Brewerton Speedway is a 1/3rd mile D-shaped dirt oval raceway in Brewerton, New York. It is considered one of the oldest jewels of the robust Central New York racing scene.
History
The Brewerton Speedway was built as a ¼ mile clay racetrack in 1949 by Vere Bradbury and Don Georgia, who sold it to Al Richardson.[1] The first event was a dirt track midget car race.[2] The track was paved in 1956,[3] and the current 1/3 mile dirt oval opened in 1973.[4]
Richardson remained owner until 1965, after which the racetrack went through a series of owners and promoters, as well as several years of inactivity. In 1994, Harvey, Joan, and David Fink purchased the track.[5] Since 2009, the track, along with the Fulton Speedway, has been owned by John and Laura Wight.[6] The Wights previously owned the Can-Am Speedway.
Events
The Brewerton Speedway annually hosts the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Hurricane 100 on the Thursday of Super Dirt Week.[7]
On the last full weekend of September, the facility also hosts the Apple Festival, attracting 25,000 people annually.[8] The Lioness Club of Central Square donates all proceeds from this event to communities on the north shore of Oneida Lake, southern Oswego, and northern Onondaga counties.[9]
References
- ^ Irene Meyers (2003). Images of America: Hastings. Arcadia Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9780738511900. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ John Hill. "Speedways". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Fulton Late Models Set For Third Year with Rush Sanction". Raceproweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Race Tracks-Brewerton Speedway". North American Motorsports Pages. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Doug Zapan. "History of Brewerton Speedway". Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "John Wight to buy Brewerton and Fulton speedways". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ "DIRTcar Track Spotlight: Brewerton Speedway". DIRTcar Racing. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Apple Festival". Lioness Club of Central Square. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Lioness Club Announces 34th Apple Festival". Oswego County Today. Retrieved 2021-03-02.