WARRENSBURG SPEEDWAY
At Ashland Park

     Warrensburg, New York's old fairgrounds were the site of one of the region's earlier speedways, in the 1950's to very early sixties. The track probably
had a number of different promoters and names, but the prevailing label seems to Ashland Park Here is a column I wrote about the track in late 2006:
 

Newly - found information below. CLICK HERE to go down to it.

ANOTHER LONG-FORGOTTEN FAIRGROUNDS RACE TRACK

Despite being pretty attentive to racing my home region –the area that encompassed Fairmont Speedway in Fair Haven, Vermont, I could not travel around as I might have wanted due to the fact I wasn’t old enough to drive. The area involved a lot of important and obscure race tracks within the immediate traveling area: Lebanon Valley, Claremont, Fonda, and Albany – Saratoga were well – established ovals, while the variously – named track near Vergennes, Vermont was less so successful.
       With the lack of mobility [beyond my uncle’s generous chauffeuring to as many distant points as his limited time would allow] I had not managed to be aware of the fact that the Stateline Speedway in North Bennington, Vt. had survived far longer than I knew, as had Mettowee – over in North Granville, NY. Whites Beach Speedway had run its course in Ballston Spa, NY without my ever hearing about it.
       Another facility that I had no idea had survived into the 1960’s was the track at Warrensburg, New York. I had always been aware that there had been a Warrensburg track, as so many Fairmont and Otter Creek Speedway stars were from that region; but, I had mistakenly formed the impression in my pea brain that the track had long since died out. At least until 1961, that was a wrongful assumption.
      The Warrensburg track [sometimes referred to as Ashland Park] was located at the old Warren County fairgrounds in Warrensburg. If you found Ashe's Hotel, you were at the gateway to the track.

Ashe's Hotel today. Right at sunset, it seems to be the social center for the
town party goers, here in 2007. [Ladabouche Photo]

      From helpful sources like Bruce Keith, Ben Gurney, and Ralph Palmer, I have gotten some fragmented information on this track was, previously, almost totally unknown to me and which was far more active and significant than I had imagined. Running approximately from 1954 to 1961, it was promoted by different individuals and partnerships; and, it all seemed to end when there was a grandstands fire in 1959. New aluminum bleachers were put in place.
       Ashland Park was able to draw from a surprising reservoir of potential competitors. At the beginning of Warrensburg, Fonda Speedway was not yet the giant it would become soon; nearby Ticonderoga had had a race track [Champlain Speedway]; West Glens Falls, surrounded by an area rich with avid race drivers, had tried a track; Mettowee was running in North Granville; and Whites Beach, Empire, Route 66 and Burden Lake all took turns trying racing in the Capital District [which was not that far away].
      Warrensburg could draw on some large contributing families, the largest of which were the Bakers, the Duells, and the Pennocks. And, the Bakers even provided some of the track’s numerous promoters. At various times,, Ashland Park was run by Rick Patterson [who also had a hand in Whites Beach]; Wilbur Baker and Beecher Baker; Ward Tower; and, finally, Hank Schmidt, a driver and future CVRA official from Gansevoort, NY. Who ran the track with help from Fonda legend Earl Maille. One - Schmidt partner Herb Parry managed to get himself beaten up badly one night at the track; no one was ever
arrested for it.

        
Left, John Grady Photo; Right,  Fuez Collection - from Fonda History book

The Henry Caputo Plymouth ran at Warrensburg [show at left with Jeep Herbert].
It was driven by Earl Maille, before he was hurt , ending his career.

       Some of the members of the large Baker clan also managed to stay the course at Warrensburg as drivers, as well as perform in front of me at Fairmont, too. Most notable of these were: Lennie and Wilbur Baker – ME2 and ME2, Jr; Ed Baker, with his Hudson 6 PAK; Vern Baker, who seemed to do mostly mechanical work for Ed; and believe someone named Stu Baker ran, as well. Warrensburg was apparently a good track to be injured at. In addition to the high - profile Earl Maille wreck, retired CVRA promoter C.J. Richards said that in the course of his racing career [which seemed to be mostly in the late 1950's] that he was injured in a wreck at Warrensburg, as well.
 

