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Msg ID: 2741591 49 years ago this date . . Harmony’s last race  +0/-0     
Author:Greg Collins
9/7/2022 3:18:27 PM

Harmony Speedway's last race was held on September 7, 1973.  Jay Beers won the 20-lap limited sportsman feature, he was followed by Mike Geiser, Jim Wismer, Larry Honey, George Amerman, Sherwood Longacre, Dick Brazinski, Barry Kutz, Dick Apgar and Glen Ehrhardt.  The 15-lap late model feature was won by Clarence Hill, he was follwed by Jim Bush, Howard Mann, Bill Stanton, John Leach and Don Holland.

I was there (17 years old), working in the press box assisting the announcer with car/driver identification and handling communications between the pit shack and the press box. 

Were any 3Widers there that night, either as drivers, crew members, spectators?



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Msg ID: 2741775 49 years ago this date . . Harmony’s last race  +0/-0     
Author:bodine99
9/9/2022 6:55:09 AM

Reply to: 2741591

Did you know at the time it was going to be the last race?



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Msg ID: 2741779 49 years ago this date . . Harmony’s last race  +0/-0     
Author:Greg Collins
9/9/2022 8:29:34 AM

Reply to: 2741775

On that evening there was no indication these were to be the final events held at the track. A program of limited sportsman, late model and AMSA mini-stock racing was scheduled for the following Friday evening, September 14. In fact, the advertisement for that night's races included mention of a 100-lap event for the limited sportsman on Saturday, September 29. However, the September 14 races were rained out. Following that rain out it was announced that the September 21 events would be the final program of the season. However, immediately preceding the September 21 date promoter Ward Crozier made the announcement that he was suspending all racing activities for the remainder of the season. The announcement was published in the September 21 edition of the Easton (PA) Express newspaper. Several competitors, fans and track workers showed up at the track that night, unaware of the announcement.



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