Monday, October 6, 2014

New York City Polo Grounds Speedway...





     Florida Transplant, Tommie Elliott ("The Blonde Blizzard") was the King of the Polo Grounds in 1959...The popular downtown Manhatton Track, was the former Baseball Stadium for the New York Giants and the centerpiece of  NASCAR's Midget Racing Division in the late 1950s...The Polo Grounds Speedway was the home of the coveted Knickerboker Cup, the award trophy presented by the Knickerboker Beer Company to each season's ending Track Champion...
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  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2016 at 4:40 PM

    Thank You for posting that photo and program... your dad was one heck of a driver ... fun times going to the races.. i was 14 at the time...

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  2. kyjunkerJanuary 13, 2017 at 6:23 AM

    Thanks for the kind words and THANKS for checking in! :)

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