Cuba Lake Raceway

Cuba Lake Raceway
LocationCuba, New York
Coordinates42°15′16″N 78°17′16″W / 42.2544°N 78.2879°W / 42.2544; -78.2879
OwnerWilliam Rasmusson
Opened1954
Closed1958
SurfaceDirt
Length.4 km (0.25 mi)
BankingHigh-banked

Cuba Lake Raceway was a 14-mile (0.40 km) dirt oval racing facility in the Chautauqua-Alleghany (or the western Southern Tier) Region of New York State.

Overview

Cuba Lake Raceway was located on the north shore of Cuba Lake.[1] It was one of a series of venues in the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania where drivers began their careers before becoming known on the state and national scene.[2][3]

The Raceway boasts Indianapolis 500 veteran Jim Hurtubise as one of its driver alumni.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Raceway at Lake to open August 8". The Cuba Patriot and Free Press. NY. July 29, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  2. ^ Wiser, Chuck (October 14, 2021). "Words From Wiser: Tracking from Rug Rat to Track Rat". The Wellsville Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Easton, Ford (2014). Stock Car Racing in the '50s. IPP. ISBN 9781500171780.
  4. ^ Roberts, Bob; Ellis, Bob (July 26, 1977). "The Fifties: When Stock Cars were king in Allegany County". Wellsville Daily Reporter. NY. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.