The youngstownwarren metropolitan area, typically known as the mahoning valley or the steel valley, is a metropolitan area in northeast ohio in the united states, with the city of youngstown, ohio, at its center. Sunday, july 21 mahoning valley speedway car show 10am4pm. Mount ayr v beckman catholic iowa girls high school athletic union 586 watching live now. Mahoning valley speedway is a 14 mile long asphaltpaved track located in lehighton, pennsylvania. The book then takes the reader across the decades and illustrates the progression of modified stock cars as well as numerous opencockpit cars. Nazareth speedway historical society home facebook. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at.
Mahoning valley speedway, lehighton, pennsylvania, special events. Tracycarmen will also be doing a special book signing at mahoning valley speedway on saturday, april 12 when the lehighton track holds its 2014 season opener. Please log onto the official mahoning valley speedway website at. Complete track listing speedway entertainment home of the. Did you know that on october 12 in motorsports history nascar hall of famer ned jarrett was born october 12, 1932 as too was nascar veteran morgan sheppard october 12, 1941. Aug 28, 2017 mahoning valley speedway readies for three busy weeks of racing august 28, 2017 managing editor lehighton, pa as the month of september begins so too does a busy trio of saturday nights at mahoning valley speedway. Mahoning township, carbon county, pennsylvania wikipedia. On track racing experience partners with mahoning valley. Mahoning valley speedway dirt mod feature 6218 youtube. History of youngstown and the mahoning valley, ohio. Hard street stock crash leads to fight at mahoning valley speedway octoberfast 102216 by demonracer2.
Flemington, grandview, lindas, mahoning valley, nazareth, penn national, port royal, selinsgrove, silver. Mahoning valley speedway octoberfast highlights late models street stocks and hobby stocks. One hundred and fifty laps of green flag racing around the. History of youngstown and the mahoning valley, ohio kindle edition. It begins with the valley s participation in the midwest crime wave of 193334, describing the demise. Allentown, pa the 8th annual dorney park speedwaymahoning valley speedway hall of fame induction ceremony held on sunday afternoon at the america on wheels museum in allentown installed the latest entries with the class of 2017. We at save nazareth speedway are on a mission to get one of the most. Apr 21, 20 april 20, 20 mahoning valley speedway feature. Mahoning valley speedway saturday night auto racing lehighton pa. Dorney park mahoning hall of fame enshrines newest. Entries results workouts overnights condition books stakes. A cinematic portrait of a long island stock car race track, riverhead raceway, as its octogenarian. Earl paules is 2015 mahoning valley speedway modified champion by dino oberto palmerton, pa 12115 earl paules knows a thing or two about winning championships, especially at lehightons mahoning valley speedway. Don weida, the late bimpy marx, dave schlenker and paul bauscher were the members of dorney park while the late bups ahner, clarence.
Mahoning valley speedway opened its gates as a dirt track for the first time in mid1950s. The track does appear to hold enduro and 4 cylinder races at this time. She graduated from wilson area high school and then went on to earn a bachelors degree in criminal justice from desales university. Mahoning valley speedway pennsylvania speedways and race. I have to say this incredibly interesting history of. Two hundred green flag laps, the longest race distance in mahoning valley speedway history, paid off for the fans in attendance on a mild and memorable autumn saturday evening. The sourcebook will lead you to collections of original documents and photographs, business and government records, books, manuscripts, maps and more. Please email us with any questions, comments, suggestions or wish to join us at mahoning speedway for the first time. The last time racing was on that date, which was in may 2015, eric beers scored a big 100lap victory. Returnto mahoning valley speedway news and results. Mahoning valley speedway 2522 e blakeslee blvd, lehighton, pennsylvania 18235 rated 4. Both tracks have had a supportive history of enduro races over the years and many of those who compete race both speedways. Bobby jones won in a threewide battle to the checkers and nipped gene bowers by just. The historic photos provided by individuals and the mahoning valley historical society add an exceptionally personal view to the narrative.
Representatives present during victory lane ceremonies to. Complementary listing on the mahoning valley speedway website. Local history sourcebook mahoning valley historical society. Now under new management led by promoter jack carlino, he and his organizational staff have been busy preparing the upcoming season schedule while also working on a host of other new items and promotions. Advertisement in the weekly speedway event program book.
When lou strohl took the checkered flag at mahoning valley speedway on june 11, he moved into the tracks record books in only his 10th season of racing. It is owned by gaming and leisure properties and operated by penn national gaming. The legendary harwi was killed in a may crash at orange county fair speedway in middletown, n. Mahoning speedway set to present octoberfast times news.
