Alcyon Speedway

Alcyon Speedway was a 1/2 mile D shaped oval located on the west side of Pitman, New Jersey.

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Elevation: 115 feet Latitude: 39.729601 Longitude: -75.144875 Time zone: EST/EDT (-0500/-0400)

The original track on the site was a 1/3 mile bicycle track which opened in 1895. It was expanded to 1/2 mile for horse racing around 1909-1910. Auto racing occured here in 1909, from 1919 to 1925, and from 1935 through 1942. After WWII, the track operated from May 30th 1946 through July 1960.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 458. Order from National Speedway Directory