Photo Courtesy of Ed Fabian

Dick Pennock, in one of the Baker boys' ME2 enjoys a victory lap in a very old stock car at Fairmont. The car
would have run at Warrensburg in years prior.

Bill Ladabouche Photo

Ed Baker 's famous 6 PAK at the Rutland fairgrounds in 1961. That's probably
Vern Baker [no close relation] fussing around the pit area prepping the Hudson for action.
The carwas driven by Wally LaBelle before Baker's stint in it [then called the Super6].

      From Day One at Fairmont, the Fairmont  Racing Association had Dick Pennock, Sr. with his immaculate SUPER 38 cars. Pennock’s great – looking Chevy coupes sported the artful metal fabrication work of Wayne Reed, and they were crafted ahead of their time. Dick’s brother Jerry, whom the family called “Porky”, started at these tracks in a very limited role and went on to Malta and Fonda and a very full, successful career.
      Some other names, prominent in that era and that region, ran the dirt of the Warren County fairgrounds track at Warrensburg. Earl Maille, a hulking native of Glens Falls and man often mentioned in the Fonda Speedway history book, ran one of Henry Caputo’s legendary red and white 111’s at Warrensburg until he was involved in a career – ending accident. He later co-promoted there in 1961. Bob Shriner brought a #19 up from Troy, and Ralph “Rufus” Chittenden would haul North from his usual stomping grounds in Morris, NY. Earl “Little Joe” Spellburg, one of the most obscure Fonda feature winners of all time, was a Whites Beach regular who took cars to Warrensburg. Wally LaBelle, a legend in the early days of stock car racing, was another Whites Beach driver who was an Ashland Park regular.

Photo by Bill Ladabouche

Dick Pennock's second version of the Super 38, at Fairmont around 1962..

      Granville, New York’s Art Visconti began his career at Warrensburg, using his father-in-law’s home there as a racing base. Known as “Bud” when he started. Visconti managed to destroy his first race car at Warrensburg before moving his operation on to Fairmont Speedway around 1963 to run his familiar orange and white #001’s. Red Lamphere’s maroon #19 was a familiar sight in Warrensburg, running out of Lake George with drivers like Tom Bennett. Glens Fall’s Rapid Ralph Palmer, later to be car builder Dexter Dorr’s chosen wheelman, started first at Warrensburg. According to Palmer himself, his first car – his own #44 ran there around 1958. The 1946 Ford coupe was probably the car that gave rise to Palmer’s red sedan numbered 444 at Fairmont in the mid 1960’s. Palmer also ran the #150 for Joe Griffith in 1959.

Photo Courtesy of The Visconti Family

Art Visconti wrecked his very first stock car at Warrensburg. The announcer's tower [and behind it the grandstands] is visible.

      One of Fairmont Speedway’s early favorite cars was Joe Spellburg’s 1940 Ford sedan, the black and white #7 with the cartoon Roadrunner professionally painted on a white panel on the sides. The car was first stock car to drive onto the Fairmont track surface for the very first practice session on the first race date in the C.J. Richards era at Fairmont. The freshly – painted, snazzy – looking sedan captured the fancy of many of the fans. Gutted, as the stock cars were in that time, the large roof would characteristically quiver as the car traversed the rough Fairmont clay track. Spellburg had bought the car from Johnny Jones, who fielded it for legend Wally LaBelle at Warrensburg in 1960 and 1961. Palmer, who always loved the cartoon on the side panel, acquired the panel from the car when it was junked in 1964 and used a similar Roadrunner on his Dexter Dorr #43’s, when he ran them in the late Sixties.

Photo by Irv Conroy

This is 1955 Champion Ernie Martin, Grooms Corners, NY., who
may have also been a regular at Warrensburg.

