Tracks you've been to...

[Old Sunshine Fan]

Hey Announcer Dave (AKA My Uncle Dave)

Did you leave out the old Jax track off Lenox Ave (I am sure you went there before they moved out by the airport).
Mr South (can't believe you never went to Sunshine. I thought everyone went there at one time or another. Boy, you sure missed some great racing if you never got by there. (Say Hi to your Mom fer me)
OSF

[palmbayer]

To start with,I have been to all of the current cup tracks except sears point. I won't count them as it is part of my job AND its not REAL RACING anymore.

now by state;

AL
dega short track

GA
toccoa
swainsboro
osp
peach state
lanier
cochran
lavonia

IN
IRP

MD
hagerstown

MO
pevely
gateway

NV
vegas dirt track

NY
stateline
blackrock
hamburg
weedsport
fulton

NC
ace
lowes dirt
concord
dixieland
hickory
southern nat.

OH
speedway 7
lorain co.
sandusky
cleveland gp
toledo
columbus
sharon

PA
big diamond
penn nat
eriez
clearfield
lake erie
grandview
learnerville
mercer
motordrome
nazareth
tri city

SC
anderson
greenville/pickens
westminster

TX
TMS dirt track
route 66

VA
langley
southside
saluda
old dom.
capron

WV
elkins

overseas...thanks US Army
24 hr le mans
silverstone
nurburgring
monza
spa/francorchamps
mainz-finthen
hockenheim

oh yea..... FL.
New Smyrna
Orlando speedworld
A dale
Goldengate
st aug.
barberville
east bay
that stupid mud bog thing south of palm bay

with out counting cup tracks, 69 tracks in 15 states and 5 countrys

[AB195]

OK, I'll shoot---
Tracks I've been to................

Oval Tracks--dirt
Bryan, Ohio
Warsaw, Indiana
Putnam County, Fl
Volusia Co
East Bay
Lake City
Boss Hogg
Orange Co.
Volusia 1/2
Volusia 3/8
Jax
Ft. Meade
Avilla, Ind
Las Vegas 1/2 miler

Oval Tracks--Asphalt
Nashville Fairgrounds
Baer Field 1/2, Ft.Wayne
Baer Field 3/8
Avilla, Ind
Anderson
Angola, Ind
New Paris, Ind.
Auburndale
New Smyrna
Speedworld
St. Augustine
Lakeland 1/4 and old 5/8
Lakeland new 3/4
Lake City
Desoto
Citrus Co.
Charlotte Co.
Sunshine
Hialeah
Ocala
Bronson
Volusia 1/2
Volusia 3/8
Las Vegas Bullring
Salem, Ind
Winchester, Ind

Super Speedways---
Talledega
Indy
Las Vegas
Daytona
Disney World

Drag Strips---
Desoto
Avilla, Ind
Lakeland
Jax
Las Vegas
Speedworld

Road Courses---
Daytona
Las Vegas
Miami
St. Pete

Kart Raceways---
Orlando
Baer Field, Ft. Wayne
Smyrna
Clarcona
Sharpes

Figure 8' Tracks----
Avilla,Ind
Anderson, Ind.
New Paris, Ind.
Orlando
Auburndale
Desoto
Citrus Co.
Sunshine
Hialeah
Ocala

Past Raceways, long lost----
Fort Wayne
Sunbrock
Old Orlando
Deland
Vero Beach
Cocoa-Titusville
Panama City
Ft. Pierce
Casselberry, Fl
Melbourne
Ben White
Tampa Fairgrounds
Bryan, Ohio
Lakeland 5/8

[ancrdave]

Hey OSF... I never made it to the old Jacksonville track... it's one place I wish I coulda gone to...
I did leave 5 more off my list...
Walt Disney World Speedway
Putnam County Speedway
Clewiston... Now Hendry County... mosquitos the size of B-52's...
Daytona Municipal Stadium (the new one for Legend Car racing)
Okeechobee (sorry Rusty)

[mr south 59]

OSF, That might be the track that I have listed in Jax. I raced at an about 3/8 mile dirt track there but couldn't remember the name but i do remember a motocross track next to it. Could this track be the one.

But I did race at Ocala back when it was dirt and up until this year when it was asphalt. I should have listed it twice. If i race there again on the new dirt is that like a triple crown or something.lol

Man, I need to finish my list but it's like home work.LOL But it does bring back a lot of old memories like wrecking the van on our way home from that race in Jax and getting in BIG trouble.LMAO

[Frasson118]

So far, I have to say Palmbayer has us beat. Counting the Cup tracks (that he DIDN'T count), he's close to my 85... but the 5 Countries has me whipped. If they had races on Cruise ships, I'd be close though!

Not to intone that this is some kind of competition, as I'm absolutely sure that there are at least a few out there reading this that would put every one of us to shame. I'm just damn proud that I've gotten to witness this great sport in a LOT of different places, different divisions, and different ways of running a race program.

