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Courtesy of Bob Grover
A Stateline Pit Pass from late '50's. Anyone know anything about the Consoldiated Racing Association ?

Photographer Unknown - Probably MacDowell

Jeep Herbert, the soul of Stateline Speedway, does a victory lap in Bob Mott's 3.

        The race track where being on the pole meant something else. That sign to the right may very well have been the "Welcome to Vermont" sign on Route 67. Stateline lived up to its name. It was on the very border with New York. Some of it was, very likely, in the Empire State. 

        Stateline Speedway was in Bennington, Vermont.....not really too far from the present-day Lebanon Valley track. Its location near the corner of Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York was an ideal place to attract competitors, from all over the region, in the burgeoning new sport of stock car racing. To the north, Pico Raceway in Rutland was operating. Over in New York, tracks like White's Beach, Burden Lake, the Pine Bowl, Empire Speedway, and many more were running regular shows. Keene, New Hampshire was seeing races at the Cheshire County fairgrounds.           

         They came from all over to run Stateline. In particular period, according to the late Jim Haley, a fan who traveled to races all over the region. Bennington was sort of under the heel of one particular driver [whose name I can't recall]. This guy won all of the races and - as Jim put it - knocked them poor pungs [I took that to be slower local talent] right off the track if they got in his way. Then, one afternoon, Steve Danish went over there, put the bully off the track, and sent the protesting local champ on his way with a clenched fist. I don't know how much of that is true.

        It ran up into the 1950's, reportedly out along Route 67 nearly into New York. The grandstands [so close to the Rt 67 that you could hardly pull off the highway] allegedly started out as the covered ones. The open stands are said to be later. Right, now, little is left to see. There is the BTL trucking lease company operating right on the site. The only way to identify the site is the imposing brick house across the road, which is visible in the Steve Danish picture below.

Courtesy of  Danish Family These two shots, the left taken in 2004, and the right taken around 1957, show the location of the track in relation to that brick house across the road.	Courtesy of  Danish Family These two shots, the left taken in 2004, and the right taken around 1957, show the location of turn four at Stateline.	Courtesy of  Joe McCarty These two shots, the left taken in 2004, and the right taken around 1954, show a view over to the infield, toward the river. The trees are much taller now.
Courtesy of  Danish Family The two shots from above, blended together to give the viewer an idea of where the track would be today.	Courtesy of  Danish Family The two shots from above, blended together to give the viewer an idea of where the track would be today.	Courtesy of  Danish Family Another two shots blended together to give the viewer an idea of where the track would be today.
Courtesy of Herbert Family Jeep puts on the helmet at Stateline. The grandstands are in the background.	Courtesy of Herbert Family Jeep gets a feature win at Stateline. The unusual grandstands are seen with the crowd beginning to file out.	Courtesy of Herbert Family Jeep Herbert poses at Stateline the Sam Kitler / Gibby Wolfe 37.
Courtesy of Vogel Family Two of Stateline's regular stars - George Baumgardner, in the Ted Vogel 95 and Jeep Herbert, in the Kitler / Wolfe 37 get the look - over from starter Chet Hames.	Courtesy of Vogel Family Baumie was a good runner in Ted's sedan.	Courtesy of Vogel Family George Baumgarder in what was to become the classic - looking Vogel race car. Another win at Stateline.
Courtesy of Vogel Family More Baumgardner at Stateline. The left hand photo shows Mike Akhoury, who built the track and promoted it for several years.	Courtesy of Herbert Family Not all Jeep's trips to Stateline went to victory lane.	Courtesy of Herbert Family Jeep Herbert in an earlier Mott car races with Saratoga's Jack Barney [6], who also raced at Pico Raceway.

Courtesy of Jerry King

Newspaper ad for one of their big "national championship" races.

Courtesy of Roger Liller

[Above] This wonderful shot of a Stateline Speedway feature start in May of 1953 shows the older bleachers before the later covered grandstands. Some people insist the roof was on the stands first and then removed. The brick house [then a tavern] sits directly across Route 67, with seemingly no room for a highway in between. Steve Danish is on the inside pole, with probably Jeep Herbert on the outside. I can make out the Burns and Wilson 100, Charlie Morse's 467 out of Massachusetts, and Ted Vogel's car. Chet Hames is the starter. I can also now make out Frank Blum's 502, Walt Robert's 9Jr, and Bernie Ingersoll's 100. Anyone know who 49 is ? [Below] Another view of that same start from old 8MM footage found by Dan Ody. This is the first original photo [not a copy] of this famous shot - it was just added Sept, 2013.

