Accord Speedway
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| Location | Accord, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°49′45″N 74°13′13″W / 41.8291°N 74.2203°W |
| Owner | Gary and Donna Palmer |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Former names | Fastlane USA |
| Website | accordspeedway |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Clay |
| Length | .4 km (0.25 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Semi-banked |
Accord Speedway is a one-quarter mile dirt oval raceway located the Hudson Valley Region of New York State.
Harry Osterhout decided to make a go-kart track for his son and his friends in the middle of a cornfield during the 1950s. It became a community attraction, and officially opened as the Accord Speedway in 1962.[1] In 2001, Gary and Donna Palmer bought the track, and have since enhanced it with VIP suites, a new lighting system, reworked the racing surface, and many other upgrades.[2]