Orange County Fair Speedway

Orange County Fair Speedway Orange County Fair Speedway the 5/8 mile hard clay track located in Middletown, NY. Home of the historic Eastern States Weekend.
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Orange County Fair Speedway is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in the United States. It was constructed in 1857 for horse racing at the annual Orange County Fair. In 1919, the first auto race was held on what was then called the “Harry Clay Oval.” Racing continued every year until the outbreak of World War Two caused the suspension of motorsports nationwide. After World War Two, “Big

Car” racing continued for a year or so at the fair, and midget racing was immensely popular on Wednesday nights. In 1948, the first “Stock Car” race was held on the ½-mile track. The first winner of the first heat race was Frankie Schneider, who went on to become a legend in these parts. OCFS hosts five classes of racing, and something for every racer's budget. From the Street Stocks to the Mighty Big Block Modifieds, and every division in-between (ProStock, Sportsman, Small Block Modified) the racing here is non-stop action from green flag to checkered. Orange County Fair Speedway is home to the Eastern States Weekend. Begun in 1962 as a one-day, 100-lap championship race, Eastern States Weekend has grown into a three-day racing spectacular, the "October Classic." Stock Car Racing and Orange County, New York go hand in hand. No speedway in the region, or in the WORLD, has as much history behind it as Orange County Fair Speedway!

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐘 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!
05/29/2026

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐘 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!

𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Here is a partial list of past drivers and car owners and a few of our veteran drivers ...
05/29/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Here is a partial list of past drivers and car owners and a few of our veteran drivers too. Wayne Reutimann, Brett Hearn, Tighe Scott, Gary Balough. Harry Behrent, Rich Eurich, Bill Wilson, Hank Goranson, Larry Brolsma , Richie Smith, Rob Green, Tim Hindley, Tommy Meier, Del George, Chuck McKee, Jimmy Bowen, etc with a few “Seasoned” Vets in the mix like Anthony Perrego, Dan Creeden and Billy VanInwegen. There will be more drivers listed in the next few days and OCFS always has an invitation to all our past guests.

𝟓-𝟑-𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬:
05/29/2026

𝟓-𝟑-𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬:

05/27/2026

We’ve added a little fun to Nostalgia Night Weekend. A little Saturday night reunion with racers who are in town for the weekend. A chance to tell stories and maybe even a co****le tournament for the more competitive. Open to all. Drivers , crews , car
owners and fans. And no cover charge. 👌 Help us spread the word!!

05/26/2026
𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
05/25/2026

𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 is being formulated and once again we look forward to this great event where fans ...
05/23/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 is being formulated and once again we look forward to this great event where fans young and old get to meet their favorite drivers and owners during this year’s Autograph Session. As the Nostalgia Night Committee reach’s out to Guests we would like to remind all prior guests that they are always welcomed to participate in this event. At times, it may be difficult to contact guests for various reasons so please contact 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 at (𝟖𝟒𝟓) 𝟐𝟖𝟑-𝟖𝟖𝟎𝟎 even to speed up process. It does take several days to contact everyone. A partial list of drivers confirmed are: Rich Eurich, Tighe Scott, Gary Balough, Larry Brolsma, Leroy Amy, Richie Smith, Chuck McKee, Jerry Wilson, Tim Hindley, Hank Goranson Jr., Del George, Jerry Higbie, Gary Edwards Sr. and Jimmy Bowen.

𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜e. Update:...
05/16/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜e. Update: There are two Winners who both could identify two individuals in the photograph. The photograph was from Peekskill Stadium which was run by Enno Van Dam and Larry Granger who are both in the photo. They also ran Victory Speedway at the same time period with Sam Rosenberg taking photographs at both tracks. Congratulations to Frank Beaver Lieto and Doug Post. We’ll make the next contest much easier.

The 𝐌𝐬 𝐎𝐂𝐅𝐒 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 are hard at work organizing this year’s 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 which will be held on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟗𝐭𝐡. They are aski...
05/15/2026

The 𝐌𝐬 𝐎𝐂𝐅𝐒 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 are hard at work organizing this year’s 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 which will be held on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟗𝐭𝐡. They are asking the racing community for any 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 which could be provided for the following items listed:

𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 wishes to extend our heartfelt sadness on the the passing of OCFS’s legendary flagger 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 ...
05/08/2026

𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 wishes to extend our heartfelt sadness on the the passing of OCFS’s legendary flagger 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, as well as our sympathies and condolences to all his family and friends. The Hard Clay has been blessed to have had both Jerry, and his late father Tex Enright call the race action from the OCFS Starter’s Stand or sometimes standing on the track itself! We are rich in racing history because of individuals like Jerry who dedicated his life to this sport while also putting a smile on the faces of people he met along the way. Rest in Peace🏁

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100 Carpenter Avenue
Middletown, NY
10940

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