For anyone reading this that has only been to a few tracks so far.... it's never too late, and you'll never be sorry that you expanded your list. I always say "support your local short-track", but it doesn't mean that you have to support only the closest one's.

Screw Nascar... support the under 1 mile tracks!

[billy badd]

Here's my list. I've probably missed a few. It's only taken me 60 years to get to this many.

FLORIDA (37)

Jacksonville (Lenox)
Jacksonville (Pecan Rd)
St. Augustine 1/2 mi
St. Augustine 1/4 mi
Daytona Memorial Stadium
Daytona Speedway
Eau Gallie
Vero
Ft. Pierce
West Palm
Hollywood
Hialeah
Palmetto
Naples Swamp buggy mile o mud
East Bay
Plant Field
Golden Gate
Tampa Fairgrounds
Lakeland Marchant Field (football field)
Lakeland 5/8
Lakeland 1/4
OSW
Orlando Speedway
NSB
Ocala
Lake City (dirt)
Columbia
Lynn Haven speedway
Penascola 5 Flags
Putnam Co.
Disney Speedway
Volusia 1/2
Volusia 1/3
Auburndale
Deland Drive in Speedway
Sunshine
Bronson

Pa. (8)

Nazareth 1/2
Grandview
Big Diamone
Silver Springs
Wiliams Grove
Lincoln
Selinsgrove
Reading Fairgrounds

Georgia (7)

Valdosta Thunderbowl
Valdosta I-75
Waycross
Savannah Speedway
Golden Isles
Road Atlanta
Lavonia

Alabama (4)

Moulton Speedway
Birmingham Fairgrounds
Mobile Int. Speedway
South Alabama

Tennessee (4)

Nashville Fairgounds
Smoky Mountain Speedway
Atomic Speedway
Cleveland Speedway

Colorado (1)

Colorado National

Nebraska (1)

Eagle Raceway

N..C. (4)

N. Wilkesboro
Hickory Speedway
Metronolia Speedway
Lowes Dirt

Wisconsin (13)

Jefferson Speedway
Capitol Super Speedway
Angell Park (My personal favorite track)
Wisconsin Inter. Speedway
Elkhart Lake
Marshfield Speedway
Lake Geneva
Hales Corners
Wilmot Speedway
Lacross Int. Speedway
Slinger
Beaver Dam 1/3
Beaver Dam Fairgounds 1/2

Illinois (4)

Rockford Speedway
Freeport Speedway
Hinsdale Speedway
Grundy County Speedway

Kansas (2)

I-70
Bellville High Banks

N.Y. (1)

Orange County

Texas (1)

San Antonio Raceway

Total---87

[sheldon kinser jr]

Boneman. I think you can add florida city to your raced at tracks. I think I raced with you in creat cars there. or what ever we called tham back then.

what did you have for a motor I had two long leged guys from the naberhood if you know what i am saying. lol

[AB195]

For BilliyBadd----
You mentioned Lynn Haven, ran saturday stocks in 1971.
Where was it located?
Beaches Speedway was Panama City, and Boss Hog Raceway was Bay Co.
Just couldn't find this ol' gem, kind of like Country Boys Raceway, which was
Merely a carved out Bowl in a field, from what I've been told.
R.

[billy badd]

AB195, I ran there in the early 60's and unless they had another one after I left, it was behind a school. I just pulled Lynn Haven up on the map, and boy how it's changed. When I was there there were only a few streets. It seems to me it was to the west of Hwy. 77. It was a 1/4 mile dirt with cross ties for a front wall and sand the rest of the way around. The sand made for some soft hits but don't hit the front wall. It was supposed to have been patterned after the old Orlando track in Taft, only dirt. I would guess that there's no remains of it left, since it was mostly dirt. They also were planning on running motorcycles on it. I left there in 1966 (I was in the USAF), never to return. Sorry I can't help you more. billy

[doug radley]

ron radley

new at this has any of you guys been the the old saramana track in bradenton it a red lobster now my dad drove his cars they i think they wher called early modles then his was #53,153 then he went on the drive at golden gate and sunshine in the yellow #12 that buddy lewis owend he loved the gate one of the best tracks would like to see some old pics if any body have them thanks one of his sons doug

[tedrichard]

Hmmmm, 53 years, that's a LOT of race tracks. Doubt very seriously if I can remember them all, but here goes. Tracks that I have raced on, that should be a little easier:

Florida

Putnam County, late models (1977) Legends cars (94-99) Minisprints (2000-02)
Volusia County, limited lates, late model (dirt) 77-80 minisprints (2000-02)
Volusia, asphalt 1/2, modifieds, (89-93)
Volusia, 3/8 dirt Legends
Volusia, 3/8 paved, Legends
New Smyrna, late model, thunder car, 77-85
St. Augustine, 1/5 and 1/2 dirt, Legends
Daytona Municipal Stadium, Legends
Lakeland, 1/4 mile, Legends
USA, tested road course configurations with the Legends
Aubrndale, Legends
Bradenton (Desoto) Legends
Sebring (road course) Legends
Ocala, paved, Legends
Hialeah, Legends
Bronson, Legends
Inverness, Legends
Lake City, dirt, Legends
Thundercross, Legends and minisprints
Orlando Speedworld, late model (79), Legends
Sunshine Speedway, Legends
Jacksonville, minisprints

Georgia

Golden Isles, limited lates (79)
Roebling Road (road course) Legends
New Senoia Speedway (Legends)
Lets see, tracks that I have CRASHED at.....that's pretty easy, pretty much ALL of the above, save one or 2.
Tracks that I have WON at, that's a REAL short list! New Smyrna, Volusia on the asphalt, Putnam County, St. Augustine on the 1/2 mile dirt and Lake City dirt.
Now it gets REALLY hard! tracks that I've spectated at.......

