Thank you Brenda Anderson for sharing these wonderful photos of old West Capital Speedway/Raceway and the monument the WCRA Alumni erected in memory of the race track that was the fastest quarter mile dirt track west of the Mississippi. Per Brenda, "lots of very famous drivers raced there in its day" including her husband Johnny Anderson, the driver in most of the cars in these photos.
Friday, January 1, 2010
The Lineup at West Capital Raceway
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We lived about a mile down the road from there and it certainly did create a lot of noise on Saturday nights.
i have 4 programs 1969 it was back in the day
Hi, I'm looking for copies of photographs of my father, from Sacramento West Capital Raceway dating from probably about 1969 to 1975, Bob Weddle, stock car racing & also the Figure 8 racing. He was also involved in several destruction Derbies and some races in Penn Valley. He passed away in 1975 and due to some unfortunate circumstances our pictures were stolen from out family. I would be ever so grateful to anyone that could provide me with copies. I'd be happy to have them emailed or even posted so I could download them. Thanks!
I grew up at that track eating more cheap hot dogs than I can remember.1966! I’m now 73 and a Knoxville National veteran x 20 yrs. I loved West Capital and tears form in my aged eyes whenever I think about it. My love for Sprint Car racing was born watching “super modifieds” & “hatdtops”. @ West Capital. Sac in those days was a pretty boring town, That track kept me out of jail! I pitted for a driver, had to go to Weinstocks (country club center - Watt and El-Camino) to buy my white Levi’s for pit duty!
Finest Driver at West Capital was and will always remain Wayne Sue, in my opinion!
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