Jan01

Nazareth to be ploughed under

Aerial picture of Nazareth Speedway

Nazarth's oval has hosted its final ever event.

Picture: ISC

The former Nazareth Speedway is to be ploughed under and the land sold off for development, its owners have announced.

International Speedway Corp (ISC) is putting the 90-acre plot up for sale for an undisclosed asking price. The announcement comes just six months after the track hosted its final race, the Firestone Indy 225.

It had initially been suggested that the track could continue for testing duties, or even be used by the local police department for training.

However, speedway president Craig Rust said the decision to sell came after determining that running the facility as a racetrack was no longer viable.

And according to Autoracing1.com, some 11,000 of the 40,000-odd grandstand seats at Nazareth are being sent to Watkins Glen International, ISC’s upstate New York road course, which is undergoing some significant upgrades. The original plan was for these seats to remain in Nazareth until needed at ISC’s planned new circuit on New York City’s Staten Island.


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