6/22/08
I have posted the 1967 point standing for the top ten at Hagerstown Speedway. Thanks to Ed Gross for providing me with this information.


6/3/08
I have just posted the feature winners for Dorsey Speedway for 1953 and 1955. The Ritchie Raceway feature winners for 1953. The point standings for Hagerstown Raceway from 1964 through 1971 except for 1967. Still looking for that year.



6/2/08
I have placed the top ten feature results for the entire 1951 season at Lanham Speedway.
 In addition, Ritchie Raceway ran three NASCAR sanctioned Sportsman-Modified races in 1951. The top ten fisnishers are listed on the Ritchie Raceway page.
On the Dorsey page I have added several photos from the mid-60's modifieds.
Thanks to Ed Gross of Dillsburg, Pa. for providing the photos.
I'd also like to give credit to the late Bob Williams, photographer at Dorsey, Westport and Beltsville for many of the photos on the site.



6/1/08
I have now posted the Top Ten finishers in every feature race at Westport Stadium for 1951. They had 31 events that year, May 5 to November 3.
I have added street stock pilot Bill Stivers to the 1985 driver roster for Dorsey.

5/28/08
I have posted some Rick Schmelyun photos from his Dorsey days on the Dorsey page. A photo of a model of the Ray Kable #90 Modified from the 50's and 60's. on the model page. This model is by Ed Gross of Dillsburg, Pa.
Some photos from the reunion of me and legendary Hagerstown Speedway announcer Frank Sagi with my cousin Kim, Dizzy Dean having a good time with some fans from Calvert County ( Nonie and Pete) and 50's fan Jim Carlson of Crownsville sharing a laugh with 50's racer Junior Tauber of Linthicum. There is also another photo of the drivers attending the reunion. Enjoy.

I have just received the complete feature results for 1951 for Westport Stadium and Lanham Speedway. Also the results for 3 NASCAR sanctioned events at Ritchie Raceway in 1951. Will get them posted ASAP. Lotsa typing.



5/14/08
I have posted the complete results of the NASCAR Grand National (Sprint Cup today) races at Beltsville Speedway. All of the drivers are listed. The car owners, numbers and car makes will be listed later.



4/28/08

Just posted the point standings for Dorsey Speedway for 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Late Model and Figure 8.


The mission of this Hall of Fame is to preserve the history of stock car racing in the state of Maryland and to maintain the memory of those individuals who excelled in the sport. The Maryland Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization created to provide a history of stock car racing in Maryland. Access to the website is free and plans are to keep it that way. Hopefully the Hall of Fame will bring back many pleasant memories of those days spent at the wonderful speedways that once thrived in the Free State. I hope many of you are still supporting our current speedways: Potomac, Hagerstown and Cumberland.
 
Induction to the Hall of Fame will be determined by the following criteria: a track, state or national championship in the following categories: 1950's Sportsman, Modified, Late Model Sportsman, Sprint Car, Super Late Model and Grand National (Currently Nextel Cup). To simplify things the term Super Late Model will be used for the Late Model class that replaced the Modifieds as the primary class at Hagerstown and Dorsey. Potomac also had a late model class as their primary class. These late models evolved into the Super Late Model class. The Hall of Fame is for drivers, mechanics and car owners who were from Maryland. Drivers from other states that raced in Maryland to win national championships and Maryland speedway championships will also be included. There will be special Hall of Fame categories for promotors, officials and others that contributed to the sport in Maryland.
 
All of the material contained in the website is from my own personal collection which has been acquired over the years. A special thank you is due Mike and Junior Tauber, Danny Woolford, Bucky Guilfoy and Jim Carlsen for loaning me their scrap books and video tapes. Additionally I would like to thank the following: Doug Johnson, Dick and Merrilee Jones, Harold Sears, the Danie Ferguson Family, George Dilks, Jeffrey Slayton, Franklin Taylor and Roddy Langley. Viewers are welcomed to notify me of any errors that may appear. If you possess any photos, stories or other information that you would like to have included on the website please notify me. I am currently looking for info about Potomac Speedway champions and Hagerstown Modified champions for the 50's and early 60's. Also, if you reproduce anything from the website it would be appreciated that you acknowlege us. Contact us at: oldtimers@mdscrhof.org

As information: My Name is Al Torney and I live in Annapolis, Maryland. I attended my first stock car race in 1953 at Westport Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. I have been a fan ever since. More than any thing else I miss the old Sportsman-Modifieds of the '50's and early '60's before they started cutting them down. However,I still love them all. 
 

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