Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park
{{Short description|Motorsport venue in Virgil, New York}}
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| location = Virgil, New York
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| owner = Bradley Smith
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| opened = 1962
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| former_names = Skyline Speedway, Skyline Raceway
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Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park is a three-eighths mile dirt oval raceway located in Central New York State.{{cite news|last=Boyce|first=Jaxyn|title=Skyline Speedway Motorsports|url=https://cortlandareatribune.com/2023/06/12/skyline-speedway-motorsports/|date=June 12, 2023|newspaper=The Cortland Area Tribune|location=NY|accessdate=April 18, 2025}}
Overview
Buck Townsley built the Skyline Speedway on top of a mountain and opened it in 1962. The track continued operating with several different promoters through 1976 and then reopened for a single year in 1980. The facility lay dormant until Frank and Gene Payne brought it back to life for the 1988 racing season, headlining with the Late Model division.{{cite news|last=Horton|first=Dustin|title=Skyline Raceway|url= https://cortlandareatribune.com/2014/06/23/skyline-raceway-2/|date=June 23, 2014|newspaper=The Cortland Area Tribune|location=NY|accessdate=April 18, 2025}}
Former track champion Dean Catlin and his wife Donna took over operations in 2016, and then Brad Smith purchased the track in 2022.{{cite news|title=Skyline Raceway Park Welcomes New Owners|url=https://www.performanceracing.com/magazine/industry-news/02-26-2016/skyline-raceway-park-welcomes-new-owners|date=February 26, 2016|publisher=Performance Racing Industry|accessdate=April 18, 2025}}{{cite news|title=CRSA Sprints Will Make Historic Return To Skyline Raceway Sep. 10|url=https://www.dirttrackdigest.com/crsa/2022/04/20/crsa-sprints-will-make-historic-return-to-skyline-raceway-sep-10/|date=April 20, 2022|publisher=Dirt Track Digest|accessdate=April 18, 2025}}
Events
The Skyline Raceway Motorsports Park offers auto racing throughout the summer in what has been described as a family friendly environment -- where one can bring their lawn chair and cooler of food to sit in front and relax. The track features the Crate Late Models, Sportsman, 600 cc Modifieds, Factory Stock, and Four Cylinders.{{cite news|last=Elkins|first=Doug|title=Skyline Raceway, one of the best-kept secrets in the sport, ready to wrap up season |url=https://www.syracuse.com/motorsports/2014/09/skyline_raceway_one_of_the_best-kept_secrets_in_the_sport_ready_to_wrap_up_season.html|date= September 18, 2014|newspaper=The Post-Standard|location=Syracuse NY|accessdate=April 18, 2025}} The venue also hosts the CRSA winged Sprint Cars annually.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QD4Ml2unBo Brad Smith talks about Skyline - YouTube]
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