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The Dayton Speedway was a race track in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It has been called the "Fastest 1/2 mile (plus 210 feet) in the world". The track held events for NASCAR, AAA, MARC, ARCA, ASA, USAC, etc. ==History== The track was opened in June 1934 as a flat "D shaped" 5/8 mile dirt track. The original track was a "copy" of the Legion Ascot Speedway.〔 "Dayton Speedway Lives", 2009, webpage: (Dayton Speedway Lives ). 〕 Timeline - The following is a timeline of events from 1933 to the present: 〔 * 1933 - A "Kids Race" was held in September 1933. * 1934 - The Official opening of the track was Sunday, June 3, 1934. :: The first race was won by Ken Fowler of Paterson, New Jersey. Mauri Rose of Dayton, was second. * 1934-1935 - The Speedway Manager was Paul Ackerman. * 1936 - On June 4, 1936, the entire track was revamped and tons of asphalt were added. :: The turns were "remade" & promised to be the fastest track of its design in the world. * 1937 - Track was purchased by Frank Funk. * 1939 - The track was converted to a high-banked 1/2 mile. ::Funk also raised the banking, twice. ::May have buried old Trolley cars to help fill the space. ::Added an "oil substance" that "made the track as hard as pavement" (on hot days the stuff would get soapy and rain over the cars and drivers). * late 1930s - 1970 - Covered grandstands are added. * 1940's - Billboards on the backstretch begin to be displayed. * 1941-1945 - Closed during WWII. * 1946 - Reopened Friday June 29, 1946, with the first “Big Car” race ever held ::at night on the East Coast (Ascot was first in the world). ::Reopened after WWII - as an Asphalt Oval. * 1947-1954 - The track infield was 1/4 mile. * 1949 - Sold in 1949. * 1949-1958 - It had a single white guardrail. * 1949?-1954? - The track had a wooden scoring / announcers stand. * 1950 - It had a single "Strap" Guardrail (from 1950 Sprint Car Start on Home Page). * 1951/52 - Track was converted to (corrugated/extruded) rounded guardrails. * 1953 - First Dayton 500 was won by Iggy Katona. * 1954 - Track site was used for a concert by "The Drifters" (August 7, 1954). * 1955 - The infield track was 3/8 mile. * 1955 - Jim Romine Olds photo shows bridge (No bridge after 1955?) * 1960's - Harlan Fengler Era (chief steward of the Indy 500) ::He cut 6 feet off the banks. ::For 3 years, Earl Baltes Ran track (and several other tracks until 1979). * 1969 - Black and White Stripe were used on two High Guardrails. ::Infield Scoring Stand (Benny Parsons Photo). * 1970 - Covered Grandstands in my photos. ::Black and White Stripes were used on two high guardrails. * 1971-1974 - Closed, but some used the track for testing. * 1975 - A new grandstand was built with new owner :: Black and Gold (yellow) stripes were on two high guardrails. * 1976-1978 - Closed, but some used the track for testing. * 1979 - Don Thompson Era ::Red White Blue trim was applied to guardrails. ::Label "Greater Dayton Speedway" was placed on Infield Scorers Stand. ::The surface was repaved twice. * 1982 - Front of the Concession Stand near turn one nearly collapsed between races one Sunday. ::Guardrails and restrooms were a mess. * 1982 - At end of season, closed, due to no liability insurance. * 1984 - Still for sale. ::Guardrails needed to be replaced. ::Grandstands needed repair. ::One groove left in turns 1+2 and huge potholes in 3+4. ::Straights were surprisingly good but banking needed attention. * 1986 - Still for sale. ::The Flagman stand floor had rusted out. ::The top section of infield scoring stand was gone. ::Scales were gone from in front of I.S.S. * mid 1980s - The track began use as a landfill, eventually refuse filled the infield to the pavement on the straights. The site was then filled with clay and the track no longer exists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dayton Speedway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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