From Dan Ody's 8MM Film DVD

Apparently, the same shot of a Stateline Speedway feature start in May of 19. This might be a
Don Hendenberg or George Welch benefit race held at Stateline.

Possibly McDowell Photo

Frank Hatch [M2] involved in a mix - up in Turn 4 with cars 21 and 72 - drivers unknown.

All photos below courtesy of the Danish Family and Rick Parry, unless otherwise stated.

JOSEPH MAYNARD JOHNSON PHOTOS
Courtesy of Otto Graham thru dirttrackdigest.com
These are some of the best views of the now - totally obliterated track I have ever seen.

Cars line up for the Don Henderberg Memorial race at Stateline. The Trinkhaus 62, the Clark 40, the Young/Vine 75A, and one of the Caputo cars are identifiable. Sam Kitler's 37 is in the infield.	Don Rounds is on the pole. The others are too closely packed together for identification.
Cars mix it up in turn one. Bill Wimble, in Hal Kempeny's 213 misses the action as 10-10, the eventual winner, and the Trinkhaus 62 head into the turn.	Don Henderberg's former car, the S33 of Dave McCready, was probably driven by Chuck Mahoney here. That's Jeep Herbert in Sam Kitler's 37, and the ever-present [but unidentified] 65.
Cliff Kotary, the eventual winner of the Don Henderberg Memorial race, has gotten by Bill Wimble.	One of Stateline's classic turn 3 pile-ups. The second car on the front stretch is a #179, that I have seen in Pine Bowl footage. The 7-11 Jr. of Paul Marshall sits in the infield.
Frank Simek Photo A tearful Mrs. Don Henderberg with the trophy for winner, Cliff Kotary, driver of Mike Suraske's #10-10 Studebaker [Kotary Photo Courtesy of J Ackerman].

