Dutch Hoag - Track Championships

Track Championships

Dutch Hoag won season championships in the Stock Car, Sportsman, and Modified divisions at several weekly speedways. He won three consecutive Stock division titles at Bath Speedway (Bath, New York) in 1952 through 1954. He won six championships at Monroe County Fairgrounds (Rochester, New York): 1952 through 1955, 1964, and 1967. He was the 1953 Sportsman champion at Hemlock Fairgrounds (Hemlock, New York). He won the Sportsman championship in 1953 and 1954 at Canandaigua Speedway (Canandaigua, New York). He was the Modified division champion at Shangri-La Speedway (Owego, New York) in 1965, 1969, and 1970. In 1965 through 1967, Hoag won three consecutive track championships at Spencer Speedway (Williamson, New York). He also won the unofficial New York State Modified Championship held at the NYS Fairgrounds (Syracuse, New York) in 1967 and 1968, which were the first two years cars with overhead valve engines were allowed to compete in this race.