| Skowhegan
Fairgrounds was, and is, a typical fairgrounds track in Maine.
Designed for harness racing, Skowhegan was a half-mile dirt
track.
On August 18,
1946, Skowhegan Fairgrounds hosted a AAA Sprint car race. The
AAA later became USAC, the United States Auto Club. Legendary
driver Ted Horn won the 20-lap feature race in 9 minutes 34
seconds, in average speed of 62.718 miles per hour. Horn
went on to win the AAA championship in 1946, the first of three
consecutive titles.
Reportedly,
stock car races were held at the fairgrounds in the early 1950's
but because of the dust generated by the stock cars, the race
programs were halted after a couple of races. |
