COLORADO (USA)
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1930's - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY.
From the late 1930's through to 1988 Lakeside Amusement Park operated Lakeside Speedway on the park grounds.
The racetrack was a 1/5th mile dirt oval and featured cars only racing in three divisions, Stock cars, Limited modified and Fully modified.
The race track was built over the top of the parks original baseball diamond so as to incorporate the exsisting grand stands.
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1939 - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY. MIDGET ACTION.
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1950 - JOHHNY ROSTEK.
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check the link below to a web page dedicated to Johnny Rostek and his story by: Sharon Rostec Ross.
www.johnrostekracingmemories.blogspot.com.au
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1952 - PETE DUCKER.
1952 - and Pete Ducker would become Lakeside's very first Stock Car Champion. Photo: Dino Mattern.
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1953 - VERN GRAMS.
1953 - number 53 Vern Grams in his 1932 Ford Coupe. Photo: unknown.
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1955 - DON WILSON.
1955 - Stock Car Champion Don Wilson next to his number 19 racer. Photo: unknown.
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1958 - DAN DAY.
1958 - pictured between the crew is Roy Edwards car owner and driver Dan Day with the coupe. Photo: unknown.
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1950's - TROPHEY GIRLS
1950's - Johnny Rostek receiving his prize. Photo: unknown. |
1950's - Kenny Hawkins receiving his prize. Photo: unknown. |
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1962 - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY. STOCK CAR ACTION.
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1964 - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY. STOCK CAR ACTION.
1964 - Joe an unknown Stock Car driver and crew at Lakeside Speedway. Photo unknown.
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1965 - WAYNE STALLSWORTH.
1965 black and white does not do this photo justice, the car was purple and was picture perfect. Photo: unknown.
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1968 - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY. STOCK CAR ACTION.
1968 - Tom Pryor jnr flips his 32 coupe in the air while Blu Plemmons in the number 4 coupe and Charles Palmer in his sedan drive by. Photo: Dave Allinger.
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1970's - STOCK CAR ACTION.
in the 1970's there was a mixture of early and late model bodies. Photo: unknown.
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1984 - LARRY McLAUGHLIN.
1984 - Larry McLaughlin with the Chris Ertler owned 1931 Chevrolet Sedan. Photo: Greg McLaughlin.
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1988 - SPEEDWAY FATALITY.
In July of 1988 a female spectator was killed after a late model sedan crashed into a track side barrier, sending debris into the crowd.
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1988 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. Reported.
9th February 1988
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1997 - LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY. Walkabout.
Jerry Lee McGuire Pictorial feature
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