Speedway Kings

Join the Duesenberg brothers, Louis Chevrolet, Barney Oldfield, Ralph DePalma, Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton, Denny Hickey, George Titlow, Universal Films President and founder, Carl Laemmle, film stars and coal barons, at the grand Uniontown Speedway board track, their playground from 1916 - 1922. Speedway Kings of Southwestern Pennsylvania takes you on a journey from the beginning of the film and auto industries through 100 years of racing history. Interviews with L.J. Dennis, the Bendishaw brothers, Dick Rugh, and dozens more. Over 200 never before seen photographs from the Uniontown Speedway board track, Guseman's Uniontown Speedway, Morgantown Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway, Interstate 79, Motordrome 70, Heidelburg Speedway, Elkins Speedway, and the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. This is Author Marci Lynn McGuinness' second book on the Uniontown Speedway board track. Her title, "Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway, was published in 1996. She has also written a screenplay about the story behind the track's nationally famous rein. This collector's dream includes photos of Tommy Milton's car on fire, Carl Laemmle, Ralph Mulford, and Louis Chevrolet with the Universal Films Trophy, Barney Oldfiled's Golden Submarine, L.J. Dennis' Rainbow 7, Banty Workman's Beast...Enjoy