HomeMy WebLinkAboutRacing Facility; newspaper article (Jan. 23, 1969)JANUARY 26, 1969
INIIY-STYLE RACING FACILITY
TO EE ~ BUILT SOLITN OF COLLEGE STATION
The Texas Internation- mayor; D. A. (Andy) An- venture; "I'm very
al Speedway, a $b million derson, College Station pleased to see a new in-
auto racing facility, which mayor; Ridley Briggs, dustry located in this
will rival the Indianapo- Bryan-College Station community. There is no
lie Speedway, will be built Chamber of Commerce question but what it will
south of College Station, president; Pat Mann, be of value to A&M and
Dennig Goehring, presi- chamber executive vice both communities."
dent of Bank of A&M, an- president; Joe Buser, re- The rriulti-million dol-
nounced today. presenting A&M; Thomas lar track will be among
The Texas Internation- F, Vetters, publisher of the finest in the nation,
al Speedway, will be part The Bryan Daily Eagle; according [o the owners
of the championship race and Lloyd andEnidSmith, who .will be announced at
car circuit that includes local realtors who work- the Tuesday meeting.
Indianapolis, Milwaukee, ed with the Bank of A&M The track will be built
Phoenix, Birmingham and to procure the land. by a Michigan syndicate
;Daytona. A, J. Foyt, along with headed by Detroit de-
Cpnstruction of a two- other top racing drivers, veloper Lawrence Lo-
mile oval track, which will also be present for Patin. The group recently->,
will be located three the announcement.
' opened a track in Michi- '~
miles south of College t begin to say
"I can an and controls others in ,
Station, will begin short- what this will mean to ~anada and Georgia.
ly, Bryan-College ~~Station The facilities will be
A detailed announce- and Texas A~~vi, Goeh- suitable for Indianapolis-
ent of the plan will be ring said. "The total in- type cars, stock cars and'
ade Tuesday in Dallas. vestment will be between sports cars.
Attending the meeting $5-b million, It will be The site -was chosen for
along with Goehring will a tremendous asset to the its central location to the
be Bill France, president area, major population centers
of NASCAR; Henry Banks, "The Bank of A&M put in Texas. The owners..
director of racing for the
United States Auto Club; a tremendous amount of
time and effort into mak ~ hope to draw attendance
from Dallas, Fort Worth,
James Kaser, director of int the plans a reality, San Antonio, Austin,
professional activities Goehring added. Waco and Houston.
for the Sports Car Ciub of Goehring said that, '.n Goehring said the Tues=
America; and J, H. Pas- addition to the track, a day announcement would
-ino, special vehicles
nager for Ford Motor grandstand will be built
with an approximate seat- include specific details as
to the size of the plant,
capacity of 30,000
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with accommodations for t
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and dates of races.
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`°d to include Earl Rudder, president
~nlee, Bryan of Texas A&M, said of the ~_ _`
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