LaFayette Speedway

LaFayette Speedway
LocationLaFayette, New York
Coordinates42°54′43″N 76°05′02″W / 42.9119°N 76.0838°W / 42.9119; -76.0838
OwnerJack Brandt
Opened1948
Closed1962
Oval
SurfaceClay
Length.8 km (0.50 mi)
Turns4
Inner Oval
Length.4 km (0.25 mi)

LaFayette Speedway was a one-half mile dirt oval raceway located in the Central New York Region of New York State. A quarter-mile oval was added in 1954 for motorcycle racing.

Overview

LaFayette Speedway was opened by Jack Brandt in 1948 for motorcycle racing. The following year, the half-mile track was widened with a clay surface, and the corners banked in order to host auto racing. The venue went dormant in 1956, but reopened for a period late in the 1961 racing season.

Although the facility closed permanently after the 1961 season, Brandt continued to promote automobile and motorcycle racing at the Syracuse Fairgrounds.

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Wilson wins LaFayette race". Syracuse Herald-Journal. NY. June 21, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ↑ "Motorcycle stars racing at LaFayette". Syracuse Herald-Journal. NY. October 10, 1948. p. 50. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ↑ "Auto race track near LaFayette almost competed". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. July 5, 1949. p. 34. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ↑ "Reakes is favorite at Lafayette". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. September 16, 1961. p. 34. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ↑ "LaFayette Speedway". AutoRacingRecords. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Wade, Bob (August 21, 1969). "Sports Beat". Daily Messenger. Canandaigua NY. p. 6. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ↑ "Will compete at Fairgrounds". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. August 10, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.