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December 31, 1940
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Miami's Flagler Speedway Park hosts the second annual Florida State Midget Auto Championship on January 5, with over 30 top pilots competing in a 60-lap trophy race for the Pinky Wagner Trophy. Harry Sheeler is the pre-race favorite among aces like George Fonder and others. Races resume every Wednesday and Sunday evenings.
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MIDGET AUTOS PLAN BIGGEST SHOW SUNDAY
MORE THAN THIRTY CRACK PILOTS WILL TRY FOR ANNUAL FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Special to The Citizen)
MIAMI, Dec. 31.—Miami's Flagler Speedway Park, home of the midget auto races, throws wide the gates this Sunday night to welcome the New Year with one of the greatest programs of midget auto races in the history of the sport.
On Sunday, January 5, more than thirty of the nation's outstanding pilots will soar around the asphalt surface in quest of the second annual Florida State Championship. Feature of the meeting will be the titular sixty lap trophy race, with the champion receiving the Pinky Wagner Trophy plus the usual honors which naturally go to a champion athlete.
The field for the coveted trophy race is wide open. Pre-race favorite will be Harry Sheeler, who is the number one among the Flagler entourage for the current season, and who consequently will draw the favored post position for the sixty lap grind. However, Sheeler's path to glory will be strewn with thorns.
Vying for the top spot will be such ace leadfoots as George Fonder, Harry Hart, Charlie Breslin, Roscoe Hough, Rex Records, Paul Jones, Red Keel, Ted Hartley, Elmer Sefcik, Len Golen and hosts more. All of the above have performed sensationally this season at the Flagler oval.
Thus this Sunday should be one of the biggest events in the lives of all the pilots competing in South Florida. And the race itself promises to be equally as tense, tight and terrific. In seven feature races held so far, five have been captured by different pilots, while of forty races contested, twenty-five have gone to separate stars.
The Flagler Speedway has been dark the past two weeks to enable the drivers to spend the holidays with their families. In the meantime, Manager Santo has been active in preparing for the coming championship meet and generally clearing the way for the ambitious program of races on deck for the duration of the current Miami "season".
From here on in, races will be held at the Flagler track every Wednesday and Sunday evenings, starting at 8:30 o'clock.
MORE THAN THIRTY CRACK PILOTS WILL TRY FOR ANNUAL FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Special to The Citizen)
MIAMI, Dec. 31.—Miami's Flagler Speedway Park, home of the midget auto races, throws wide the gates this Sunday night to welcome the New Year with one of the greatest programs of midget auto races in the history of the sport.
On Sunday, January 5, more than thirty of the nation's outstanding pilots will soar around the asphalt surface in quest of the second annual Florida State Championship. Feature of the meeting will be the titular sixty lap trophy race, with the champion receiving the Pinky Wagner Trophy plus the usual honors which naturally go to a champion athlete.
The field for the coveted trophy race is wide open. Pre-race favorite will be Harry Sheeler, who is the number one among the Flagler entourage for the current season, and who consequently will draw the favored post position for the sixty lap grind. However, Sheeler's path to glory will be strewn with thorns.
Vying for the top spot will be such ace leadfoots as George Fonder, Harry Hart, Charlie Breslin, Roscoe Hough, Rex Records, Paul Jones, Red Keel, Ted Hartley, Elmer Sefcik, Len Golen and hosts more. All of the above have performed sensationally this season at the Flagler oval.
Thus this Sunday should be one of the biggest events in the lives of all the pilots competing in South Florida. And the race itself promises to be equally as tense, tight and terrific. In seven feature races held so far, five have been captured by different pilots, while of forty races contested, twenty-five have gone to separate stars.
The Flagler Speedway has been dark the past two weeks to enable the drivers to spend the holidays with their families. In the meantime, Manager Santo has been active in preparing for the coming championship meet and generally clearing the way for the ambitious program of races on deck for the duration of the current Miami "season".
From here on in, races will be held at the Flagler track every Wednesday and Sunday evenings, starting at 8:30 o'clock.
What sub-type of article is it?
Auto Racing
Championship Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Sports Competition
What keywords are associated?
Midget Auto Race
Florida Championship
Flagler Speedway
Harry Sheeler
Pinky Wagner Trophy
Auto Pilots
Miami Races
What entities or persons were involved?
Harry Sheeler
George Fonder
Harry Hart
Charlie Breslin
Roscoe Hough
Rex Records
Paul Jones
Red Keel
Ted Hartley
Elmer Sefcik
Len Golen
Manager Santo
Where did it happen?
Flagler Speedway Park, Miami, Florida
Story Details
Key Persons
Harry Sheeler
George Fonder
Harry Hart
Charlie Breslin
Roscoe Hough
Rex Records
Paul Jones
Red Keel
Ted Hartley
Elmer Sefcik
Len Golen
Manager Santo
Location
Flagler Speedway Park, Miami, Florida
Event Date
January 5
Story Details
More than thirty top midget auto pilots compete in the second annual Florida State Championship, a 60-lap trophy race at Flagler Speedway, with Harry Sheeler as favorite vying against aces like George Fonder and others for the Pinky Wagner Trophy.