super Stocks,
4 Cylinders, and
TQ Midgets.
It also features an annual Crash-A-Rama. The event includes the boat and trailer race, the flagpole race, a demolition derby, the 4-cylinder Enduro race, Full-Size Figure 8 school bus race, Powder Puff race (women only), and the spectator race
References
External links
Official websiteHolland Speedway race results
at Racing-Reference
{{NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour racetracks
Motorsport venues in New York (state)
NASCAR tracks
Sports venues in Erie County, New York
1960 establishments in New York (state)
Sports venues completed in 1960