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Saugus Speedway Timeline

Baker Ranch Stadium opens: 1924 SAUGUS SPEEDWAY
Hoot Gibson purchases ranch: 1930

Paul Hill purchases ranch: 1934 Paves the Oval ...

William Bonelii purchases ranch: 1939
Bonelli Stadium opens with dirt surface: 1939 L.A. 's Place to Race has a
Closed for WWII: 1942-1945
New Racing Surface for 1993
Switched to pavement: 1946 Photo by Gary Thornhill

Revert to dirt: 1947
'New' grandstands brought from Gilmore Stadium,
replacing old rodeo gates along north side of
track: 1951
Switch to pavement: 1956

Tony Coldewey named General Manager: 1959
Renamed Saugus Speedway: 1959

Stock Cars first race: 1959
First Swap Meet: 1963

Cars begin pitting outside of track: 1964
Marshall Wilkings becomes GM: 1973

Update lights & grandstands, roof removed: 1981
Black stripes on crash wall painted red: 1983

Ray Wilkings becomes GM: 1985

NASCAR sanctioning: 1986
Mike Becker from R. C.Becker
Lighting and pavement upgrades: 1993 Sons Paving and Ray Wilkings

Saugus Speedway closes to racing: July 19, 1995

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