Brookfield Speedway

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Brookfield Speedway
LocationBrookfield, New York
Coordinates 42°49′09″N75°18′37″W / 42.8192°N 75.31036°W / 42.8192; -75.31036
OwnerMadison County Fair Board
Opened1950
Former namesMadison County Fairgrounds
Website www.madisoncountyfairny.com
Oval
SurfaceDirt
Length.4 km (.25 miles)
Turns4

Brookfield Speedway is a quarter-mile dirt oval raceway located on the Madison County Fairgrounds in Central New York State.

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Overview

The Madison County Fairgrounds held its first motorized race with sprint cars in 1935. When the grandstand was rebuilt in 1950 stock car racing became a weekly summer event until shutting down in 1961. [1] The speedway reopened from 1977 until 1981, and in 1995 Mike Budka Jr. and Fred Bagley negotiated a single-year lease with the Madison County Fair Board. [2]

Except for some exhibition races by a regional antique stock car club, the track then remained dormant for the next two decades. [3]

In 2019, the Fair Board bought auto racing back to the venue as part of their annual county fair. A more complete racing card returned in 2023 when promoter Brett Deyo partnered with the Fair Board. [4]

Events

The Brookfield Speedway offers one event each month from May through October. These occasions feature the Short Track Super Series Sportsman, 600 cc Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Four Cylinders, and Slingshots. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Cleaver, Jolene (July 11, 2021). "Madison County Fair has rich history". Oneida Dispatch . NY. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Maxy, Alicia (April 26, 1995). "Stockers to roar again at Brookfield Speedway". Syracuse Herald-Journal . NY. p. B1. Retrieved April 17, 2025– via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ↑ Fallis, Laurie (July 10, 2019). "Brookfield Speedway set to open it gates after twenty year hiatus". Race Pro Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Dick (June 15, 2023). "Josh Walker and Brett Deyo help bring long dormant Brookfield Speedway back to life". The Post-Standard . NY. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brookfield Speedway Opens May 25; One Show Month". Dirt Track Digest. January 5, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Brookfield Speedway Announces Summer Modified For New York". Utica NY: WFRG-FM. January 8, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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