This July 11, 1925 photograph titled “Auto races at Laurel, Maryland.” shows the 1⅛-mile wooden oval at Laurel Speedway. These tracks took months to build and thousands of tonnes of lumber, crashes often led to horrific wood-splinter injuries and as the track itself was flammable, fires often meant an end to the days proceedings as large ...

Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River, in northern Prince George's County.

This image is a mid-race shot from the Baltimore-Washington board track speedway in Laurel, Maryland. The 1925 Indianapolis 500 champion Peter DePaolo won the 250-mile contest. The car was undoubtedly the same Duesenberg he drove to victory in the "500" just weeks earlier in May.

2009年2月13日 · The speedway closed shortly after the 1926 season and was dismantled with some of the wood used for the barns at the Laurel Race Course. Another of the short lived board tracks that dotted the country was gone and later the land was used for a country club. Today, Laurel is known for its 4 legged horsepower. Senior Moment by Larry Jendras Jr.

The date was July 11, 1925 and the track was located in Laurel, Maryland. Peter DePaolo in the #12 Dusenberg won the 250 mile race from the pole position at the Baltimore-Washington Speedway. Be sure to check out Ken's research on the top 25 board track auto racers elsewhere on First Super Speedway.

Race teams grid-up for the start of a race at Baltimore-Washington Speedway in 1925. Board track racing was a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s. Competition was conducted on circular or oval race courses …

July 11, 1925. "Auto races at Laurel, Maryland." The 1⅛-mile wooden oval at Laurel Speedway. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

2009年2月17日 · Baltimore-Washington Speedway - Laurel, MD. 1.125-mile wood oval (7/11/1925 - 9/25/1926) The track, featuring turns banked at 48 degrees, was built by Jack Price in early 1925. The site is now the property of the Laurel Pines Country Club.

2009年7月4日 · July 11, 1925. Our third look at the lineup on Laurel Speedway's board track. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

2009年7月13日 · Here’s what the Washington Post had to say in advance of this July 1925 race at the Laurel Speedway in Laurel, Maryland.