     With rising competition, the Warrensburg track closed in 1961 [probably with a little help from the dust and noise – weary populace of the village]. The remaining [newer] aluminum bleachers may have ended up at Fairmont or even Devil’s Bowl. Looking at some of the sparse articles on the 1961 version of Warrensburg Speedway gave one a preview of much of the New York state contingent that would run at the early Fairmont Speedway. The names would include: Len Baker, Ed Baker, Joe Spellburg, Skip Wilcox, Doug Potter, Ray Sutliff, Tom Bennett, Jack McClure, Leon Shaw, Bill Threw and Dick Pennock were among these. Dick Threw, Bob Schreiner, and Dick Smith were among those frequently mentioned but did not run Fairmont. Threw and Schreiner appeared on the first Fairmont program, however.

The Warrensburg tradition lived on with the Pennocks, with Rusty Duell, and with “Fast Eddy” Keenan [also called The Gray Ghost]. Not much is left of the track but a few photos, some traces of the track, and Ed Harrington’s 8 mm movies. But, the effect it had on racing the region will live on forever.

Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of CJ Richards

33 and 1/3 Red Smith, 19, Tom Bennett, and Me2, Lennie Baker fly
down the front stretch, with the dust flying. All Warrensburg area teams.

        For a while in the 2000's racing historian Danny Ody puzzled over mystery tracks that were "north of Saratoga". It finally became clear that one of these, for which he had 8MM footage - was Bouvrette Speedway in St. Jerome, Quebec. But, the other track, shown in photographs as running sprint cars, turned out to be Warrensburg. I don't know if it was going by the Warrensburg Fairgrounds, Warrensburg Speedway, or Ashland Park at the time. The recognizable entries were those of famed NY driver Henry "Hank" Gritzback and Rollie Johnson, father of Jack and Joe Johnson. The best part of these old photos was that you could get the best look at the old grandstands that stood there until the fire of 1959 or 60.

Courtesy of Dan Ody This shot of the Henry Gritzback car gives a good look at the grandstands and also the wrecker of future stock car owner J.R. Earl.

Courtesy of Dan Ody This shot from in front of the stands gives the only view of the infield pits from that angle I have ever seen.

Courtesy of Dan Ody This shot of the Rollie Johnson car shows the grandstands and the old paddock building at left.

* Since gaining access to numerous old newspapers, I have been able to have a much grasp and chronological order to the history of the venue known as Ashland Park - the old fairgrounds in Warrensburg. The same appears in news articles as late as 1952. Old clippings bear out that the track did share cars with the jalopy and roadster tracks in Bolton's Landing, Lake Luzerne, and Ticonderoga in early years like 1949 and 1950. Then it seemed to be called only Ashland Park, after the property the track was on. 1948 and 1949 articles describe some "stock car " racing, but mostly open wheeled "big cars".
      As early as 1947, there were articles in the Glens Falls Post Star describes stock car [or jalopy] racing with names like John Pratt [who may have been the noted roadster ace Art Pratt] and Sam Hoopes, another roadster star. At that time, the cars were said to be paired with harness racing. A 1948 article also refers to stock car racing. There is more mention of the open wheel cars by 1949, one of the programs being shown in the photos just above. There is light mention of 1950 and 1951 - the latter being affected by New York State's attempt at banning Sunday racing in the state.
      By some of the 1952 articles and advertisements, the venue is variously called Warrensburg Auto Speedway at Ashland Park - or Speedway, Ashland Park. By 1954 it seemed to be just Warrensburg Speedway, with a brief tenure as Warrensburg Auto Speedway in 1952and 3.  The track was operated or sanctioned by numerous group over the years: Warrensburg Auto Racing Association, Inc [1952 and 53]; NASCAR [1954 under Adirondack Sports Promotion, Inc ; Upstate Racing Association [1958]; Upstate Competitive Stock car Racing Association [1959] under promoters Herb Perry and Hank Schmidt; the years 1950, 1951, 1955 - 1957 and 1960 have virtually no coverage that I can find right now.

