Sanatoga Speedway was a 1/5 mile paved oval located in Sanatoga Park, near Pottstown, Pennsylvania. A paved dragstrip was being constructed when the track was shut down in 1958.
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The track opened as a 1/5 mile dirt oval on May 7th, 1939, operating in this form for 3 days. The track reopened as a 1/5 mile paved oval on May 21st, 1939, operating through October 12, 1941. It reopened after WWII on May 23rd, 1948, operating through September 12th, 1958. A paved dragstrip was started but never completed.
The track also operated as Sanatoga Park Speedway.
Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 634. Order from National Speedway Directory |
Sanatoga Speedway
S Park Road
Pottstown, PA 19464
The track is no longer visible in aerial photography, although apparently some traces are still visible from the ground.
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