Photos via Rick Parry A Cliff Kotary trophy won at Stateline.	MacDowell Photo via Mike Gray This early shot shows Pete Corey with an early Bob Whitbeck car at Stateline. Later, the two would start that long line of #37's with this second car [below]. Ed Biitig Collection	MacDowell Photo via Ed Feuz Collection This early shot shows Pete Corey with the potent Bob Mott car at Stateline later with the former Whitbeck car in the background - now owned by Jerry Jerome. It would later be wrecked spectacularly at Fonda by JJ.	Photos Courtesy of Ken Gypson Danish probably at Stateline in early 1950's. Bob McDowell Photo	Photo Courtesy of John Danish This picture of the Steve Danish racing crew was taken at Stateline. The snow fence in the background does not show up in later similar Stateline shots. With apologies to John Danish, here are some names in the photo: unknown, a Danish brother, Steve, Al Danish, & Hully Bunn
Bardwell Collection Via RacersBored.Com Buddy Bardwell Keene, NH	Photo Courtesy of John Danish Action on the backstretch at Stateline. Danish [61], Corey in Mott's #3. Herbert in Kitler's 37 and Tom Kotary in Theron Moore's #112. Probably Lee Armstrong or Joe Ciganenko in the Frank Trinkhaus 62 and Fred Gerow in #67. The car behind the 62 is the Caputo 11, with Earl Maille, and the 107 could be Al Sanders.	MacDowell Photo  Joe Wunderlich, West Sand Lake, New York   He may have been the champion with whom Danish had the run-ins. Joe went on to sponsor the 115's of Kenny Tremont, Jr.	MacDowell Photo This picture of the Steve Danish racing crew was taken at Stateline- later than the one above because John Danish would have been about three in the one above.	Herbert Family Collection    Jeep Herbert,     Rotterdam, NY A different shot of the Kitler/Wolfe 37 in Victory Lane at Stateline. This is the photo that proves that a.) the large brick house is across from the former track site and b.) those unique grandstands belong to Stateline.
Photo Courtesy of  John Danish   Steve Danish, early on in Danish's involvement with racing. Sadly, the Pleadsant Valley Garage is no longer oswned by the family.	Photo Courtesy of  John Danish   Steve Danish, early on at Stateline with both cars. No idea who was driving the other - maybe brother, Al.	Photo Courtesy of  John Danish   Steve Danish gets a drink of coffee from brother, Al.	Dan Ody Collection D.D. Rebel Harris, Poughkeepsie, NY	Courtesy of Danish Family It sure looks like Steve Danish on the track at Stateline.
Photo Courtesy of  Rick Parry  A lonely view of turns three and four. It appears the track may have been closed by this time [or it was Spring].	From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's A pit meeting at Stateline - probably during the Sanction of Tri City.	McDowell Photo Courtesy of  Ken Gypson Ed Hill, Rhode Island	Walter Mateer Photo  Courtesy of Joe Grossetti  via Chas Hertica Joe Messina, whose pit area is shown here - probably not at Stateline.  This is the Molitor - owned 13 Hudson.	.   Photo Courtesy of  Rick Parry  Pete Corey in Bob Mott's #3, appeared at Stateline
Photo by McDowell  Don Rounds,   Warwick, RI Note Steve Danish in the background [61] and Spence Parkhurst [furthest car back with white stripe on hood]. Here, Don has a local sponsor on the car. He may have had interchangeable doors. Click here for a Don Rounds Page.	McDowell Photo Courtesy of CJ Richards  Spence Parkhurst [36], Saratoga Springs, NY	Photo from Otto Graham Website   Paul Marshall, Schenectady, NY   Courtesy of Saratoga Auto Museum  Paul with the Lefty Coogan crew	Ladabouche Collection  Rene Charland, Holyoke, MA	Courtesy of Roger Liller Bob Mott, driving his own 3NY shown here at Bennington with promoter Ed Ryan and starter Chet Hames.
Courtesy of Saratoga Auto Museum  Link Pettit, Sr. Schenectady, NY Pettit Photo Collection Link with father - in - law Maurice Lawrence	Gene Strenkowski Photo  Howie Westervelt,  Ravena, NY       The Wright/Zautner  Tollgate Ice Cream Ford   Courtesy of Saratoga Auto Museum  Howie's door made it to the museum in Saratoga.	From Dan Ody's 8MM Film DVD Charlie Morse, victory lap at the old Fairmont Park Motor  Speedway .	Ladabouche Photo Al Rodd, Shushan, NY	Courtesy of Beverly Garrison and Amy Garrison Dauski Doug Garrison [99] and George Welch [27] were very likely competitors at Stateline. Others say it is Link Pettit, not Welch.   Courtesy of Beverly Garrison and Amy Garrison Dauski
Courtesy of Jerry King Jerry King "The Rutland Rocket" Rutland, VT Courtesy of Jerry King Courtesy of Paul Connors	From Fonda History Book Courtesy of Paul Connors	Courtesy of Otto Graham  S33 Don Hendenberg, Lee Center, NY One of Dave McCready's first cars is wrecked at Stateline	Courtesy of Paul Connors Gene Tetrault, Manchester Depot, VT Courtesy of Bud Brooks	Bob McDowell Photo Courtesy of Ken Gypson Dee Goodermotte, New York
Courtesy of Paul Connors Jim "Trapper" Morris. Troy, NY   McDowell Photo via Ken Gypson	Courtesy of Paul Connors Dave Brooks, Manchester, VT Courtesy of Bud Brooks	Courtesy of Paul Connors Paul Connors & Wife at Stateline. Good view of covered stands. Paul would go on to become a famous southern race driver. He obviously didn't have much for camera equipment, howebver. A Link Pettit car towing in the background.	Bob Frazier Photo via CJ Richards Frank Hatch, Williamstown, MA The Ed Wynn # M2	Irv Conron Photo Ernie Martin, Grooms Corners, NY
Ken Gypson Collection Purtnam, Conn. driver Ted Langlois, joins three other Conn. drivers in this Stateline pose. One could possibly be George Janoski.	McDowell Photo Courtesy of CJ Richards  Charlie Morse, North Adams, MA	Schenectady Collection Otto Graham Site  Jim Luke, Utica, NY	Ken Gypson Collection Jollie Ollie Palmer and an early JO entry. Behind him with the 74 is Bob Ruchdeschal.	Schenectady Collection Otto Graham Site  Tiger Tom Kotary, Rome, NY Hal Kempeny's 113
Ken Gypson Collection More Joe Wunderlich, this time doing kiddie rides.	Dan Ody Collection Photos Dee Goodermotte The 271 is likely Herb Roots, a former roadster driver and father of Fonda's Skip Roots.	Ken Gypson Collection Carl Fink, Albany, NY	Ken Gypson Collection Doug Garrison,	Vogel Family Photo Another, older Vogel car - with Ted Jr. posing.
Ken Gypson Collection Steve Danish broadslides by as an opponent has lost it off turn one. ANother photo of the barn is down in the Linda Johnson Staroba section.	Dan Ody Collection Leo Nadeau The Rocket 88 Car Hoffer Family Collection Same car, at Schuylerville, NY	Ken Gypson Collection Early star Henry Bouchard, from East Greenbush, NY	Ken Gypson Collection A rare Wunderlichshot of the car with no $ on the side.	Ken Gypson Collection West Sand Lake, NY's Joe Wunderlich picking up chekers during his period of domination at the track.
	Ken Gypson Collection Even earlier Joe Wunderlich and crew.	Ken Gypson Collection One that didn't go so well.	Ken Gypson Collection Wunderlich moving up on a car 3.

