Inaugural class of the Dayton Speedway Hall of Fame to be inducted.

Dayton Speedway closed in 1982, but the memories live on at http://www.daytonspeedwaylives.com

The track was a high banked 1/2 mile similar to Winchester and Salem and was in operation from the 30's up through the 80's. ARCA sanctioned many races there including the grueling Dayton 500 and USAC sanctioned many as well for the Sprint Cars plus a Championship Car event in 1956.

Here is the inaugural Hall of Fame class of 2009. They will be honored Sunday Nov. 1 at the historic Baum Opera House in Miamisburg, Ohio.

DAYTON SPEEDWAY HALL OF FAME


CLASS OF 2009

CLARENCE “MUTT” ANDERSON
EARL BALTES
LEAL BEATTIE
BUSTER BLACKFORD
ELBERT “PAPPY” BOOKER
DICK DUNLEVY, JR.
CHARLIE ENGLE
DICK FREEMAN
FRANK FUNK
RUSS GEORGE
WILLIAM C “CHICK” HALE
BOB KORN
JOHN “SHORTY” MILLER
LEE RAYMOND
NEAL SCEVA
HARVEY SHAPIRO
HAROLD SMITH
DON THOMPSON