 

PHOTOS OF LIKELY COMPETITORS AND/OR LIKELY CARS, ACCORDING TO
THE WARRENSBURG NEWS ARTICLES AND OTHER SOURCES OF TRACK INFORMATION

Visconti Family Photo Armand Arthur Visconti, father of Art Visconti stands in his yard in Granville, NY with an early car. Young Art is in the middle and Harold Visconti is at right.	Photo by Bill Ladabouche Lennie Baker's Me2, probably owned by sometime promoter Wilbur Baker	Photo by Bill Ladabouche The Spellburg sedan had been owned by Johnny Jones and run by Wally LaBelle.	Ladabouche Collection Ed Baker's last        Hudson car.	Photo by Bob Frfazier Cavalcade of Auto Racing Ralph Palmer,       Glens Falls, NY
Photo by Bill Ladabouche The original 33 1/3 was attributed to both Red Smith and Lennie Baker - from Athol. NY	Photo by Bill Ladabouche The 33 1/3 was wrecked by one of the two drivers in 1963. Photo taken a almost after dark.	Photo by Bill Ladabouche The newer 33 1/3 was said to belong to Red Smith, from Athol. NY	Fonda History Photo Earl Maille, Glens Falls, NY Click here to see he articles on Maille's injury incurred at A.P.	Fonda History Photo Ralph Palmer believes Maille was actually hurt in this car he bought from Leon Shaw. Courtesy of Ed Fabian This is another possible Maille 14.
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Photo by Bob Frazier This marvel of race may have once been driven by Dick Germaine - at Ashland Pk.	Bill Ladabouche Photo Tom Bennett, Sometimes driven by Red Smith.	Bill Ladabouche Photo Ed Baker [hands on hips] with the 6PAC when it had fenders.	Photo from Ken Shoemaker's Autobiography Book. Kenny Shoemaker, Whitehall, NY Cliff LaRose Fire 1	Brooks Family Collection Courtesy of Bud Brooks Dave Brooks, Manchester, VT
Brooks Family Collection Courtesy of Bud Brooks 91 Gene Tetrault, Manchester, VT F40, Hank Schmidt, Gansevoort,NY A future track promoter here.	McDowell Photo Courtesy of Phil Miller Leo Nadeau, Schuylerville, NY	McDowell Photo Courtesy of Phil Miller Nelson Moore, Hudson Falls, NY	McDowell Photo Courtesy of Phil Miller Spence Parkhurst, Saratoga Sprgs, NY	Dan Ody's 8MM DVD Al Parry, Saratoga, NY
Dan Ody's 8MM DVD Steve Bouplon, Granville, NY	Russ Bergh Photo Ladabouche Collection Steve Danish, Cropseyville, NY	Courtesy of Ron Hoffer Bob Hoffer, Argyle, NY	Courtesy of Ted Vogel Ted Vogel [owner], Granville, NY Drivers Ken Shoemaker, George Baumgardner, and Ted, himself	McDowell Photo Courtesy of Phil Miller Ed Coon, No. Hoosic, NY
Fonda History Book Ed Feuz Collection K-9 Ken Delong, Whitehall, NY	Ladabouche Photo Wally LaBelle, Glens Falls, NY	Ladabouche Photo Ken Guilder, Corinth, NY	Ladabouche Collection Gerald VanGuilder, Glens Falls, NY	Herbert Family Collection Jeep Herbert, Rotterdam, NY
Andy Fusco Collection Fonda History Book Smokey Stover, Wilton, NY	LeFrancois Photo Courtesy of Jerry King 6 7/8, George Connors, Danby, NY	Courtesy of Mark LeFrancois George Pritchard, Castleton, VT	Courtesy of Mark LeFrancois George Rogers, Castleton, VT	Courtesy of Norm Vadnais Bill Threw, West Glens Falls, NY
Courtesy of Otto Graham Johnny Perry, Troy, NY Red Knoblach's 13	McDowell Photo Courtesy of C.J. Richards Charlie Morse, No. Adams, MA	Courtesy of Wes Moody This Car 54 might have been driven at Warrensburg by" Ken Delong or Steve Phillips.	Courtesy of John Rock This T7, shown here at Airborne with Dick Goodelle at the helm might have appeared at Warrensburg.	Courtesy of Ron Hoffer Fred Winchell's wild 11. He drove this and the X car in the next row.
Courtesy of Brooks Family 8 MM Footage This Car X is likely the same one mentioned in numerous Warrensburg results. Wally LaBelle.	Courtesy of Brooks Family 8 MM Footage Another possible Warrensburg car shared with the Fairmont track.	Photo by John Grady Jerry "Porky" Pennock Warrensburg, NY The younger Pennock probably raced very little at Ashland Park	Ladabouche Collection Jerry [59] got his first real experience in Malta's Semi Late Models	Photo from Conde Parry Site Rusty Duell, Warrensburg, NY He didn't race at Ashland Park, but was clearly influenced by it being there.
Photo by Bob Frfazier Cavalcade of Auto Racing Rusty Duell wrecking an earlier car at Fairmont, 1964.	Photo by Bob Frfazier Cavalcade of Auto Racing Examining the Rusty Duell wreck at Fairmont, 1964.	Ladabouche Photo Jerry Pennock is said to have driven this car at Fairmont once or so.	Courtesy of Warrensburg News Archive Spence Parkhurst, Saratoga Springs, NY

