WEST HAVEN SPEEDWAY OR SAVIN ROCK was closed in 1967. It began in 1935 with Midget Racing with drivers such as Wild Bill Schindler, Georgie and Johnny Rice and Johnny Kay among others.

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Apr 15, 2006 · West Haven Speedway was a paved 1/5 mile oval located on the waterfront in West Haven, Connecticut. The track was somewhat unusually shaped, being built around a baseball diamond named Donovan Field (named after "Wild Bill" …

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Aug 2, 2017 · Also known as Donovan Field, the covered grandstand surrounded a site that once housed West Haven High School football and baseball games. Years before there was an idea to play Hillhouse at Yale Bowl on Thanksgiving, the game was played at the field off Beach Street.

Jul 9, 2022 · Every Saturday evening during the warmer months, a steady stream of cars would make their way down Kelsey Avenue to the West Haven Speedway, which was located at the east corner of Rock Street and Savin Avenue (now Rock Street and Captain Thomas Boulevard).

Sep 22, 2021 · Known by fans and sports writers as “The King of the United Stock Car Racing Club”, Greco began his racing career at the end of the 1940s at the now-defunct Savin Rock Speedway, located near West Haven, CT, and later drove ”Sharkey” Gaudiosi’s #44 to numerous victories, including a trio of championships at the West Haven Speedway.

West Haven Speedway: 38015 a: aka: West Haven Motordrome, Savin Rock Amusement Park, Donovan Field 1/5 mi. paved oval: r5/28/1936-41,45-c61: defunct

Even the actual years of the West Haven Speedway era are roundly debated by the local race folks down there in that area today. I have heard the era lasting anywhere from 1979 to 1981, with other spans being 1979 - 1980 and so forth.

Jan 8, 2025 · In West Haven, the craze was just as evident and given some impetus by the local culture that included Savin Rock Amusement Park and Donvan Field, which was called the West Haven Speedway, and rumbled with hot rod races every weekend until the mid-60s.