Unnamed drag strip (Syracuse)

Nothing leftNothing left No longer racing, and nothing of the track remains.

Raced
1952
State
New York
What's left
The site was redeveloped and nothing of the strip remains.
First race
September 13, 1952 (scheduled)
Surface
Paved
Location
Paved stretch north of Hancock Field at Taft and South Bay Roads
People
  • Valley Drivers Association, organizer (1952)
  • MG Club, organizer (1952)
  • Bent Rods Club, organizer (1952)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Coordinates
43.12099, -76.14042

The Valley Drivers Association, the MG Club and the Bent Rods Club teamed up to hold a first race on a 9/10-mile stretch of pavement north of Hancock Field, at Taft and South Bay Roads. Planned for mid-July 1952, it was pushed back to September 13, with 300 cars and 2,000 spectators expected.