BEN GURNEY CONTRIBUTIONS

Warrensburg News Courtesy of Ben Gurney A look at the infamous Corey accident.

Warrensburg News Courtesy of Ben Gurney 1952 local news article.

Warrensburg News Courtesy of Ben Gurney 1958 local news article.

Warrensburg News y Courtesy of Ben Gurney Briefly mentioned the recently - closed track.

Warrensburg RESULTS ARTICLES
   

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HACKEL FAMILY PHOTOS
    Some are blurry - sorry. It is hard to photograph through album plastic. Can anybody help with the unknown cars ?

Hackel Family Photo Art "Bud" Visconti Granville, NY	Hackel Family Photo Lining up. I can make out the X9 of Bob Hoffer and Wally LaBelle's 6 PAC. KC is said to be Lefty Casey of Manchester, Vermont.	Hackel Family Photo A hobby class car The A-1 suggests it might be from Pottersville	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody The hobby car A1 with car 73 behind, more visible.
Hackel Family Photo Wreck involving the  X9 of Bob Hoffer and car 1F.	Hackel Family Photo Car 79Jr. Good view of tower & the covered stands.	Hackel Family Photo Car 10 PLUS A hobby car ?	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody Car 88's pit area.
Hackel Family Photo A hobby car off the backstretch.	Hackel Family Photo Hobby cars lining up.	Hackel Family Photo Wally LaBelle in the back of a feature lineup in Vern Baker's Super 6 Hudson. Ladabouche Photo The 6 Pac 15 years later. Same car.	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody A crewman attempts to watch the races atop Car 73.
Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody A hobby car pit lineup. I have seen this car 1F also at Whites Beach. Anyone know who it was ?	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody Car and the track ambulance.	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody A slightly closer look at the X1 tangle.	Hackel Family Photo via Danny Ody Car 37, with the Hoffer - style tail pipes, and KC, which might be Lefty Casey.

Photo from Historic Aerials.Com

1947 aerial shot of Ashland Park at Warrensburg shows an intact track. Compare this to the view below. The lake would be
just off the picture to the upper left.

From the Warrensburg Historical Society

Ashland Park [Warrensburg Speedway] is seen in this aerial photo. I would assume the grandstands are hidden by trees to the right.
It looks like the track a conveniently located cemetary, at right [just in case].

