Prior to World War I, auto racing featured expensive machines and teams financed by auto factories. The teams toured the country, and most of the races were held in large cities, so the vast majority of Americans never saw a race. All this changed after World War I, though, and in the 1920s and 1930s there were approximately 1,000 dirt tracks in the United States and Canada. The dirt tracks offered small-time racing—little prize money and minimal publicity—but people loved it. 
This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what is today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facilities as well as out-of-the-way sites few people had ever heard of. The cars ranged from state of the art machines to the more common home built specials based on Model T or Model A Ford parts. Taken together, the drivers, tracks, and races of this era were instrumental in making auto racing the popular sport it is today.

Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941: A Pictorial History

History

Radbruch, Don

Americas

McFarland

The coast-to-coast, border-to-border history of track roadster racing springs vividly to life in this exciting volume, written by driver Don Radbruch, who was in the thick of wheel-to-wheel competition during its heyday in the 1930s and '40s. Get in on the action in this amazing story of the men and machines of an almost forgotten era in auto racing.

Roaring Roadsters II

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Hot Rod Library

This book is a history of American circle track, hot roadster racing which was at one time the most popular form of roundy-round competition in parts of the U.S. and a starting point for many of the legends at Indy. It covers the tracks and cars from all the states where roadsters were run, with information supplied by the people who were there. The facts and photos compiled for this historical survey are first hand by author Don Radruch who was himself a driver.

Roaring Roadsters; A Track Roadsters History

CarTech, Inc.

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