Courtesy of Roger Liller
A 1950 promotional advertisement. Below - Stan Bomba, one of the guys menioned in this ad.


Courtesy of Phil Miller
 

Courtesy of Joe McCarty Steve Danish's immaculate car sits in the infield pit area before the races.

Courtesy of Joe McCarty Steve Danish was proud of his sportsman title.

Courtesy of Joe McCarty Lining up in front of the covered stands. The McCartys say this is 1954. I didn't realize the stand were covered that early. Tom McCarty has the yellow car to the right. Tom McCarty and that same car.

Courtesy of Joe McCarty Steve Danish leads Pete Corey in the yellow 3NY. I don't know if Corey or Bob Mott owned the car.

Courtesy of Joe McCarty Action in Turn 3.

STATELINE PHOTOS OFF 8MM FILM

Dan Ody 8MM Film Glens Falls legend Wally LaBelle, in Vern Baker's 6PAC Hudson.	Dan Ody 8MM Film A dusty field comes out of turn 4. NY Rte67 is directly behind that wooden fence.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Steve Danish, on the gas out of turn 4 during the Don Henderberg Memorial race.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Don Henderberg Memorial Race winner Jeep Herbert runs with the checkers prior to tossing them into the grandstands.	Dan Ody 8MM FIlm A lineup takes shape on the front stretch at Stateline - probably for the Henderberg race.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Granville, NY'sAl Parry.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Future HOF car owner Bob Mott gets a win in his driving days. More Mott photos to the right.	Dan Ody 8MM Film More Mott	Dan Ody 8MM Film Mott, with track owner Mike Akhoury.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Someone with Bob Brush's 27.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Possibly Red Knoblach.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Herb Roots	Dan Ody 8MM Film Phil Baker	Dan Ody 8MM Film Unknown field filler.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Pete Corey and the great Bob Whitbeck did not use this car very long. This is a rare shot.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Crospeyville, NY  legend Steve Danish on a stroll through the Stateline pits.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Steve Danish overtakes and blasts by car 10 at Stateline.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Steve Danish on the gas out of 4.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Dave Brooks, from nearby Manchester, VT.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Dee Goodermotte [outside] overtakes and Jeep Herbert [in JR Earl's sedan] lead the way.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Connecticut's Frank Blum avoids an errant wheel.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Whites Beach champion Ernie Martin in his Valley car.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Fred Shepard from [very] nearby Cambridge, NY. He is one of the few men ever trusted to drive a Danish car.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Likely, another Shepard shot.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Car 166 off turn 4. Also might be Fred.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Jeep Herbert with another win in the Wolfe/Kittler 37.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Jeep is not hurt here, he is removing his scarf after a win.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Jeep Herbert at speed.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Jeep Herbert with another wi, preparing to throw the checkered flag to the fans.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Lynn Delong, in the #18 "Peapicker Six"
Dan Ody 8MM Film The former Kittler/Wolfe car, renumbered, spinning out.	Dan Ody 8MM Film The widely - traveled Leo Nadeau [right] at speed.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Granby, CT's Leon Godard leads on a dusty track.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Jollie Ollie Palmer's pits.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Pepper Eastman's blue and yellow 181 sitting in a feature lienup.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Hank Schmidt leads Al Romano at Stateline around 1952.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Possibly the start of the Don Henderberg Memorial race.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Possibly the start of the Don Henderberg Memorial race, a split second later than the shot at left.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Track announcer, possibly the great Red Wildey.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Bernie Ingersoll leads the way.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Car 201 awaits the start of the race.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Infield pits view.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Busy day in the pits.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Two good ones at it: Walt Roberts [9] and Charlie Morse.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Possibly one of the Bouplon brothers chasing the leader.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Stiff.	Dan Ody 8MM Film  race	Dan Ody 8MM Film action.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Possibly the slineup of the Don Henderberg Memorial race.	Dan Ody 8MM Film A pileup involving Hal Kempeny's yellow 213.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Stataeline version of the beginning of the "big one" ?	Dan Ody 8MM Film Supposedly showing Harold McCarty leading the pack. Not sure, myself.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Cars 44 and 12 hot after it on the backstretch.	Dan Ody 8MM Film I don 't know who this guy with the hat was, but he attrtacted a lot of attention in the movie footage.	Dan Ody 8MM Film A pileup involving Jeep Herbert in a J.R. Earl sedan and a blue 43 [not Richard Petty] :)]
Dan Ody 8MM Film Somebody getting an award. I can't quite read the name on the jacket.	Dan Ody 8MM Film A good shot of that turn 4 fencing so close to Rte 67. This is likely Leon Godard in the lead.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Car 6 [Ray Labonte or Phil Marks] heads through traffic to the front.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Track clowns stop and fuss with their jalopy in front of the grandstands.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Tri-City Racing Assoc. officials prepare to go out and groom the track.
Dan Ody 8MM Film Tri-City Racing Assoc. official writes in the starting lineup. [One class running in those days]	Dan Ody 8MM Film That same Tri-City Racing Assoc. official talks to the dude in dress clothes. Love the style.	Dan Ody 8MM Film View through the infield towards those garages that sat too close to the track.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Henry Caputo's Chevy involved in a big pileup during the Hrenderberg Memorial race. Probably Shoemaker driving at the time.	Dan Ody 8MM Film Somebody by the Wooster Eames car. I suppose it could be Wooster. He teamed with Bob Elliott, also of Marlboro, VT.

