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This is how
Shannonville Raceway looked in April, 2005.
The is the second
oval track in the immediate area with the "Shannonville"
name. The earlier track was right next door and operated on-and-off
from possibly as early as the late 1940's and up to the early 1970's.
The current Shannonville Motorsports Park road course is built on
top of it.
The track in these photos was opened in 1979. It was built by Harry
McCluney, who had originally owned the land with three other partners
since 1974, with the intention of building a road course and oval.
Eventually the partners went their separate ways and John Nelson,
one of the original owners, built the road course which is immediately
adjacent to the oval. In the photos below, the green and white buildings
are from the road course.
Despite the similiar names between the road course and oval, there
was no common ownership. McCluney's
original plan was to run stock cars on Friday nights and motorcycles
on Sunday afternoons. The track may have closed around 1984, as
it was listed for sale in Wheelspin News. It has been used recently
(around 1999-2000) for Speedway Motorcycle classes.
The grandstands are gone but the front fence and wall are still
there. All the light poles and lights are still standing. The concessoin
stand, complete with "Shannonville Raceway" sign, are
also still there. The parking lot has been turned into a moto-cross
track that appears to have been used quite recently. The pits were
either in the infield, or more likely, off turn 3-4.
If anyone has any more information on Shannonville Raceway - years
in operation, photos, programs, points champions, etc please contact
me: webmaster@motorsportscentral.com.
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A
Lap Around Shannonville Raceway
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Down
the front straight. The green and white building in
the background is the control tower for the Shannonville
Motorsports Park road course
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Turn 1-2 |
Down
the back straight
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Turn
3
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Turn
4
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More
Photos
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This
appears to be the concession stand
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More
of the concession stand
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Looking
back down the front straight from turn 1
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A
general view of the track. The light poles are still
there.
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