Shangri-La Speedway

0.500 mi./0.805 km. Paved Oval located in Owego, NY
Opened: 1946 | Closed: 2005


Promoters: Chris Zacharias

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The following table contains a list of all known touring series or major events held at this speedway. Think we're missing one or have the results to it? Contact us!

Date	Sanction	Winner	Laps
25 April 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Mike Zopp
9 May 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Jack Murphy
23 May 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Mike Zopp
23 May 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Mike Zopp
26 June 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Billy Yuma
27 June 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Jerry Cook (NY)
4 July 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
11 July 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bill Strosahl	25
18 July 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bill Stroshal
25 July 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
8 August 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
29 August 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
5 September 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
12 September 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
19 September 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Jerry Cook (NY)
26 September 1964	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
24 April 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
1 May 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Mike Zopp
8 May 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
15 May 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bill Strosahl	25
12 June 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
19 June 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
26 June 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bill Strosahl
3 July 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Billy Blum
7 August 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Lee Osborne
14 August 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
28 August 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Lee Osborne	50
4 September 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
6 September 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
18 September 1965	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bob Strosahl
1 May 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf
7 May 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
14 May 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
21 May 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Lee Osborne	25
11 June 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
26 July 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Billy Blum
6 August 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
20 August 1966	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
16 April 1967	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Lee Osborne
23 April 1967	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bill Strosahl
13 May 1967	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf
27 April 1968	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf
8 June 1968	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
9 June 1968	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf	100
9 June 1968	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf
14 July 1968	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	100
26 April 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Roger Treichler	25
3 May 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Jim Shampine	25
17 May 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf	25
24 May 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Jerry Hayes	25
31 May 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	100
7 June 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
14 June 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf	50
28 June 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf	25
5 July 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
9 August 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
23 August 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Don Diffendorf	50
30 August 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bryan Osgood	25
13 September 1969	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	100
18 April 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
25 April 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Geoffrey Bodine	25
9 May 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
30 May 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
30 May 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Sonny Seamon	25
6 June 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
13 June 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bob Merz	25
20 June 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	25
2 July 1970	All Star Racing League	Maynard Troyer	100
4 July 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Geoffrey Bodine	25
11 July 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Ed Rafferty	25
25 July 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Mike Loescher	50
8 August 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Geoffrey Bodine	50
15 August 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Bob Merz	25
29 August 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag	50
5 September 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Ron Wallace	25
12 September 1970	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Ed Rafferty	100
18 April 1971	Shangri-La Speedway Modified Div	Dutch Hoag
5 May 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Bugs Stevens
2 June 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Mike Loeschar	100
9 June 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	30
23 June 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Bugs Stevens	100
30 June 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	100
21 July 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Jerry Cook (NY)	100
4 August 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Maynard Troyer
11 August 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Bryan Osgood	50
11 August 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Grame Bolia	50
1 September 1973	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Maynard Troyer	125
4 May 1974	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Geoffrey Bodine
6 July 1974	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Dave Nichols
10 August 1974	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Geoffrey Bodine	30
25 August 1974	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Geoffrey Bodine
19 April 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
3 May 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
10 May 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
17 May 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
31 May 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Wayne Edwards	25
31 May 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	25
8 June 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Sonny Seamon
21 June 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
5 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	30
5 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	50
12 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	30
19 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
26 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	50
26 July 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Sonny Seamon	30
2 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
9 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	50
9 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	50
16 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	30
30 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	50
30 August 1975	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Maynard Troyer	30
8 May 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans
15 May 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Sonny Seamon	30
29 May 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans	30
12 June 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	George Kent
3 July 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Jim Armstrong	25
10 July 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans	30
17 July 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans
14 August 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans
14 August 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans	100
28 August 1976	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans
7 May 1977	North East Auto Racing Association	George Kent
11 June 1977	North East Auto Racing Association	Richie Evans
16 July 1977	North East Auto Racing Association	Dean Hoag
30 July 1977	North East Auto Racing Association	George Kent
20 May 1978	North East Auto Racing Association	Dean Hoag	50
7 July 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
21 July 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
28 July 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	30
11 August 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
25 August 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	100
15 September 1979	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	100
19 April 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Jerry Cook (NY)	80
26 April 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
3 May 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	40
10 May 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
24 May 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Jerry Cook (NY)
24 May 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Geoffrey Bodine	80
7 June 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Dave Kotary	30
14 June 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	30
21 June 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	80
5 July 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	65
12 July 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Billy Griffin	30
19 July 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Jerry Cook (NY)	30
26 July 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	30
2 August 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Geoffrey Bodine	80
9 August 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	30
16 August 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	50
23 August 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	80
6 September 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
13 September 1980	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent	100
2 May 1981	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Jerry Cook (NY)	40
25 July 1981	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
1 August 1981	NASCAR Modified National Championship	George Kent
22 August 1981	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Billy Griffin
26 September 1981	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	100
29 May 1982	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
3 July 1982	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
14 May 1983	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	150
4 June 1983	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans	83
13 August 1983	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Richie Evans
14 July 1984	NASCAR Modified National Championship	Brian Ross (NY)
21 July 1984	NASCAR Modified National Championship NASCAR Winston Racing Series Northeast Region Championship	Brian Ross (NY)
8 September 1984	NASCAR Modified National Championship NASCAR Winston Racing Series Northeast Region Championship	Richie Evans
22 September 1984	NASCAR Modified National Championship NASCAR Winston Racing Series Northeast Region Championship	Richie Evans
27 July 1985	NEMA	Nokie Fornoro
21 September 1985	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour	George Kent	150
1 January 1986	NEMA	Drew Fornoro
31 May 1986	International Supermodified Association	Joe Gosek
21 September 1986	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour	Jimmy Spencer
1 August 1987	NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series	Jimmy Spencer	150
26 September 1987	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour	George Kent
2 July 1988	NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series	Pete Silva	100
24 September 1988	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour	Mike McLaughlin	150
9 October 1989	NASCAR Winston Modified Tour	George Kent	150
4 May 1991	International Supermodified Association	Gary Morton
1 May 1993	International Supermodified Association	Gary Allbritain
28 May 1994	New York State Modified Series	Jan Leaty
3 July 1994	NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour	Ed Flemke, Jr.	102
24 September 1994	New York State Modified Series	Charlie Rudolph
30 April 1995	International Supermodified Association	Mike Ordway
27 May 1995	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
15 July 1995	NASCAR Busch North Series	Dave Dion	150
23 September 1995	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
28 April 1996	International Supermodified Association	Chris Perley
25 May 1996	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
8 June 1996	NASCAR Busch North Series	Bobby Dragon	145
21 September 1996	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
25 May 1997	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
6 July 1997	NASCAR Busch North Series	Brad Leighton	150
13 July 1997	New York State Modified Series	George Kent
23 May 1998	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	George Kent
12 September 1998	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	J.R. Kent
24 April 1999	PRO Truck Tour	Bryon Chew
29 May 1999	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	J.R. Kent
18 September 1999	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	Rick Woods
27 May 2000	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	J.R. Kent
24 September 2000	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	Lee Sherwood
8 July 2001	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	Zane Zeiner
27 April 2002	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	T.J. Potrzebowski	61
23 June 2002	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour	George Kent
25 May 2003	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour North Region	Lee Sherwood	61
17 August 2003	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour North Region	George Kent	50
24 August 2003	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Central Region	Lee Sherwood	100
30 May 2004	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour North Region	Tony Hanbury	75
25 July 2004	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Central Region	Eric Beers	100
29 May 2005	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Central Region	Zane Zeiner	61
24 July 2005	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Central Region	Zane Zeiner
28 August 2005	Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour North Region	Jan Leaty

