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This 1-1/4 mile board track was designed by Ray Harround and built for developer Carl Fisher in 1925. The AAA sanctioned race with a $30,000 purse was run before 20,000 people on February 22, 1926. It was the world's fastest wooden track due to the 50-degree banked turns.
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Action on the fastest speedway in the world on February 22, 1926. Peter DePaulo driving a Duesenberg 8 leads Harry Hartz in Miller 8 as they head for the checker. DePaulo won the event and Hartz finished second.
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Looking over Fulford Speedway from the spectator stands.
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Harry Hartz awaits the start of the 300-miler Fulford Speedway, February 22, 1926. Hartz driving a Miller 8 finished second in the event. Hartz remained a star in INDY racing for many years.
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Earl DeVore in Miller special race car at the Fulford-Miami Speedway.
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Ralph Hepburn, starting second with a time of 141.9 mph speaks with official, as the field readies for the green flag. Hepburn is in a Miller 8, 122.5 C. I. displacement. He had just turned to auto racing after a fine start in motorcycle racing. He went on to become a top flight INDY driver, dying in a crash in a Novi Racer sometime after World War II.
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He only started the one race on February 22, 1926, as the auto speedway was destroyed by a hurricane on September 17, 1926.
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Remains of the 1-1/4 mile oval after the infamous storm of Septembr 17, 1926. The track was never rebuilt. The lumber shown was used to help rebuild the City of Miami.
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Remains of stands and track after 1926 hurricane, viewed toward turns 3 and 4. Remaining part of number 3 stands.