Mercer Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile dirt oval located just minutes from both the Interstate 79 and 80 exits just off Route 19 & 62 at 555 Fairground Road in Findley Township, Mercer County, just outside the northeast borough limits of Mercer, Pennsylvania. It is currently owned by Bill Altman and promoted by Kristin Swartzlander.
Today, Mercer Raceway Park is one of the region's top dirt tracks running Saturday nights beginning late March and continuing into early October. Regular racing divisions included the 410 Sprints, 358 Modifieds, Outlaw Sprint Warriors, Mod Lites, Stock Cars and Mini Stocks. Touring series that visit the track include the: UFO Late Models, Auto Racers for Kids Charities, All Star Sprint Circuit of Champions, All-American Sprint Nationals Pulling, BRP Modified Tour, and ARDC Sprint Midgets.
Mercer Raceway Park will celebrate its 60th Anniversary season in 2011.
Read more about Mercer Raceway Park: Purchase and Management, Location, Western PA Sprint Championship, History
Famous quotes containing the words mercer and/or park:
“A woman’s a two-face
A worrisome thing who’ll lead ya t’ sing the blues in the night.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
“The park is filled with night and fog,
The veils are drawn about the world,”
—Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)