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I haven't been to Richmond for several years but as a youngster I vividly recall going to "Midget Stadium" I believe it was called. 1/5th mile asphalt and pretty flat. They ran every Friday night with "stock cars" powder puff and absolute street stocks that came off the street with hub cabs still intact. One car at a time and the fastest time won something and lost the hub caps! Midgets ( I think Tom Cherry Series) ran there for special shows. I worked on my Uncles farm for $.50 a day and saved every cent to go To the races on Friday night. Briar Johnson, Jack Farris, Arnold and Levi Dunaway are some names I recall from that era. Track was just West of the Highway Drive-in Theater on US 40 (main street). Quite an experience for a 10-14 YO.
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