Langhorne Speedway - Langhorne, Pennsylvania
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BruceS
N 40° 10.558 W 074° 53.148
18T E 509723 N 4447294
Historical marker commemorating a former auto racetrack in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM49W5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
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The LANGHORNE SPEEDWAY (L), 7.3 m., a one-mile circular track of oild
dirt, is one of the fast and most difficult flat tracks used for automobile
racing. Many championships automobile and motorcycle races have been held
here since its consturction in 1925.- Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone
State, Tour 5, pg 413.
The race track has now been replace by car dealers and other commercial
property. From a historical marker on site, "Opened in 1926, this circular
one-mile dirt track was known as the “Big Left Turn." It hosted a NASCAR
inaugural race in 1949. Notable drivers Doc Mackenzie, Joie Chitwood, Rex Mays,
Lee Petty, Dutch Hoag, A.J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti raced here in stock,
midget, sprint, and Indy cars. Langhorne was reshaped as a “D” and paved in
1965. The National Open Champion-ship run here was regarded as the “Indy of the
East.” Final race was held in 1971."