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Saugus Speedway Scrapbook
Photo By Spider
John "Spider" Hruska started shooting fulltime at Saugus Speedway
in 1982, after racing halted at Indian Dunes Raceway Park.
Spider recalled his closest call: "Two cars came out of turn 4 with
hooked bumpers while I was standing in turn 2. There was a full 6-8
seconds to decide what to do. So I stood my ground, they split apart and
went on either side of me to hit the wall."
His Saugus Speedway highlights include two visits by Bobby Allison,
the Winston Cup "Race of Champions," and every other Saturday.
"Saugus was old, historic, a real throwback," he said, "And it was the
best spectator track there was. Many people treated the closure as a
death in the family."
The Saugus Speedway Scrapbook would have been impossible to
compile without the work done by Spider, Rob Parker, and Gary Thornhill.
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