   Photo from USGS

Vestiges of Ashland Park at Warrensburg are seen in this satellite photo of the 1990's. Use the inset below to see where remnants of one turn are located.

Photo Courtesy of Terraserver

Look in the middle of this cropped photo. Note the faint outline of turns one and  two - where the outline of the trees form a sort of half circle, to the right of the lake. In the two 2007 photos below, you can sort of make out that half circle of tree oat the edge of an unused lot in that housing development. A lady living across the street said that the track was "over there", referring to that empty lot. Although the lot is not large enough, it may have been one of the turns.

Click on photos for large picture.    [Ladabouche Photos]

EARL MAILLE ARTICLES

Race historian John Nelson added the following information to mine [thanks, John]:

Click on the articles for larger versions.
CLICK HERE to go back to Earl's photo

DAN ODY'S OPEN WHEEL RACING SHOTS
Probably from an actual fair on the site; they offer good views of the grounds.

Courtesy of Danny Ody Good look at some temporary pits. View of infield from the Grandstand area.

Courtesy of Danny Ody Good look at the Grandstand area. Note the J.R. Earl wrecker in the background. The car is NY's legendary Henry Gritzbach.

Courtesy of Danny Ody Good view of infield from the Grandstand area. A 3/4 sprinter is readied for a start from one of the push vehicles. Thhis is likely Rollie Johnson's car.

PHOTOGRAPHS FOUND ON THE WARRENSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE

Courtesy of Warrensburg Historical Society Website Unidentified car 37	Courtesy of Warrensburg Historical Society Website Vern Baker [left] owner of this car - at first called Super6 and later, the 6 PACK.	Courtesy of Rose Braley via the Warrensburg Historical Society Website Wilbur Baker's famous ME2, driven by an assortment of drivers.	McDowell Photo Courtesy of Warrensburg Historical Society Website Karl Duell Jr, a top runner at the track. Karl Duell, Sr, fielded a number of cars, all numerals beginning with "KD".
Courtesy of Warrensburg Historical Society Website Unidentified car takes a victory lap. I have few views of the venue from this angle.	Courtesy of Warrensburg Historical Society Website 2nd generation driver Sim Hall, Jr. left W'burg and won a Hobby Class race at Vermont's Fairmont Speedway. He would have raced against neighbor, Rusty Duell.	Warrensburg News Article Article was not dated. My W'burgh spources disagree about if this 1959 or 60.	Courtesy of  Gertrude Newton via the Warrensburg Historical Society Website Local participants at Warrensburg Speedway: Dick Smith, Bob Newton, Coolidge Braley, and Jack Higgins.

A FEW PENNOCK FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT Warrensburg

Courtesy of Dick Pennock A Super 38 at Warrensburg.It might be before Dick took over driving. Sorry about the cursor.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock A Super 38 at Warrensburg. Elwin Pennock car owner [hat] talks to others in the pts. Dick Pennock and Jerry Pennock are the boys at left.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock At Warrensburg. Elwin Pennock [hat] talks to Ken Warner, a sometimes partner on the car.	McDowell Photo CCourtesy of Dick Pennock A big pit confab at Warrensburg. Elwin Pennock is in the center of the talk.
Courtesy of Dick Pennock Earliest Super 38 driver for Elwin Pennock: Ray Therrien. The shot might be at Granville, NY.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock Elwin "Brick" Pennock with one of the earlier Super 38's.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock Early Super 38 driver for Elwin Pennock: Nelson Moore, with  young Jerry Pennock.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock Early Super 38 driver for Elwin Pennock: George Baumgardner.
Courtesy of Dick Pennock A very young Dick Pennock with his first car at Warrrensburgh [probably in its last days]. The color and number explain why Dick came out with them in 1962 after wrecking his first Fairmont car.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock Dick, at speed with an earlier Super 38. This could be W'burgh, Fairmont, or even elsewhere.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock Early Super 38 after a rough night. This car likely appeared at Warrensburg before it closed.	Courtesy of Dick Pennock An earlier Super 38 at home.

