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RVNH5037

FILES

RVNH5037 Starkey Speedway.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

RVNH5037

Description

The Roanoke Drag Strip at Starkey Speedway. The dragstrip opened in June 1958

Creator

unknown

Source

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

Circa 1958

Contributor

Pete Wheeler

Rights

For permission to use, please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073.

Format

Digital Image

Type

Still Image

Identifier

RVNH5037

Collection

Roanoke Valley in the 1950s Photograph Collection

Tags

drag strips, race tracks, racing, Roanoke Drag Strip, Starkey Speedway

Citation

unknown, “RVNH5037,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed June 9, 2025, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/RVNH5037.