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Photos (top to bottom) show the three official divisions: Stock, Super Stock and Masters. The Soap Box Derby is a youth-oriented soap box car racing program, founded in 1934 in the United States by Dayton, OH native Myron Scott, a photojournalist employed by the Dayton Daily News, and preceded by events such as Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914.
1953 - First Dayton 500 was won by Iggy Katona. 1954 - Track site was used for a concert by "The Drifters" on August 7, 1954. 1955 - The infield track was 3/8 mile. 1955 - Jim Romine Olds photo shows bridge (No bridge after 1955?) 1960s - Harlan Fengler era (chief steward of the Indy 500) He removed 6 feet off the banked turns.
The 1/4 mile dragway was opened in 1959, making Kil-Kare a premier facility for both stock car and drag racing. Kil-Kare at this point in time and features two separate tracks: Kil-Kare Speedway, a 3/8 mile (0.6 km) asphalt oval for stock car racing and Kil-Kare Dragway, a 1/4 mile dragstrip. The oval is unconventional in shape, with the cars ...
An original lock of the Miami and Erie Canal is located on the grounds, as is a canal toll office. The transportation center vehicles include the John Quincy Adams steam locomotive (built in 1835 by the B&O Railroad and is the oldest US-built locomotive that still exists), [5] a Barney and Smith passenger car built in Dayton, a Conestoga wagon, a 1908 Stoddard-Dayton automobile, a 1915 Xenia ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton Air Show parade, long a favorite part of the annual Vandalia event, is being replaced in 2025. Introducing the Vandalia Flight Festival. During the two nights of ...
The Dayton Motor Car Company Historic District, in Dayton, Ohio, is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included 12 contributing buildings .
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 road car was given the unofficial name Ferrari Daytona in celebration of this victory. [13] Pit box of the Ford team during the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona. Porsche repeated this show in their 1–2–3 win in the 1968 24 Hours.
Albert Smith (January 30, 1929 - June 24, 1985) was an American racing driver from Dayton, Ohio who competed in the USAC Championship Car series. While he drove in numerous races on pavement, he only attempted the Indianapolis 500 once in 1967 and failed to make the field. He made 14 Champ Car starts from 1966 to 1969.