From 1908 to 1910, the center of the auto racing world was a 200-yard strip of the Long Island Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains, now Levittown.
Here was where the start/finish line, grandstand, pits and press box/officials stand were located for the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes and the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
As documented on VanderbiltCupRaces.com , earlier this month, with the permission of the current property owner Josato Inc., an effort was made by a few lucky members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society to find these historic sites.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
