Speedway Posters

1949 Oakland Stadium Speedway Program Poster Print. This reproduction poster measures 17 inches wide x 22 inches tall. A classic retro print from Oakland California.

1949 Oakland Stadium Speedway Program Poster Print

The Oakland Speedway was the first motor racing track near Oakland, California, a one-mile, banked dirt oval track built in 1931, which operated throughout the Great Depression and postwar years. The track featured AAA National Championship races with Indy cars and drivers from 1931 until 1936, when the AAA pulled out of the West Coast. Thereafter the track still featured racing by members of the Bay Cities Racing Association, in roadsters and motorcycles, as well as Big Cars, stock cars, and midgets. It was known as the “fastest dirt track in the Nation”.

In 1931 the Oakland Speedway was built near Oakland, but actually was located between Oakland and nearby Hayward, California, on the site of what is now Bayfair Mall in San Leandro, California.

Annually each fall the track hosted the “Oakland 500″ race. Many of the local East Bay races were exhibited by the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA). In 1948 local East Bay driver Bob Barkhimer quit racing to become the Business Manager for BCRA. In 1949 Barkhimer took over San Jose Speedway and also started his own association (CSCRA), and in 1954 he co-founded west coast NASCAR.

Among top drivers who were killed at the Oakland Speedway was Clyde Rea Bray, who had held second place in the A.R.A. points in 1939, behind champion Wally Schock. Bray had come in 5th in the Oakland “500″ that year. Two years later, on Labor Day, 1941, during the Oakland Speedway 500 race, on the 356th lap, Bray was fatally injured after being thrown from his car, after it sailed over the south fence.

Among legendary top race drivers who got their start at the Oakland Speedway was Bob Sweikert, the 1955 Indianapolis 500 winner. On Memorial Day, May 26, 1947 at the Oakland Speedway, Sweikert drove his own handbuilt track roadster in his debut race for prize money, and finished second.

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They look so cool hung up in the workshop or garage. A blast from the past. There are so many awesome prints from the 50’s. This 1952 Speedway Stadium Lafayette Midget Racing Reproduction Program Poster Print really pops. Measures 14 inches wide x 22 inches tall. A fantastic retro art print.

1952 Speedway Stadium Lafayette Indiana Midget Racing Program Poster Print

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1949 was the time …..

the place……… Gilmore Stadium !!

This Gilmore Stadium poster is great. Gilmore Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Los Angeles, California. It opened in May 1934 and demolished in 1952. The stadium was built by Earl Gilmore, son of Arthur F. Gilmore and president of A. F. Gilmore Oil, a California-based petroleum company which was developed after Arthur struck oil on the family property.

Midget car racing was invented at the track. The track hosted midget car racing from the track’s debut in May 1934 to 1950.The 1939  Turkey Night Grand Prix was held at the track.

1949 Gilmore Stadium Midget Racing Poster Print

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So one day I just placed some time aside, and busted out the ole digital camera, and started doing what has been long past due. Update the pictures !! And I have to say I am pretty happy considering how quickly I turned them out. At first it took some time to get my grove back on with PhotoShop once again, but once I was in it, I was really into it. I still have a handful of posters still to update, but I have about 95% of them done. I still have a bunch that I have not listed on eBay or my Amazon Webstore until recently.

I also have listed some posters, that from past car shows and swap meets have been handled too rough. Some beat up torn and ripped prints that I think someone would love to have up in the garage. Those posters went to the auction block on ebay. It is very time consuming , taking pictures of the flaws and writing about  the damages, but it is fun. I really enjoy the artwork of all the posters.

1962 Ascot Motorcycle Racing Program Poster Print

These poster pictures turned out really great, this 1962 Ascot is a very popular print, and now looks almost as good online as the print . The blog, ebay store , and amazon webstore will look more cleaner and uniform with these new pix.

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Been too much time since I have posted anything on the blog site. The Amazon WebStore is doing very well, much better than the eBay Store. But I think that is because more and more people are using the Amazon site these days. The days of the auction site has come and past, eBay has just become a large online storefront.
On eBay within the next few weeks I will be going thru the car show posters we have and listing the ripped and damaged ones that have got handled a little too much at the shows. These posters are going to be great for the guy who is looking for some really cool garage and shop art. I will have them at some really good prices. It will take some time to list them, for each one has its own flaw, rip, or mark on it , and I will have to identify it in the auction description. So if you are an eBay user , goto the Speedway Posters Store, and add me as a favorite so you can check out for the new and updated listings.

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1966 Santa Maria Dragway Program Poster Print. Measures 14.25 inches wide x 19 inches tall. July 9 - 10, 1966 . Santa Maria, California.

• Big 3rd Annual Regional Points meet. Over $3000 in cash and prizes. 
• Central California’s Biggest Show of the year. 
• See the Biggest Names on Drag Racing … 
• Tom “Mongoose” McEwen - the 1966 Hot Rod Magazin Champion
• Nando Haase - The 1965 Hot Rod Magazine Champion and Last Years Santa Maria ‘Regionals’ Winner
• Adams & Warye - Officially the Worlds Top Speed Record Holder at a Fantastic 218 mph
• Colt-45 - The 160 mph Chrysler Powered Mustang
• Paula Murphy - The Worlds Fastest Woman Driver - 230 mph

This reproduction poster print from the 60’s would make the coolest Father’s Day Gift. Dad would be stoked to hang this up in the workshop or garage wall. A retro art deco print that would look just as great framed and up on the office wall along with all the other cool vintage hot rod memorabilia.

1966 Santa Maria Dragway Program Poster Print

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     Sprint Car racing prints are going pretty well these days. The Midget Racing ones are going faster than most other types or program posters I have. This Ascot Program poster is pretty cool,  An awesome action shot for cover art work. “Johnnie Parsons Presents …..” California racing Association Big Car Races.

     The 50’s and 60s’ was a great era for racing. 

1964 Ascot Sprint Car / Big Car Racing Program Poster Print. Measures 22 inches wide x 17 inches tall. Set your clock back, ….back to July 29, 1964. Now the setting is Ascot in  Gardena, California. The Big Car races, this is an awesome program print. A retro reproduction poster from the 60’s. 

1964 Ascot Sprint Car / Big Car Racing Program Poster Print

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