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Orange County Fair Speedway the 5/8 mile hard clay track located in Middletown, NY. Home of the historic Eastern States Weekend.
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Orange County Fair Speedway is the oldest continuously operating dirt track in the United States. It was constructed in 1857 for horse racing at the annual Orange County Fair. In 1919, the first auto race was held on what was then called the “Harry Clay Oval.” Racing continued every year until the outbreak of World War Two caused the suspension of motorsports nationwide. After World War Two, “Big Car” racing continued for a year or so at the fair, and midget racing was immensely popular on Wednesday nights. In 1948, the first “Stock Car” race was held on the ½-mile track. The first winner of the first heat race was Frankie Schneider, who went on to become a legend in these parts. OCFS hosts five classes of racing, and something for every racer's budget. From the Street Stocks to the Mighty Big Block Modifieds, and every division in-between (ProStock, Sportsman, Small Block Modified) the racing here is non-stop action from green flag to checkered. Orange County Fair Speedway is home to the Eastern States Weekend. Begun in 1962 as a one-day, 100-lap championship race, Eastern States Weekend has grown into a three-day racing spectacular, the "October Classic." Stock Car Racing and Orange County, New York go hand in hand. No speedway in the region, or in the WORLD, has as much history behind it as Orange County Fair Speedway!

11/04/2026

The Johnstons Toyota, Toyota Tacoma pace truck has been returned to its rightful owners. Thank you to Steve Jardine and his team at Johnstons Toyota. Can’t say enough about this company and their support of the speedway and our community as a whole.Thank you very much.

11/03/2026

The 65th annual running of the Eastern States Weekend is now history, and we were blessed with spectacular weather. We want to congratulate our ESW 65 Champions and their teams, Stewart Friesen, Mat Williamson, LJ Lombardo, Bob Sleight, and Brian Krummel. Great job by all. We are so grateful to all that made this weekend possible and successful. First, thanks to all the race teams and fans who turned out strong to support this October tradition. Thanks to our partners at United Rental of Huson Valley for making the entire weekend possible. Special thanks to UR’s Alan and Tyler for being great friends of the Speedway. Thanks also to all the special awards and lap sponsors, we know the racers really appreciate you. We ran a list of those special awards on a previous post. We also want to thank the entire Speedway staff and all the volunteers that contributed to making this weekend a success. None of this is possible without your hard work and long hours last week. Thanks to all our partners for the help with equipment, materials and financial support for the weekend and throughout the year. We continue to be deeply grateful.
We will attempt here to thank those partners, employees and supporters that made the 65th annual Eastern States and the 2026 race season possible. Apologize in advance for those that we missed.
United Rentals, Titan Well Drilling, M Falanga Trucking, Superior Remodeling, Steve Dodd Plumbing & Heating, SRS Projects, VP Racing Fuel, Hoosier Tire, Halmar International, Tri State Drywall, Johnston’s Toyota & Subaru, Dana Distributors, Accurate Collision, Bulldog Concrete, Neiger’s Service Center, Butler Construction Group, Lightning Auto & Truck, Tire Discount Center, H.O. Penn, ECS Auto Stores, Pizza Star, JK Signworks, Texas Roadhouse, Scotty’s Signs, Madsen Overhead Doors, Pingotti Blacktop Maintenance, Sunflower Valley Farms, TL Paving, Gervic Paint, JBM Truck Repair, Penske Shocks. We are indebted to all.
We also received a tremendous effort from our Speedway employees, and they were all awesome…. Worthy of special recognition, Sandy Brown, Tim Pitts, Ken & Kim Reed, Joe Kris, Emerson Cargain, Dave DuBois, Steve Burega, Joe Exotic, Jeff Baggatta, Pam Vigh, Ashley Tomlin, Jeannie Gillespie, Lisa and Christal, Bob Talmadge, the 50/50 team and Nick Squires and his team. We had some volunteers that were a tremendous help. Some of them were Bob Stoll, Matt Janiack and his dad, Justin Reed, Pete Reynolds, Jerry Brophy, Greg Geotz, George Romer & Tyler Joyce, John Snyder, Dale Larsen, Jim W**d and Ace Wood . We also got some great support from Mechanicstown Fire Company, Bruce Jahoda & Tri State Classified, Chester Printing, Kevin Berryman, Bob Armbruster, Bob Hentchel, Mimi Lazzaro, Rapid Tire and the cast at Bobtown, Ashley Torrisi, DTD TV, George & OCFS super fan Mike Mallet. We also want to recognize Ed Stevens Jr for always being there for all our needs. Thanks to all. OCFS

10/31/2026

10/27/2026

We’d like to take a minute to thank United Rentals for their support of the ENTIRE Eastern States Weekend. They have been such an incredible partner for us at Orange County Fair Speedway and to the racing community as a whole. Thank you for your efforts towards making this weekend a success.

Address

100 Carpenter Avenue
Middletown, NY
10940

Telephone

+18453422573

Website

https://orangecountyfairspeedway.net/

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