Pa.

Reading
Hatfield
Nazereth (1/2)
Nazereth National (1 mile dirt)
Dorney Park
Williams Grove
Lincoln
Susquehanna
Port Royal
Grandview
Pocono, 3/4 mile
Pocono, road course
Penn National
Langhorne
Evergreen

SCCA hillclimbs, road races
Pocono
Fleetwood
Topton
Duryea
Giants Despair
Green Mountain
Reading Airport

New York

Orange County
5 mile Point

New Jersey

Flemington
Bridgeport

Tennessee

Bristol
Smokey Mountain Speedway
North Carolina

Charlotte
Metrolina
Hickory
Asheville
Concord (dirt)
Concord (paved)
Raliegh

Alabama

Talledega
Talledega short track

South Carolina

Darlington
I-20 Speedway

Georgia

Atlanta Intl.
Road Atlanta
Lanier
Georgia National
Golden Isles
Rome
Winder-Barrow
North Georgia Speedway

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Intl.
Lee
Star
Sugar Hill

Florida
Daytona (every configuration they've had since 67, if it had wheels and a motor, I was there)
New Smyrna
Volusia (every configuration since 72)
Ocala (see above)
Putnam County
St. Augustine (see above)
Eau Gallie
Golden Gate
East Bay
Florida State Fairgrounds
Lakeland (everything but the old 3/4 mile)
Auburndale
Desoto
Fort Pierce
West Palm
Daytona Memorial Stadium
Daytona Municipal Stadium
Ocean Center (speedway bikes & quads on ice and karts on polished concrete, plus truck and tractor pull)
Vero Beach
Lake City (now called Columbia County) when it was dirt
Columbia County
Bronson
Jacksonville
Inverness
Thundercross
Hialeah
Orlando Speedworld
Deland
Sebring

Arizona

Manzanita
Prescott Valley
Phoenix Intl.

[Marty Little]

Superfans

Tracks where have seen races:

FL
Auburndale
Boca Raton Airport
Citrus County
Charlotte County
Collier County
Columbia Motorsports Park
County Line (Clewiston)
Daytona Int'l. Speedway (big track and road courses)
Deland Drive-In
DeSoto Speedway
DeSoto Dragway
East Bay
Eau Gallie (aka Melbourne aka Brevard County)
Five Flags
Fla State Fairgrounds (new one)
Ft Pierce Speedway (not Treasure Coast)
Golden Gate
Hialeah
Hollywood
Hollywood Sportatorium
Homestead-Miami
Master's Field, Miami
Memorial Stadium, Daytona
Moroso (aka Palm Beach Int'l Raceway)
New Smyrna
Orlando Raceway, Taft
Orlando Speed World
Palm Beach Fairgrounds
Palm Beach Grand Prix - Downtown
Palm Beach Grand Prix - Fairgrounds
Palmetto (aka Medley)
St Augustine
Sebring
Speedway Park, Jax (old track)
Tamiami Fairgrounds, Miami
Thunder Cross
Titusville-Cocoa Airport
Treasure Coast, Ft Pierce
USA Int'l, Lakeland
Valkaria Airport
Vero Beach Speedway
Volusia Speedway Park (both tracks, both surfaces

Raced Go Karts at:
Melbourne (small oval near airport)
Byrd Plaza (shopping center in Cocoa)
Checker Kartway, Orlando
Pompano Raceway
Broward Key Midget Club track, Ft Lauderdale
Ft Pierce Speedway (stock car oval, semi road course)
Orlando Raceway (stock car oval, semi road course)
Palmetto Speedway (stock car oval, semi road course)

Also have seen races at tracks in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hamshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Total 126 (not counting go kart only tracks)
Years - 1957 thru 2007

[broofjoe57]

Here are a couple of tracks not mentioned. Medley across the river from Hialeah. Lebonan Valley in New York State and also went to Stateline outside of Bennington Vermont. The old Laconia motocross in New Hampshire and Knoxville in Iowa. Also worked on a racecar that raced at Thunderbowl in Vermont but was not able to attend race there. If anyone has any pictures from Stateline would love to see them. Also any pics of winged mods at Medley would be great to see. Oh since we are counting race tracks do slotcar tracks count?

[palmbayer]

COOL!!!! slotcar tracks


Do they count ?????