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- ↑ "Race Tracks-Fulton Speedway". North American Motorsports Pages. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ↑ "Excitement on the High Banks: Fulton Speedway". Apex Automotive Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ↑ "John Wight to buy Brewerton and Fulton speedways". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.