MORE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT WARRENSBURG

Late 1940's

Glens Falls Post Star Apparently very early roadsters and jalopies. 1947.	Glens Falls Post Star Apparently very early roadsters and jalopies. 1948.	Glens Falls Post Star Apparently very early roadsters and jalopies. No names mentioned. 1948	Glens Falls Post Star Motorcycles. Often they would be mixed in with car races in the late 1940's. 1948.	Glens Falls Post Star Big cars only.  Some familiar names. 1949.
	Glens Falls Post Star Big cars only. 1949.	Glens Falls Post Star Big cars only.  Some familiar names. 1949.	Glens Falls Post Star Big cars only.  Some familiar names. 1949.

1950 to 1957

Glens Falls Post Star Art Pratt, famed roadster driver who raced occasionally at Warrensburg and went on to Midwestern sprints. 1950.	Glens Falls Post Star Fireworks. No mention of car racing. 1951.	Glens Falls Post Star Witherell hurt racing. No other racing mentioned. 1951	Glens Falls Post Star John Potter injured. 1952.	Glens Falls Post Star Stock car races. Two classes. 1952.
Glens Falls Post Star Ed Coons wins in No. 22. 1952.	Glens Falls Post Star Art Pratt mechanic dies in garage fire. 1952.	Glens Falls Post Star Leo Nadeau [right spelling] wins in his Rocket 88. 1952.	Glens Falls Post Star Dang rain. 1952.	Glens Falls Post Star Young spectator hurt. 1952.
Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement for Warrensburg Auto Speedway. 1953.	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement for Warrensburg Auto Speedway. 2,500 seats, 1953.	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement for Warrensburg Auto Speedway. Two days; two big shows. 1953.	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement for Warrensburg Auto Speedway. Two 25 lappers. 1953.	Glens Falls Post Star Season opener. Just Warrensburg Speedway now. 1954.
	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement for Warrensburg Speedway. Under new management. 1954.

1958 to 1961

Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement offers free passes for used oil. 1958.	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement. Low cost racing. 1958.	Glens Falls Post Star Driver injured in benefit race for other injured driver. 1958	Glens Falls Post Star Advertisement. Season over. 1958.	Glens Falls Post Star Grandstands burned. 1959.
Glens Falls Post Star Races to begin. Schmidt and Perry promoting. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star  Schmidt and Perry promoting - sign lease. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Grand Opening. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Trophy Race. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Herb Perry promoter found beaten. 1959.
Glens Falls Post Star Race Adv. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Thrill Show Ad. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Race Results 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star The great grandstand fire. 1959.	Glens Falls Post Star Race Adv. 1960.
Glens Falls Times The 1960 opener. Schmidt still running things.	Glens Falls Times A 1960 adv- July 11.	Glens Falls Times A 1960 article- July 30.	Glens Falls Post Star Thrill Show Adv. Unconnected to the racing - note the name this one time. 1960.	Glens Falls Times A 1960 July 11 article about Art River' injury.
Glens Falls Times The first found results article for 1961 - July 28.	Glens Falls Times The first found results articles for 1961 - July 29.	Glens Falls Times 1961 - Aug. 19.	Glens Falls Times Aug. 25. Bob Schreiner was a huge factor there that year .	Glens Falls Times 1961 - Aug. 26 adv.
Glens Falls Times  Aug. 26 1961 mini article.	Glens Falls Times  Sept. 11 1961 mini article.	Glens Falls Times  Sept. 30 1961 mini article.	Glens Falls Times  Oct. 7, 1961 mini article.	Glens Falls Times  Oct. 9, 1961 mini article. No wonder he was the favorite.
	Glens Falls Post Star Action photo. 1948.	Glens Falls Times  1953. The only photo of Wally LaBelle I have ever found.	Glens Falls Times 1952 accident photo.

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