Join the Duesenberg brothers, Louis Chevrolet, Barney Oldfield,
Ralph DePalma, Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton, Denny Hickey, George
Titlow, Universal Films President and founder, Carl Laemmle, film
stars and coal barons, at the grand Uniontown Speedway board track,
their playground from 1916 - 1922. Speedway Kings of Southwestern
Pennsylvania takes you on a journey from the beginning of the film
and auto industries through 100 years of racing history. Interviews
with L.J. Dennis, the Bendishaw brothers, Dick Rugh, and dozens
more. Over 200 never before seen photographs from the Uniontown
Speedway board track, Guseman's Uniontown Speedway, Morgantown
Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway, Interstate 79, Motordrome 70,
Heidelburg Speedway, Elkins Speedway, and the Roaring Knob
Motorsports Complex. This is Author Marci Lynn McGuinness' second
book on the Uniontown Speedway board track. Her title, "Yesteryear
at the Uniontown Speedway, was published in 1996. She has also
written a screenplay about the story behind the track's nationally
famous rein. This collector's dream includes photos of Tommy
Milton's car on fire, Carl Laemmle, Ralph Mulford, and Louis
Chevrolet with the Universal Films Trophy, Barney Oldfiled's Golden
Submarine, L.J. Dennis' Rainbow 7, Banty Workman's Beast...Enjoy
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