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Uniontown Speedway

Hopwood (near Uniontown), Pennsylvania · Racetrack

Uniontown Speedway was a 1.1-mile wooden board track at Hopwood, Pennsylvania, that held AAA races from 1916 to 1922. A half-mile dirt track later operated nearby on the site.

Opened: 1916
Closed: 1922
Today: Status unknown
Capacity: —

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History

Built in 1916 after hill climbs on Summit Mountain were banned, the steeply banked 1.1-mile board track opened that December with a race won by Louis Chevrolet that left five people dead.

The track's Universal Trophy races were filmed by Carl Laemmle's Universal company, and it was part of the AAA national championship in 1921 and 1922. Its last board-track race, in June 1922, was won by Jimmy Murphy; Wikipedia reports that the track's president reportedly left with its proceeds. A half-mile dirt oval was run there from 1946.

Why it matters: One of the first board speedways in the eastern US.

Timeline

December 2, 1916
Opening race[1,2]
Louis Chevrolet won a race in which five people died, including two spectators.
September 5, 1921
Autumn Classic[1]
I. P. Fetterman won in a Duesenberg.
June 17, 1922
Last board-track race[1,2]
Jimmy Murphy won the final race.
August 25, 1946
Dirt track race[1]
Ted Horn won a sprint car race on a later half-mile dirt track at the site.

The site today

Physical status	Status unknown
Mapped location	Former venue site

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Venue facts

Location	Hopwood (near Uniontown), Pennsylvania
Venue type	Racetrack
Sports	Motorsports
Level	AAA Championship
Opened	December 2, 1916[1,2]
Last used for sports	June 17, 1922[1,2]
Physical status	Status unknown
Surface	Wood boards
Closure	Financial collapse; Wikipedia reports the track president reportedly fled with the proceeds.

Sources

Uniontown Speedway, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: closed, coordinates, events, opened
Feel the rush of speedway kings in new book, Herald-Standard. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: closed, opened

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