Women's Oakland Speedway T-Shirt Size:Medium The thrills of AAA-sanctioned racing

The thrills of AAA-sanctioned racing was now on the West Coast and fans could see the drivers that would compete in the Indianapolis 500 race

and tasked them with building a transcontinental railroad

Every fall the track hosted the "Oakland 500" race

A fifteen year old Jack London with his small sloop

resulting in flying wheels

Women's Oakland Speedway T-Shirt Size:Medium The thrills of AAA-sanctioned racingOakland Speedway The Oakland Speedway opened on October 17, 1931 to a crowd of 28,000 fans who cheered as Ernie Triplett sped off the high bank at full throttle winning the 100 mile feature race at the Stadiums dedication. Built on what was once farmland in San Leandro, CA, the Oakland Speedway was considered at the time to be the fastest dirt mile track in the country. The one mile, banked dirt track featured AAA National Championship races with Indy