Corvallis Municipal Airport
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1954
- State
- Oregon
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- On the site today
- Airport
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- First race
- May 16, 1954
- Last race
- September 26, 1954
- Location
- Corvallis Airport
- People
- Northwest Timing Association, race organizer (1954)
- Corvallis Hy-Lifters car club, sponsor (1954)
- Elevation
- 242 ft (74 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.49799, -123.29796
The Northwest Timing Association held a drag race at the Corvallis Airport on Sunday, May 16, 1954, before about 1,500 spectators. Stan Auferoth of Eugene was fastest at 110.72 mph, but Buck Rosso of Salem beat him in Class A. On May 30, Jerry Poole and Jerry Lausmann had the fastest car, 108.28 mph in Class A. The Corvallis Hy-Lifters sponsored the June 13 race, where Bill Bannister of Portland was fastest at 99.46 mph on his motorcycle. On July 11, Clarence Everett ran the day’s best, 99.93 mph, and won Classes B and C in his Mercury-engined dragster, while Rosso won Class A. At a two-day race on September 25-26, Poole & Lausmann won Class A and tied Rosso for top speed at 120.19 mph.
Background
Corvallis Municipal Airport is a general aviation field in unincorporated Benton County, about five miles southwest of Corvallis. It still sells fuel, offers ramp maintenance and has flight instruction through Corvallis Aero Service.
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