Dan Ody 8MM Film
The starting grid for the Don Henderberg Memorial Race at Stateline.

CONTEMPORARY TRACKS NEARBY

Aerials

 
Google Earth Photo

The track sat right on the Vermont / New York state line - hence the name. That black drainage ditch would  have been just inside turns three and four. I don't know if it is my imagination, but I can see a roundness to the edge of the grass near where the darker color begins to the right,  near Route 67. [I guess the track went right over to the road, almost]. There was the slightest trace of banking there. And...to the left of the white driveway down to the present-day BTL trucking firm, I can almost make out a little hint of turn two. The grandstands were right against Route 67 - in that white area, above the black drainage ditch line.

The topographical map's state boundary line is right about where the drainage ditch is in the photo. [USGS Topo Map]

Historical Aerials.Com Photo
This is the best aerial shot of the track I have seen yet. This 1951, with the track in operation. [Below] 1962, three years
after it closed . You can see incursions onto the track layout beginning at the bottom of the photo. The
grandstands seem to be mostly gone, as well.

Photographer Unknown

Martin Paddock [54] heat start at Stateline in the earlier seasons.
The grandstands have no roof. Does anyone recognize any cars ?

Photo Courtesy of Chris Companion

The start of a heat in the earlier years. #27 is George Welch, and the 99 is Doug Garrison.

Photo Courtesy of Chris Companion

Four abreast at Stateline. Steve Danish is on the outside, and George Welch is
directly next to him.

Photo Courtesy of Chris Companion

An accident at Stateline in the later years. A stock car ran directly into the concession
stand in the infield.

Courtesy of Ken Gypson
Ted Langlois, of Connecticut and 3 unidentified Connecticut drivers pose on the front stretch at Stateline Speedway.
The Three Flies, am infamous brick tavern is in the background - actually across Route 67 from the speedway.

From Racersbored Website
A 1953 view from the stands. The 8 Ball is Thurber, and the 79 might be Stack.

Ken Gypson Collection
I can't make out the name, but it looks like Mick Gairmond.

Courtesy of Roger Liller Steve Danish and Dee Goodermotte in Victory Lane.

Courtesy of Roger Liller Ed Ryan, at Stateline: a former car owner and promoter there.

Courtesy of Roger Liller Frankie "Rollover" Westover in Ed Ryan's 157, at Stateline. A good view of the announcer/judges' stand.

