Newspapers were far more important for
maintaining interest in stock car racing years ago
than they are now. While a vastly smaller number of papers struggle to stay in
business
today due to the internet, communnities sometime had two different publishing
papers
in the same town. The papers that were friendly to stock car racing often
featured articles
of varying lengths with some very good information that gives us a memory or an
idea
of what racing was like back in the late '40's, the 50's, the '60's and so on. I
will choose
particularly informative clippings - some time to time - and do what I can to
make them
come alive again. This will be the home page for the various "issues". Click on
the clippings
you want to read.
CLICK ON THE ARTICLE TO GO TO A PAGE WITH A LARGER VERSION THAT ALSO HAS A RELATED WRITE-UP
VERMONT CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT VT]
 Burlington Free Press Bob Dragon was on a tear for a while in 1966. |
 Burlington Free Press Oct. 6, 1949. Part of the article covers the first ever stock car race in Vt. |
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NEW YORK CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT NY]
 Glens Falls Post Star Mettowee Speedway, like nearby Stateline was a key place to race in 1953. And Danish ruled the roost at most of these tracks. |
 Plattsburgh Press Republican AIrborne Park Speedway opens in 1954. |
NEW HAMPSHIRE CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT NH]
 Brattleboro Reformer The track at the Cheshire County fairgrounds near Keene, NH was of great importance in the 1950's, particularly. This is September 17, 1960. |
 Caledonian Record Log Cabin Speedway, 1954. |
MAINE CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT ME]
 Bangor Daily News This is September 17, 1950. Two tracks died soon after. |
CANADA CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT CAN]
 Montreal Gazette This is September, 1951. The track had staged a few sprint car shows in the past. |
MASSACHUSETTS CLIPPINGS [OR CLIPPINGS ABOUT MA]
 Hartford Courant This is April, 1949. RIverside Park SPeedway was a pioneer in New England for stock car racing. |