Contributed by Steve Bupp.
National Speedway - Philadelphia, PA.
Opened June 28, 1939 - 1/5-mile asphalt track
1939 - Wednesday and Saturday Events - Central States Racing Association - Midgets
1. John Peterson, Doc Shanebrook,
Roscoe Hough
2. Dee Toran, Ted Hartley, Charley Miller
3. Ted Hartley, Johnny Peterson, Harry Sheeler
4. Johnny Peterson, Ted Hartley, Roscoe Hough
5. Harry Schaeffer, Johnny Peterson, Harry Hart
6. Johnny Peterson, Dee Toran, Roscoe Hough - 50 laps
7. Charley Miller, Jimmy Jackson, Doc Shanebrook
8. Johnny Peterson, Ted Hartley, Jimmy Jackson
9. Rain
10. Doc Shanebrook, Ted Tappett, Ted Hartley
11. Johnny Swier, Ted Tappett, Ted Hartley
12. Ted Hartley, Ted Tappett, Johnny Peterson
13. Ted Tappett, Ted Hartley
14. Charlie Miller, Ted Hartley, Ed "Dutch" Schaeffer
15. Rain
16. Charlie Miller, Dee Toran, Doc Shanebrook
17. Ted Hartley - 50 laps
18. Rain
19. Charlie Miller
20. Charlie Miller, Johnny Swier, Doc Shanebrook
21. Dutch Schaeffer, Johnny Swier, Johnny Peterson
22. Charlie Miller, Dutch Schaeffer, Joe Garson
23. Charlie Miller,
24. Johnny Peterson, Charlie Miller, Joe Jackson - 100 laps
1940 - Wednesday and
Saturday - AAA - Midgets
1. Tommy Hinnershitz, Babe Bower, Johnny Peterson
2. Doc Shanebrook, Charlie Miller, Ben Emerick
3. Bill Holland, George Fonder, Hal Burdette
4. Charlie Miller, Wes Saegesser, George Fonder
5, 6. Rain
7. Charlie Miller, Babe Bower, Charles Breslin
8. Rain
9. Doc Shanebrook, Babe Bower, Ted Hartley
10. Doc Shanebrook, George Fonder, Bill Holland
11. Doc Shanebrook, Ted Hartley, Charles Breslin
12. Ted Hartley, Charles Miller, Wes Saegesser
13. Doc Shanebrook, Charles Breslin, Jimmy Storm
14. Tony Willman, Ted Hartley, Chet Gibbons
15. Jimmy Jackson, Charley Breslin, Tony Willman
16. Henry Banks, Charlie Miller, Jimmy Jackson
17. Johnny Peterson, Tony Willman, Jimmy Storm
18. Jimmy Jackson, Charles Miller, Tony Willman
19. George Fonder, Johnny Peterson, Charlie Miller
20. Rain
21. George Fonder, Tony Willman, Dave Randolph
22. Rain
23. Tony Willman, Charlie Miller, George Fonder
24. Ted Hartley, George Fonder, Tony Willman - 75 laps
25. Tony Willman, Ted Hartley, Dee Toran
26. Joe Garson, Charlie Miller, Ted Hartley
27. Charlie Miller, Ted Hartley, Joe Garson
28, 29: Rain
30. Joe Garson, Charlie Miller, Jimmy Foy
31. Charlie Breslin
32. Charlie Breslin, Doc Shanebrook, Joe Garson
33. George Fonder, Charlie Miller, Henry Banks
34. Charlie Miller - 100 laps
35. Rain
36. Johnny Peterson, Charlie Miller, Harry Sheeler - 60 laps
1941 - Wednesday and
Saturday Events - AAA - Midgets
1. George Fonder, Charles Breslin, Jimmy Forte
2. George Fonder, Dave Randolph, Harry Sheeler
3. George Fonder, Charlie Miller, Dave Randolph
4. Charlie Miller, George Fonder, Harry Sheeler
5. Rain
6. George Fonder, Harry Sheeler, Charles Breslin
7. Charlie Miller, Lee Wallard, George Fonder - 100 laps
8. Dave Randolph, George Fonder, Dee Toran
9. Rain
10. Joe Garson, Charlie Miller, Jim Forte - 40 laps
11. George Fonder, Joe Garson, Dave Randolph
12. Charlie Miller, Tony Willman, John Pierson
13. Rain
14. George Fonder, Doc Shanebrook, Duke Nalon - 100 laps
15. Charlie Miller, Dee Toran, Johnny Peterson
16. George Fonder, Charlie Miller, Dave Randolph
17. Rain
18. George Fonder, Charlie Miller, Chet Gibbons
19. Charlie Miller, Dave Randolph, Joe Pierson - 40 laps
20. Charlie Miller, George Fonder, Doc Shanebrook
21. George Fonder, Dave Randolph, Gene "Jeep" Colkett
22. Rain
23. Joe Garson, Johnny Peterson, Johnny Pierson - 100 laps
24. Rain
25. Johnny Pierson, George Fonder, Dave Randolph
26. Johnny Pierson, Charles Breslin, George Fonder
27. Lloyd Christopher, George Fonder, Doc Shanebrook
28. Lloyd Christopher, Charles Breslin and George Fonder tie
29. Shorty McAndrews, Tom Mattson, Johnny Peterson
30. George Fonder, Joe Garson, Shorty McAndrews
31. Dave Randolph, Charlie Miller, Johnny Peterson
32. George Fonder, Joe Garson, Johnny Peterson - 100 laps
33. George Fonder, Joe Garson, John Ritter
1942 results -
Saturday AAA Midgets - Jack Kochman promoting
1.
2. George Fonder, Shorty McAndrews, John Pierson
3. Doc Shanebrook, Jeep Colkitt, Larry Bloomer
4. Rain
5. Jeep Colkitt, Lloyd Christopher, Charlie Miller
6. Johnny Jars, Charlie Miller, George Fonder
7. Johnny Pierson, Shorty McAndrews, Charlie Miller
8. Charles Breslin, Lloyd Christopher, Johnny Pierson
9. George Fonder, Shorty McAndrews, Lloyd Christopher - 100 laps
10. Charles Breslin
11. Charles Breslin, Johnny Pierson, Charlie Miller
12. Johnny Pierson - 100 laps
Track closes due to World War II
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