Palo Duro Airport (Amarillo)

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The club paid to pave the runway

Raced: 1956-57
State: Texas
What's left: A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
Raced on: An airport runway
First race: May 27, 1956
Track: 3,500-foot runway
Surface: Asphalt
Location: Palo Duro Airport, Amarillo
People: Barons Racing Club, race operator, paid to pave the runway (1956-57)
Elevation: 3,635 ft (1,108 m)
Coordinates: 35.14342, -101.83894

The Barons Racing Club of Amarillo got permission to race at the airport and paid to pave its 3,500-foot runway, which was 30 feet wide, with asphalt. The club had electronic timers and expected 200 cars for the first race on May 27, 1956. Admission was $1 and entry $1.50, and the plan was to race one or two Sundays a month. Class winners got trophies at races on July 4, 1956, and April 7, 1957.

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