Selinsgrove Speedway

60 Years Worth Of Champions

Kneeling: Tony Adams,  Roy "Check" Adams,  Roy Garlock,  Charlie Weirman,  Mike Walter,  Phil Walter,  Jason Shultz

Standing: Promotor Charlie Paige,  Dale Kerstetter,  Gary Snelbaker,  Bobby Croop,  Lynn Paxton,  Candy Eckert,  Paul Pitzer,  Bill Glenn,  Tommy Spriggle,  Don Lutz,  Billy Shipman,  Ronnie Dunstan,  Bobby Adamson,  Randy Mausteller,  Rich Young,  Jeff Smith,  Lenny Krautheim III,  Ray Tilley,  Jim Nace,  P.R. Director Steve Inch

Selinsgrove Speedway will host racing action for the 45th consecutive season and 62nd overall in 2007.

The half-mile clay oval, designed by well-known Hollywood stunt man and race driver Joie Chitwood, originally opened in 1945. After a brief closure in the early 1960's, Bob Richwine reopened the facility in 1963.

Legendary promoter Jack Gunn took the helm after that, and brothers Earl and George Zechman promoted the races through the 1980's and early part of the 1990's. From 1993-1997, tri-promoters Tedd Reitz, Herm Braim and Bill Groom operated the speedway.

1998 marked a first in the track's history the Selinsgrove Fair Association, which owns the facility, acted as its own promoter, with Steve Inch and Ed Clark serving as race organizers for the Sunday night fanfare.

After one season, the Fair Association again opted to lease the operation, this time to co-promoters Bob Leiby and Tim Hughes. Leiby and Hughes presented weekly Sunday night shows in 1999 and 2000.

The 2001 season marked the return to Saturday night competition under the direction of co-promoters Earl Zechman and Charlie Paige. The speedway adopted the 358 engine maximum for Sprint Cars in an effort to control costs and increase car counts.

The 2006 season featuring the 358 Sprint Cars, Late Models, Pro Stocks, and Roadrunners will also mark the 6th year for Selinsgrove Raceway Park, the 1/5th mile speedzone located inside of Selinsgrove Speedway featuring the 270cc Micro Sprints and 12 divisions of Go-Kart action on Friday evenings.