Driver Seated in Dragster at Langhorne Speedway Drag Races, 1960
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Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.
Langhorne Speedway, located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usually hosted stock car and open-wheel races. But after an asphalt strip was added to the infield in 1958, Langhorne hosted 1/8-mile drag races too. Drag racing ended at Langhorne Speedway following the 1964 season. The speedway itself permanently closed in October 1971.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
1960
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.149.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.125 in
Width: 3.125 in
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