Kyle strohl holds off lou strohl in thrilling mahoning valley speedway modified action on june 8. A history of jewish youngstown and the steel valley. For fans of old it brings back golden memories of unquestionably one of the grand race tracks. The 8th annual dorney park speedway mahoning valley speedway hall of fame induction ceremony held on sunday afternoon at the america on wheels museum in allentown installed the latest entries with. Mahoning township contains the retail hub of carbon county. Don weida, the late bimpy marx, dave schlenker and paul bauscher were the members of dorney park while the late bups ahner. Fastspeedways, building the worlds largest race track and speedways online directory covering stock car race, kart racing, drag racing, dirt bikes, superbikes and grand prix racing. The second, much betterknown speedway had a mile asphalt oval and operated from 1952 to 1955 and in 1958. Snydersville raceway, snydersville, pennsylvania, weekly. Won 9 out of 14 late model features at mahoning valley speedway65% win successstart out of 14 starts at mahoning valley speedway9 wins, 2third place finishes, 1fourth place finish, 2fifth place finishes100% top 5 average finish in season. Feb 05, 2018 wilmington speedway, delaware by john nelson. Thrive mahoning valley thrive mahoning valley is an organization dedicated to helping people relocate to the valley from puerto rico. History of youngstown and the mahoning valley, ohio and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Jennifer was first and foremost a mother, wife, and homemaker.
Local history sourcebook this local history sourcebook is a guide to area museums, historical societies, and libraries that offer access to local history related archives. Riding with chase elliott at atlanta motor speedway youtube. Dorney park mahoning hall of fame enshrines newest inductees. On track racing experience partners with mahoning valley speedway berwick, pa 32215 owned and operated by delawares rob hindt, on track racing experience, a company that gives folks that have always wanted to get seat time behind the wheel of a racecar, is partnering with mahoning valley speedway for the 2015 season. Dec 27, 2012 from 20052011 he was the promoter of the mahoning valley speedway in lehighton and this past year promoted his favorite race track, bridgeport speedway, in swedesboro, new jersey. Mahoning valley speedway to introduce rookie hobby stock class.
Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. If we do not know we can not help you or help us all improve. Hollywood gaming at mahoning valley race course wikipedia. Complete track listing speedway entertainment home of. Champions from weekly racetracks throughout the northeast and southeast are awarded guaranteed starting. Relying on the current constraints to be retracted from the covid19 virus, the first race of the year at mahoning valley speedway is now slated for saturday, may 9. Hollywood gaming at mahoning valley race course, is a thoroughbred racino in austintown, ohio. That led to a sparked interest and the concept of the mahoning valley speedway evergreen raceway small car enduro series.
Mahoning valley speedway releases 2017 schedule modifieds to run 200 laps at octoberfast story by. Schedule subject to change call 5703864900 for latest info on events, start times, weather, etc. Douglas hoffman obituary schnecksville, pa morning call. Nine races, alternating once a month per each track, will make of the series. Mahoning valley speedway lehighton, pa pennsylvania. Following in her fathers footsteps, she was also an avid racing fan and driver. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. Opening day scheduled for april 4 is delayed stayed tuned for a schedule adjustment we have lots more info coming your way as we are getting closer to the start of the 2020 racing season at your mahoning valley speedway. A brief, chronological history of speedway racing in australia. Ysu oral history digital collection over 1100 interviews conducted since 1974, many by people from youngstown and surrounding areas. Dino oberto mahoning valley speedway allentown, pa the 8th annual dorney park speedwaymahoning valley speedway hall of fame induction ceremony held on sunday afternoon at the america on wheels museum in allentown installed the latest entries with the class of 2017. Eric beers sets sights on mahoning valley speed sport. Track profile mahoning valley race course equibase.
If you were at mahoning valley speedway on saturday night, you saw one for the ages as todd baer scored an absolute nailbitter over chip santee and kevin rex jr. February 5, 2018 there were two delaware tracks named wilmington speedway. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Find this book on abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Cbs46peachtree tv sports anchorreporter emily gagnon takes a ride with nascar driver chase elliott at atlanta motor speedway aired february 20th, 2018. The history of idora park 18991984 mahoning valley. The race of champions is the successor to the langhorne national open, and uses the 19511971 opens as the first 21 roc events. Click here to join the mahoning speedway email update list. Mahoning valley race course opened on september 17, 2014. The facility features a onemile dirt course with grandstand, and a gaming area that displays nearly 1,000 video lottery terminals.
