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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Columbus Motor Speedway

Columbus Motor Speedway

Garrepy, Mike

Paperback

Series: Images of Sports

AthletesTravel GeneralRegional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 1467102598
ISBN13: 9781467102599
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Jan 21 2019
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Columbus Motor Speedway: how this track rose to popularity, overcame several obstacles and became a community staple for 70 years.


From 1946-2016, the Columbus Motor Speedway, the tough one-third-mile track led primarily by the Nuckles family, presented numerous motorsport events ranging from motorcycles to coupes and, finally, to stock cars. Author and and racing historian Mike Garrepy takes you through the track's triumph and tragedy, rule changes and escalating costs, while showing how the track and weekly ranchers survived and prospered. During its 70-year run, the track witnessed the transition from home built race cars to sleek custom-built cars constructed on jigs to exacting specifications, with a corresponding increase in speeds. To keep up with a changing fan base, other events were offered in addition to weekly stock car shows, such as school bus races and thrill shows. Nevertheless, the core focus remained on the grassroots racers who supported the track on a weekly basis.

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