The Arizona Racing History website has been chosen as an Official Racing History Recommended Link by the Racing History Group

Update: 8/14/08

New images added to Az Midgets

Racing Memorabilia Virtual Museum

Drags

Bee Line Dragway History

1964 BEELINE WINTERNATIONALS

Tucson Drag Racing

The Cactus Derby

ARIZONA'S Indy 500 Drivers

Hillclimbs

Hot Rods & Roadsters

Midgets

NASCAR

US Gran Prix

PIR Vintage Pics

Prescott 

Holbrook  

Tucson 

Arizona Race Tracks

Pittsburgh International Dragway

Trophy Girls!

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Arizona Racing History

J.K. Van Harlingen with his mechanic Les Hearn in Racer J.K. built - & used in Cross county race with Barney Oldfield 1910 – (Buick)

Photo courtesy of Van Harlingen's grandson, James Metcalf

Mud & Dust, 100 Years of Arizona Racing

Arizona is blessed with lots of sunshine, making it a great place for year 'round racing, from circle track and drags to hillclimbs and off-road racing.  The history of racing in Arizona covers one hundred years, from the Cactus Derby, an early road race,  to today's NASCAR races at Phoenix International Raceway.  There has been a lot of great racing in the last century, click on any link to the left and get ready for a wild ride! 

Buddy Rice, winner of the 2004 Indianapolis 500

Program, Armistice Day, November 11, 1947 - big cars at the Phoenix Fairgrounds.

 

(c)2008 autohobbies.com. This site is edited by Jim & Nancy Schaut.  Our mission is to preserve the rich history of automobile racing in the American West. We have done our best to credit the proper people for information contained on this site.  It is sometimes impossible to find the original source.  If you would like to submit items to the site, please send them  to Nancy. 

 

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