MASSACHUSETTS
The Bay State
From the travels and adventures of the “World’s #1 Trackchaser”
All-Time Favorite Massachusetts Track:
Sturbridge Ice Track
Current lifetime trackchasing state rank: 7
Best Memories:
I’m proud to be the first trackchaser to see an ice race at the Sturbridge Ice Track. They have raced on ice there for decades. They just haven’t had any “trackchasing countable” racing there until 2019. Now that I have posted a complete Trackchaser Report from that track trackchasers will beat a path to Sturbridge in 2020.
I think it’s pretty cool that a Californian can discover ice racing at an ice track in Massachusetts before any of the “Dreaded East Coast Trackchasers” can. Yep. Pretty amazing!
The racing at Riverside Park and Seekonk were strong shows. The Palmer Motorsports Park/Whiskey Run Raceway (above) is a most unique permanent road course. They’ve got one of the most unusual track names too. It’s surprising to me that Massachusetts has had a little bit of county fairgrounds racing action as well.
# | TRACK | CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | DATE | TRACK TYPE |
1 | Riverside Park Speedway | Agawam | Massachusetts | United States | June 22, 1985 | PO |
2 | Whip City Speedway | Westfield | Massachusetts | United States | August 14, 1999 | INNER-DO |
3 | Whip City Speedway | Westfield | Massachusetts | United States | August 14, 1999 | OUTER-PO |
4 | Seekonk Speedway | Seekonk | Massachusetts | United States | October 7, 2001 | OUTER-PO |
5 | Motocross 338 | Southwick | Massachusetts | United States | May 7, 2006 | DRC |
6 | Marshfield Fairgrounds | Marshfield | Massachusetts | United States | August 21, 2006 | DF8 |
7 | Topsfield Fairgrounds Arena | Topsfield | Massachusetts | United States | October 9, 2006 | DF8 |
8 | Seekonk Speedway | Seekonk | Massachusetts | United States | May 25, 2009 | DF8 |
9 | Seekonk Speedway | Seekonk | Massachusetts | United States | July 10, 2009 | ADJACENT-PO |
10 | Barnstable Fairgrounds | East Falmouth | Massachusetts | United States | July 21, 2009 | DF8 |
11 | Palmer Motorsports Park/Whiskey Run Raceway | Ware | Massachusetts | United States | September 11, 2016 | PRC |
12 | Sturbridge Ice Track | Fiskdale | Massachusetts | United States | February 3, 2019 | ICE-O |
13 | Spencer Fairgrounds | Spencer | Massachusetts | United States | August 30, 2024 | DF8 |
14 | Three County Fairgrounds | Northampton | Massachusetts | United States | August 31, 2024 | DO |
If you see a track link in the above list simply click on it to be transferred to my Trackchaser Report. Here you will be able to read about my adventure at this particular track. Not only will you learn about my time at the track but you’ll hear about all of the interesting people, places and things I encountered during the entire trip, coming and going, to that speedway. Most of my Trackchaser Reports will also include a photo album and YouTube video. Check it all out. Don’t be afraid to use the “search” box in the upper right corner of my website’s home page. Just type in the track name or whatever and you’ll be directed to the place you want to be.
Below is a key to surface types and track configurations so you can understand the above list just a little bit easier.
Surface types: D-dirt; P-paved; M-mixed
Configuration types: O-oval; RC-road course; F8-figure 8 track