Brewerton Speedway

Brewerton Speedway is a 1/3rd mile D-shaped dirt oval raceway in Central Square, New York. It is considered one of the jewels of the robust Central New York racing scene.

History and events

The Brewerton Speedway was originally opened as a ΒΌ mile clay racetrack in 1949. The track was paved in 1956.[1] The current 1/3 mile dirt oval opened in 1973.[2]

The Brewerton Speedway annually hosts the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Hurricane 100 on the Thursday of Super Dirt Week. [3]

On the last full weekend of September, the facility also hosts the Apple Festival, attracting 25,000 people annually.[4] The Lioness Club of Central Square donates all proceeds from this event to communities on the North Shore of Oneida Lake and Southern Oswego and Northern Onondaga counties.[5]

Since 2009, the track, along with the Fulton Speedway, has been owned by John and Laura Wight.[6] The Wights previously owned the Can-Am Speedway.

References
  1. "Fulton Late Models Set For Third Year with Rush Sanction". Raceproweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. "Race Tracks-Brewerton Speedway". North American Motorsports Pages. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. "DIRTcar Track Spotlight: Brewerton Speedway". DIRTcar Racing. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  4. "Apple Festival". Lioness Club of Central Square. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. "Lioness Club Announces 34th Apple Festival". Oswego County Today. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. "John Wight to buy Brewerton and Fulton speedways". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

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