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The Syracuse Mile was a 1-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval raceway located at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York. Originally built for harness racing in 1826, the first auto race was run in 1903, making it the second-oldest auto racing facility in United States history.
The date of the event was eventually changed to Columbus Day weekend, and expanded to 6 days and championships for 5 car classes. The Syracuse Mile remained the featured race track until 2015, and companion races were added over the week at the nearby race tracks in Elbridge, Weedsport Speedway, and Brewerton Speedway. [3]
The race features one of the biggest purses in dirt modified racing with the purse paying $50,000 to the winner. The race is currently broadcast by (live video), DIRTVision.com (live radio) & MavTV (delayed television). [1] The race was originally held at the New York State Fairgrounds Mile in Syracuse until the track
The Syracuse Nationals classic car show draws nearly 80,000 people to its weekend event at the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds is a key player in New York's equine industry, hosting more than 40 horse events each year. [45] In 2015, 65 trade and consumer shows brought nearly 400,000 people to the fairgrounds.
The 1930 AAA Championship Car season consisted of eight races, beginning in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on May 3 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 6. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Billy Arnold .
Syracuse Race - 150 New York State Fairgrounds: Syracuse, New York: Dirt Norman Batten: Phil Shafer: 7 October 3 Raisin Day Classic - 150 Fresno Speedway: Fresno, California: Board Fred Comer: Earl Cooper: 8 October 25 Charlotte Race - 250 Charlotte Speedway: Pineville, North Carolina: Board Bennett Hill: Tommy Milton: 9 December 14 Culver City ...
Detroit Race 2 - 100 Michigan State Fairgrounds: Detroit, Michigan: Dirt — Howard Taylor: 5 August 19 Altoona Race - 200 Altoona Speedway: Tyrone, Pennsylvania: Board Leon Duray: Louis Meyer: 6 September 1 Syracuse Race - 100 New York State Fairgrounds: Syracuse, New York: Dirt Cliff Woodbury: Ray Keech: NC: September 16 Atlantic City Race 2 ...
The 1922 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, ... Syracuse Race - 50 New York State Fairgrounds: Syracuse, New York: Dirt — Tom Alley: 16 September 17