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    Last Updated (4/14/08)
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    Queen City Speedway

    Queen City Speedway aerial photo
    Aerial photo of the old Queen City Speedway track & grounds. (Photographer unknown)

    Brief Track History
    Track:  Defunct - 1/2 mile dirt oval,  4/27/68 - 5/672 and 1/2 mile paved oval, from 5/20/72 - 1987
    Track Location: Located at 9267 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., West Chester, Ohio, the track property is now occupied by the Napier Truck Traning School.
    Queen City Speedway - aka. Tri-County Speedway
    Brief History: Opening on April 27, 1968 as the Tri County Speedway, a half mile dirt oval in the Old West Chester area of Butler County, the track hosted numerous USAC Sprint, Stock Car,  Midget, as well as IMCA, ARCA events in its early years. Weekly divisions included Late Models, Hobby Stocks & Sports Sedans. The Track and some adjacent land was purchased by Dudley Farrell in 1972, where the track was paved and renamed Queen City Speeway.  USAC contuinued running Sprint on the 1/2 mile pavement, and also groups like the ASA Stock Cars, ARCA Stock Cars, IMCA & WWAR Midgets.
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    Tri County | Queen City Speedway History Categories
    List of Tri County/Queen City Speedway Track Champions
    List of Known Tri County/Queen City Speedway Feature Winners
    Chronological List of Tri County/Queen City Track Records
    Track Records
    Articles and Written History
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    Tri County | Queen City Speedway Sanctioned Race History
    ARCA | Automobile Racing Club of America
    ASA | American Speed Association
    NASCAR Grand National East
    USAC | United States Auto Club
    WWAR | World Wide Auto Racing
    IMCA | International Motor Contest Association
    SCC | Stock Car Connection
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    Tri County Speedway Weekly Stock Car Race History
    1975 Tri County Speedway
    Sunday August 9, 1975 | 30 Laps; Late Model Winner: Lenny Waldo (Columbus, Ohio)
    Feature: 1-Lenny Waldo, 2-Bruce Gould, 3-Don Gregory, 4-Ted Johnson, 5-Rodney Combs, 6-Don Lamb, Top Six.
    Fast qualifier: Lennie Waldo | Fast car dash: Don Lamb | Heat Winners: Rodney Combs and Bruce Gould.
    20 Laps; Hobby Stock Winner: Bill Green (Edgewood, Kentucky)
    Feature: 1-Bill Green, 2-?.
    Fast qualifier: Bill Green 19.279 sec. | Fast car dash: Bill Green | Heat Winners: Carl Seward and Bill Green.
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    Queen City Speedway Un-Sanctioned Sprint Car Race History
    1982 Queen City Speedway
      Sunday June 27, 1982 | Winner: Tom Marks
    Feature: 1-Tom Marks, 2-Gary Bettenhausen, 3-Marvin Carman, 4-Bob Frey, 5-Todd Gibson, Top Five.
    Saturday August 14, 1982 | Winner: ??
    Fast qualifier: Jerry Nuckles 17.87 sec.
    1983 Tri County Speedway
    Sunday June 5, 1983 | Winner: Todd Gibson (Richwood, Ohio)
    Feature: 1-Todd Gibson, 2-Lennie Waldo, 3-Bob Frey, 4-Bruce Robey, 5-Bob Seelman, Top Five.
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    Queen City Speedway Un-Sanctioned Midget Race History
    1987 Queen City Speedway
    Sunday April 19, 1987 | Winner: Bob Ciconi (Springfield, Pennsylvania) #59
    Feature: 1-Bob Ciconi (#59), 2-Bruce Field (Wells #4w), 3-Rich Vogler (Byrd #1), 4-Dick Pole (#25), 5-Joe Groves, 6-Sam Isenhower, 7-Rich Corson, 8-Jim Hettinger, 9-Rick Harrell, 10-Bev Griffis (#15).
    Saturday August 1, 1987 | Winner: Jim Keeker (Carmel, Indiana)
    Feature: 1-Jim Keeker, 2-Todd Forbes, 3-Bob Nock, 4-Tim Allen, 5-Don Schilling, Top Five.
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    Fatalities
    Tri County Speedway
    Wednesday June 25, 1969 | Driver Ted A. Shellenberger; Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Ohio; Car: Stock Car
    Driver Ted Shellenberger (also reported to be Shellenberge) was fatally injured when he drove his stock car into turn one, hitting the guardrail and then running into a light pole.
    Saturday May 2, 1970 | Driver Gene Crittendon, age 36; Hometown: Cincinnati; Car: Stock Car
    Driver Gene Crittendon was fatally injured in a stock car accident.
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    Quick YouTube video of the defunct Queen City Speedway located in West Chester, Ohio as filmed on Friday August 18, 2007.
    It is now the site of the Napier Truck Driving School.
    (K. Wendel-Video)

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