Tag: Midget Racing
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Aug 08 2026
Update: InstaGRAM Report: From the Marty Himes Family Collection- The History of Indoor Three-Quarter Midget Racing at Island Garden Arena
The story of automotive racing on Long Island goes way back, and the subject of this article is an obscure piece of history you may not know, even if you grew up in Nassau County at the time. This is the history of indoor racing at Island Garden Arena in West Hempstead.
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Apr 18 2026
InstaGRAM Report: A Celebration of Marty Himes
Last Thursday, Gloria Blas, Marty Himes' daughter, and the Kroplick Team met up at Ford’s Garage at the Smith Haven Mall to celebrate the final phase of settling the estate of race car driver and Long Island icon Marty Himes.
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Jan 10 2026
InstaGRAM Report: The Racing History of Freeport Stadium
Freeport Stadium boasts a rich racing history spanning more than six decades. Although the race track no longer exists, its legacy lives on through cherished memories and rare photographs of its thrilling events.
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Jan 01 2026
InstaGRAM Report: Racing Programs of Freeport and Islip Speedways
Step back in time as we celebrate the vibrant racing programs that defined Islip and Freeport Speedway. When spectators attended a race, they sought two things: thrilling racing action and a souvenir to remember the day.
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Dec 06 2025
InstaGRAM report: The history behind the 1939 Midget Racing National Championship at Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island’s Roosevelt Raceway was modified to become a ½-mile oval and home to the Midget Racing National Championship on August 12th,1939. There has been almost no photo documentation published online about this race until now.
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Dec 02 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #58 Solved: A Midget Racetrack at Roosevelt Raceway
Did you identify the National Midget Championship race track in Westbury, Long Island?
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Oct 15 2025
InstaGRAM Report: Long Island’s Lost Dexter Park Raceway
The history of Queens’s lost race track Dexter Park, which was built inside a baseball field.
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Oct 07 2025
Marty Himes Estate Auction Featured Item: #52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car
Among the late Marty Himes' most treasured possessions was the 1946 #52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car.
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Oct 06 2025
Marty Himes Estate Auction: Two special midget racers
Profiles of two special midget racers from the Marty Himes Collection up for auction.
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Dec 08 2014
Mystery Foto #97 Solved: Rare Wooden Long Island Motor Parkway Sign (1933-1938)
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a rare wooden parkway sign from the archives of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA).
