Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park

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Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park
Location Virgil, New York
Coordinates 42°32′31″N76°07′00″W / 42.5419°N 76.1168°W / 42.5419; -76.1168
OwnerBradley Smith
Opened1962
Former namesSkyline Speedway, Skyline Raceway
Website www.skylineracewaymotorsportspark.com
Oval
Surface Clay
Length.6 km (.375 miles)
Turns4

Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park is a three-eighths mile dirt oval raceway located in Central New York State. [1]

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Overview

Buck Townsley built the Skyline Speedway on top of a mountain and opened it in 1962. The track continued operating with several different promoters through 1976 and then reopened for a single year in 1980. The facility lay dormant until Frank and Gene Payne brought it back to life for the 1988 racing season, headlining with the Late Model division. [2]

Former track champion Dean Catlin and his wife Donna took over operations in 2016, and then Brad Smith purchased the track in 2022. [3] [4]

Events

The Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park offers auto racing throughout the summer in what has been described as a family friendly environment -- where one can bring their lawn chair and cooler of food to sit in front and relax. The track features the Crate Late Models, Sportsman, 600 cc Modifieds, Factory Stock, and Four Cylinders. [5] The venue also hosts the CRSA winged Sprint Cars annually. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Boyce, Jaxyn (June 12, 2023). "Skyline Speedway Motorsports". The Cortland Area Tribune. NY. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Horton, Dustin (June 23, 2014). "Skyline Raceway". The Cortland Area Tribune. NY. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Skyline Raceway Park Welcomes New Owners". Performance Racing Industry. February 26, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "CRSA Sprints Will Make Historic Return To Skyline Raceway Sep. 10". Dirt Track Digest. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Elkins, Doug (September 18, 2014). "Skyline Raceway, one of the best-kept secrets in the sport, ready to wrap up season". The Post-Standard . Syracuse NY. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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