Wellsville Raceway

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Wellsville Raceway
Location Wellsville, New York
Coordinates 42°07′11″N77°55′42″W / 42.1197°N 77.9282°W / 42.1197; -77.9282
OperatorBill Lydle
Opened1950
Closed1954
SurfaceDirt
Length1 km (.625 miles)

Wellsville Raceway was a 5⁄8-mile (1.0 km) dirt oval racing facility located in the Chautauqua-Alleghany (or the western Southern Tier) Region of New York State.

Overview

Wellsville Raceway was located on the former Wellsville Driving Park fairgrounds. A group of 10 investors formed the Wellsville Speedway, Inc. in 1950, and took possession of the old fairgrounds. [1] The first auto race was held August 6, reportedly to a crowd of 4,500 spectators and sanctioned by the Atlantic Stock Car Racing Association. [2]

The raceway 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]

The racetrack shut down after the 1954 season, and the land was repurposed for what is now the Wellsville School complex. [1]

References

  1. 1 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.
  2. ↑ "Wellsville Raceway opened Sunday". Andover News. August 12, 1950.
  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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