Page 58 court of general quarter sessions of the peace begun and holden at warren, within and for said county of trumbull, on the fourth monday of august, in the year of our lord eighteen hundred, and of the independence of the united states the twentyfifth. Earl paules is 2015 mahoning valley speedway modified champion. Mahoning valley speedway is located adjacent to the mahoning. Remembering dorney park and mahoning valley speedway reunion. Apr 26, 2014 the history of idora park 18991984 by rick shale. Street stock feature at mahoning valley speedway 42719.
Although he competed at mahoning valley as well as evergreen raceway, which were the three prominent asphalt short tracks of eastern pennsylvania, weida noted that he was most at home at dorney, winning regularly and running as a title contender between 1980 and 1986. The public library of youngstown and mahoning county. Mahoning valley speedway has announced that their season ending mahoning valley speedway small car nationals has been changed to saturday, october 19 as opposed the original date of sunday, october 20. A history of jewish youngstown and the steel valley will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in ethnic, religious, and local history. Mahoning valley speedway readies for three busy weeks of. And on this date in motorsports history there has never been a race at mahoning valley speedway. Chip santee earned one very hard fought victory in saturday nights action filled modified feature at mahoning valley speedway as the former twotime champion fended off no less than five different opponents during sidebyside restarts as well as putting up with a blanketed convergence of top guns who hounded him right to the finish. Feature article in the program book about your event sponsorship.
Suffice it to say it was a bunch of coupes and sedans, powered by flathead fords and chevy straightsixes. Dorney parkmahoning hall of fame enshrines newest inductees. Weida was a very popular driver of the park where he enjoyed a good amount of success until the tracks closing in 1986. Every bit of strategy building up to the final lap of the 6th annual octoberfast event was out the window and came down to which. Through 1962 the track ran a limited sportsman division. The sport of dirt track and asphalt automobile and motorcycle racing in australia on small, enclosed, circular tracks can be traced, in embryonic form at least, to the 1900s however it was during the 1920s that it really became popular with world famous tracks opening such as the sydney showground and west. Mahoning valley speedway vets triumphant return sports. The saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same, could very well describe eric beers return to mahoning valley speedway as 20 modified track champion. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the the public library of youngstown and mahoning county digital collection. From 20052011 he was the promoter of the mahoning valley speedway in lehighton and this past year promoted his favorite race track, bridgeport speedway, in swedesboro, new jersey. The mahoning valley speedway hall of fame series, a race five special run amid the modifieds, street stocks and hobby stocks, has been rapidly gaining interest among drivers from all three classes. From 20052011 he was the promoter of the mahoning valley speedway in lehighton and this past year promoted his favorite race track, bridgeport speedway, in. Local pennsylvania hof welcomes new class speed sport. Track management felt that this would better suit all parties since neighboring evergreen raceway will be holding their rain postponed king of the green on that sunday.
The race of champions is a yearly stock car race using modified race cars. Nazareth speedway in spotlight this weekend auto racing the. Representatives present during victory lane ceremonies to present trophies. Along a onemile stretch of route 443 southwest of lehighton are located the carbon plaza mall, walmart, lowes, and aldi. In the mid1890s streetcar companies across america looked for ways to increase ridership in the evenings and on the weekends when the regular commuter traffic slacked off. Baer wins race for the ages mahoning modified thriller. I came upon this book completely by chance and discovered that thomass brother james and george s nutt jamess brother are mentioned. The full story of the winningest stock car driver in american history. The township also hosts mahoning speedway and the privateaviation jake arner memorial airport. Page 35 resolved, by this assembly, that a committee be appointed to receive any proposals that may be made by any person or persons whether inhabitants of the united states, or others, for the purchase of the lands belonging to this state lying west of the west line of pennsylvania as claimed by said state, and the said committee are hereby fully authorized and empowered, in the name and.
Present, john young, turhand kirtland, camden cleveland, james kingsbury, and eliphalet austin, esquires, justices of the quorum, and. All three cookbooks are stocked and for sale in our gift shops at arms family museum 648 wick avenue, youngstown, oh and tyler history center 325 w. According to the us census bureau, the metropolitan statistical area msa includes mahoning and trumbull counties in ohio and mercer county in pennsylvania. Jennifer flanagan obituary palmer, pa the express times. Mahoning valley speedway lehighton, pennsylvania facebook. Nazareth speedway book is filled with great memories. They are a must have for anyone researching history of the mahoning valley. Construction on mahoning valley race course, located on ohio route 46, began on may 30, 20. The first was a mile dirt oval, active only in 1950. Mahoning valley speedway has announced that a rookie hobby stock class will be added to the weekly race lineup starting with opening. Mike sweeney takes late model laurels after leader matt wentz is crashed out kyle strohl raced to a thrilling win over lou strohl for his second modified win of the season saturday night at.
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