Pennsylvania

Altoona Speedway

Tipton (Tyrone) / 1.25 mile wood oval (9/04/23 - 9/07/31) / turns were banked 32 degrees / built by Jack Prince & Art Pillsbury / located 12 miles north of Altoona on US 220 / Howard Wilcox (9/04/23); Joe Boyer (9/01/24); and Ray Keech (6/15/29) were fatally injured in separate accidents at the Altoona board track / a fire destroyed wood track 5/19/36 / site is now ballfields and parking

Pittsburgh-Bridgeville Speedway

Bridgeville / 1/2 mile wood oval (5/30/27 - c.7/04/30) / turns were banked 35 degrees / built by Paul Tustin / maybe ran a non-sanctioned race on 5/30/31 / ran only one AAA Nat'l Championship race - won by Wilbur Shaw / west edge of town on SR 50 / site is now Burgunder Motors car dealership

Uniontown Speedway

Uniontown (Hopwood) / 1.125 mile wood oval (11/27/16 - 6/17/22) / turns were banked 34 degrees / built by Jack Prince / Hughie Hughes and Frank Calvin were fatally injured here on 12/02/16 / 50,000 fans watched Tommy Milton win a 200 lap race on 6/19/20 / site later became a golf driving range

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