A table of all seasons in which The Third Turn has point standings for this track. Click on each individual season to view all divisions and point standings. If we don't have points to a particular season and you do, please Contact us!

Shangri-La Speedway was a speedway in Owego, New York. It was a half-mile (0.8 km) oval race track facility. Over a span of fifty years, Shangri-La hosted automobile races of various kinds, including a NASCAR Grand National race in 1952, AAA Championship Cars, stock cars, Modifieds, Supermodifieds, and supporting classes. Shangri-La's weekly racing was widely considered among the best in the sport during several different periods, including years when nine-time NASCAR National Modified Champion Richie Evans and seven-time NASCAR National Modified Champion Jerry Cook were regulars. The facility also included an eighth-mile (0.2 km) drag strip and a tenth-mile oval track for microds (a type of wooden-bodied go-kart raced in many clubs in upstate New York). Its formal name was changed to Shangri-La Motor Speedway (in use from 1979 to 1991) and to Tioga Motorsports Park (in use from 1991 to 2005), but most racers and fans still referred to it as "Shangri-La".

Track History

Shangri-La Speedway was opened in 1946 by Bill Owen who planned and built the track with help of family members; was re-opened in 1959 by a group of area drag racers; and was re-opened in 1962 by Fran Gitchell. It was closed in 1956 due to neglect and small crowds; was closed in 1959 after a few drag events; and was finally closed for good after 2005 to allow gravel mining from the property. The track itself still stands but the parking lot and camping area is dug out and the track is an island.

Photo Gallery

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==Weekly featured division and sanctioning body==

• 1946-48: ESRA (Eastern States Racing Association) Sprints
• 1949: ESRA Sprints and unsanctioned Stock Cars
• 1950-56: unsanctioned Stock Cars
• 1959: NASCAR drag racing
• 1962-64: unsanctioned Supermodifieds and Modifieds
• 1965-72: unsanctioned Modifieds
• 1973-75: NASCAR Modifieds
• 1976-78: NEARA (Northeast Auto Racing Association) Modifieds
• 1979-xx: NASCAR Modifieds
• 19xx-2005: unsanctioned Modifieds

Visits by major touring series

• 1946-48: AAA Championship Cars, AAA Sprint Cars
• 1952: NASCAR Grand National (won by Tim Flock)
• 1970: All-Star Racing League
• 1979-91: ISMA (International SuperModified Association) Supermodifieds
• 1987-88: American IndyCar Series
• 198x: NASCAR Busch Grand National North
• 1994: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

Track regulars who went on to Cup racing

• Geoff Bodine
• Brett Bodine
• Todd Bodine
• Jimmy Spencer

References

• "Through the Years at Shangri-La: The Final Chapter". Monnat, Michael E. Gater Racing News, August 26, 2005.
• Bourcier, Bones. RICHIE!: The Fast Life and Times of NASCAR's Greatest Modified Driver (1st ed., 2004). Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA: Coastal 181. ISBN 0-9709854-6-0.

External links

Official Website