Mario Andretti driving a Ford at the USAC Champ Car race at Hanford Motor Speedway in 1967.Today I launched a new section that's dedicated to Marchbanks Speedway, aka Hanford Motor Speedway.
As I noted in a previous blog post and a story tracing the history of the track, Marchbanks remains a mystery to many race fans and Central Californians despite being one of the first big oval tracks on the West Coast and host to some of the greatest names and cars in the history of racing.
This is an unfinished history, and I welcome ideas, feedback, critiques, etc., in updating and expanding the story. I'm particularly interested in filling some of the gaps in the mid-to-late 1950s and any ownership change(s) in the early 1960s. I'll also be adding more to the topic as time permits, either through more research or interviews with the people who worked, crewed and raced there.
(In the future, you can find the section in the pulldown menu under the "Research/Books" link at the top of any page).