Angelica Raceway

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Angelica Raceway
Location Angelica, New York
Coordinates 42°18′26″N78°00′37″W / 42.3072°N 78.0103°W / 42.3072; -78.0103
OperatorJim Patrick and Al Bassett
Opened1958
Closed1965
SurfaceDirt
Length.54 km (.333 miles)

Angelica Raceway was a former 1⁄3-mile (0.54 km) dirt oval racing facility located Chautauqua-Alleghany (or the western Southern Tier) Region of New York State.

Overview

Angelica Raceway operated on the Allegany County Fairgrounds from 1958 until 1965. [1] The facility was operated for two years under the Independent Racing Association sanction before management was returned back to the fairgrounds. [2]

The speedway was one of a series of venues in the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania where drivers began their careers before becoming known on the state and national scene. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Angelica Raceway". Allegany County Historical Society. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Bob; Ellis, Bob (July 26, 1977). "The Fifties: When Stock Cars were king in Allegany County". Wellsville Daily Reporter . NY. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2025– via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ↑ Wiser, Chuck (October 14, 2021). "Words From Wiser: Tracking from Rug Rat to Track Rat". The Wellsville Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Easton, Ford (2014). Stock Car Racing in the '50s. IPP. ISBN   9781500171780.
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