“You can throw out all the physical goods and all that stuff, but it’s the memories that are really special and this is a special one.” “I think as we get older, we realize that memories are all we have left,” said John Lucier, an organizer of Saturday’s event. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Prominent racers of Checker Flag include Stan Earish, Don Smith, and Joe Holden, who were the first three inductees of the raceway’s hall of fame.įor former racers of the track and those who spent their youth watching the competitions every Wednesday and Saturday, having a permanent marker of what was lost preserves the memories, especially for future generations. By that time, attendance was falling and noise complaints from nearby homeowners escalated, eventually causing the track to be sold for more housing. Though today the track is remembered as the Checker Flag Raceway, over its 32 years it changed names four times - its final one being Windsor Speedway in 1992. In 1974, NASCAR sanctioned the track, which was then paved with 18-degree banking, lighting, concrete retaining walls and fencing.
Over the years, the track changed ownership and expanded to a 3/8-mile oval with banked corners. Article content Dozens of race car fans were on hand at Cranbrook Park in the Cranbrook subdivision in the Town of Tecumseh for the unveiling of the Checker Flag Raceway storyboard, Saturday, August 3, 2019.
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