Big Diamond Speedway

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Big Diamond Speedway
LocationPottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°41′05″N76°18′19″W / 40.6847°N 76.3052°W / 40.6847; -76.3052
OwnerJake and Jasmine Smulley
Opened1972
Website bigdspeedway.net
Oval
Surface Clay
Length.61 km (.38 miles)
Turns4
BankingHigh-banked

Big Diamond Speedway is a three-eighths-mile high-banked dirt oval raceway located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region.

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Overview

In 1972 Fritz Roehrig completed a surface mining job in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, then with partner Dom Muscara built a stock car racetrack and named it after the famous vein of coal they had just mined: "Big Diamond". Roehrig went on to operate the facility for 35 years before leasing the facility to Joe Kuperavage from 2006 to 2010. He then returned to the promoter role for one more year. [1]

In 1992, Roehrig was awarded "Promoter of the Year" in the northeast by Racing Promotion Monthly. [2] [3] After 41 years, Rohrig sold the facility in 2012 to his son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Jasmine Smulley. [4]

Events

Weekly racing at Big Diamond is headlined by the small-block Modifieds along with support divisions which include RUSH Crate Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman, and Roadrunners. The facility hosts several touring series including the Super DIRTcar Series, USAC National Sprint Cars, URC Sprint Cars, East Coast Legend Series, Mid Atlantic Modifieds, Wingless Sportsman, and the PASS 305 Sprints. [5]

The Coalcracker 72 for modifieds is presented annually, and has been won a record seven times by multi-time track champion Duane Howard. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Roehrig returns to promote Big Diamond Speedway in 2011". Standard-Speaker . Hazelton PA. January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Frederick G. Roehrig". Republican Herald . Pottsville PA. July 23, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ARPY Award". Racing Promotion Monthly. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Curley, Chuck (January 12, 2016). "Big Diamond celebrates its history". Republican Herald . Pottsville PA. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Big Diamond Speedway Releases 2025 Calendar of Events". Dirt Track Digest. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Wood, Shawn (August 5, 2014). "Howard: Master of the Coalcracker". The Daily Item . Sunbury PA. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Coalcracker – Race events listing". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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