PHOTOS ADDED IN LATE 2013

Courtesy of Ken Gypson Steve Danish and Jeep Herbert battle it out in turn 4.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Steve Danish and the all - important checkers.	Bob McDowell Photo Courtesy of Ken Gypson Steve Danish and his other car.	Bob McDowell Photo Courtesy of Ken Gypson Fred Shepard and a Danish car with atypical letter style.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson An unidentified car loses a wheel.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Henry Bouchard flies the checkers at Stateline.
	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Early car 58. It doesn't really look like Dee Goodermotte. That's cuz it's not - its Marlboro, VT's Bob Elliott, an early winner at the track.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson It's Marlboro, VT's Bob Elliott, a 1954 winner at the track.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Car 48 - full view and full crew. No idea who they are.	Courtesy of Ken Gypson Car 73 takes a major tumble. Could it be Fred Searing ?

   
Courtesy of Ken Gypson
I didn't get these clippings very well through the plastic. Note the name Wally LaBelle.
He is shown in action up above a bit in the 8MM Shots section.

Ted Vogel  Collection
This article came during George Baumgardner's period of domination in the Ted Vogel #95 sedan.  Below - Baumie. Moreccvlippings will
come in their own section

Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock

 PHOTOS FROM LINDA JOHNSON STAROBA

Courtesy of Linda Johnson Staroba Rollie Johnson [father of Jack and Joe] leads the car 7-11 at Stateline. The only other time I have seen this barn is in a shot of Danish avoiding a flipping car. I think this is turn 1.

Courtesy of Linda Johnson Staroba Rollie dices with Jeep Herbert in the Kittler/ Wolfe 37 with which JH was very dominant at Stateline.

Courtesy of LInda Johnson Staroba Hard to tell from these two photos whether Rollie is going around Jeep or Jeep is passing RJ on the inside.

STATELINE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
I have about a gazillion clippings. Can't display them all. I'll try to pick out some of the better ones.

Bennington Evening Banner July 7, 1950. One of the earliest Stateline articles.	Bennington Evening Banner 1950 advertisement.	Troy Times Record Stateline's unique state border - splitting locale helps it defy the ban.	Troy Times Record Stateline's coverage included a number of papers, and the Troy paper was the most racing - friendly one.	Troy Times Record Harold Kyer was having a hot year when the injury occurred. June 9 1951.	Troy Times Record Adv. for Stateline. Good driver list. 1951.
Bennington Evening Banner July 2, 1951. Wife wins; husband doesn't.	Bennington Evening Banner Sept. 1951. End of the yeare weather ills. Great driver list.	Troy Times Record Harold Kyer gets the 1952 going fast.	Rutland Daily Herald 1952 ad from way up in Rutland, which still had its own track that year.	Bennington Evening Banner June 1952. New system announced.	Troy Times Record Big 1952 season ender.
North Adams Transcript July 3, 1953 adv.	Troy Times Record July 24, 1953 Big NASCAR race.	The Berkshire Eagle Aug 31, 1953 Henry Bouchard winner.	Troy Times Record Sept 5, 1953 Danish winner; McCarthy injured.	Bennington Evening Banner Apr 26, 1954 Fountaine and LaBelle early season  winners. Many key names mentioned.	Glens falls Post Star Apr, 1954 adv. Tri CIty now santioning track.
Troy Times Record May 24, 1954 Jolly Ollie and Len Noreen winners.	Troy Times Record Oct 18, 1954 Ken Goodermote winner.	Bennington Evening Banner May 20, 1955 Large field expected for early season race program. Many names listed.	Bennington Evening Banner July 23, 1955 Baumgardner winner. Many of same names as ran at early Fonda.	Bennington Evening Banner Sept 19, 1955 Jeep Herbert is Langhorne qualifier winner.	Bennington Evening Banner Sept 19, 1955 Jeep Herbert is Langhorne qualifier winner.
Rutland Daily Herald May 4, 1956 Adv. Biggest field of all times ? Reaally !	Bennington Evening Banner May 14, 1956 Charland wins in a season mostly dominated by Joe Wunderlich.	Rutland Daily Herald August, 1956. "New" racing series.	Berkshire Evening Eagle May 20, 1957. Unusual adv.	Glens Falls Post Star June 15, 1957. Several drivers listed.	Troy Times Record June 17, 1957. Charlie Morse wins.
	Glens Falls Post Star  1958. Track now run by a Warrensburg group. LIkely the final year.	Rutland Daily Herald June 12 1958 Funny outmoded reference to jalopies, a term mostly used in 1950 or 51.	Glens Falls Post Star June 28, 1958. Motorcycles. News coverage was getting to be scarce by now.	Troy Times Record May 29, 1958. Must be one of the last big races at Stateline..

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