TOO YOUNG TO DIE HISTORY OF NASCAR RACING ON LONG ISLAND NY
SONG “TOO YOUNG TO DIE ” by Jimmy Webb © 1989 White Oak Songs ASCAP additional Long Island reference lyrics by Ken Spooner this a fun pictorial of racing on long island with a great song to listen too please check out www.spoonercentral.com for more Long Island history and for some great long island history check the The Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia| www.thehimesmuseum.com thanks too all that where in this video and made and took these great photos I really hope you enjoy the music …
Tags: ANDERSON, AXEL, car, FREEPORT, HISTORY, ISLIP, NEW, NIGHT, RACE, RACES, raceway, RIVERHEAD, SATURDAY, SONG, speedway, stock, YORK
June 6th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
That is Ken Spooner he is singing this song
July 6th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I saw x3 win a race or two. Islip Speedway on Saturday night was THE place for stock cars and demo derby. Cool post! Good memories.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Great vid,lots of memories. I spent alot of saturday nights at Islip. I still have all the news letters with the scheduled events.I was there when Wide World of Sports was there around 1964.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:34 am
What a great tribute to short track racing.
I really believe as a race fan that the true spirit of America lies somewhere in Saturday night short track racing and its people, fans and drivers alike. By losing all of what we are seeing here bit by bit we lost a big part of ourselves. Those who have known these great times and great people can only miss what will probably never come back to us.
Thank you for the good time.
September 6th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Boy do i miss that track,Grew up in north babylon now in virginia.Seeing the name Jim Hendrickson brings back alot of memories.Cant remember how many times i seen him win.THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 15th, 2008 at 5:08 am
grew up with islip speedway in my blood, when i was a kid my brother and i would cling to the fence above the guardrail and when the pack of modified blasted past we would revel in the roar of the engines, the bits of tires and stuff would hit us in the face as we deeply inhaled the smell of burning rubber, and some memorable illegal nitro fumes!–after those moments we knew no other sport
can ever compare to all types of auto racing!!! everything
else seems so slow and boring!! islip was great
September 15th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Wow, this really brings back memories. My dad took me to Islip Speedway every Saturday for many many many years. We sat in the same place very time. We brought a thermos of ovaltie a bucket of Chicken Delight (no longer exists) and a blanket for when it was chilly. I remember seeing the Chitwood Brothers Daredevil show many times and of course the largest Demolition Derby that was shown on ABC Wide World Of Sports. I now take my son to Riverhead and we sit in the same spot as me and my dad.
September 21st, 2008 at 3:33 am
shame long island thinks about
affordable housing and strip malls now!
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
GREAT VIDEO!!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Who is singing this song and where can I get the words for it?
October 15th, 2008 at 12:55 am
What a great clip… loved your choice of song and the pix were just really really cool.
October 19th, 2008 at 2:54 am
“too young to die” by jimmy webb
david crosby also recorded a version
October 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Doug Wayne of Nashville TN is singing this version of the song that has lyric changes from the original Jimmy Webb (who wrote the song)
December 5th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Nice video, very well done. brings back memories
December 20th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
hi anyone want to chat
someone want to chat 3K
December 24th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
nascar is pretty cool.. wish the cars where road going cars tho.. then wed get some nice homologation cars for the street
January 6th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Great video. Brings tears to an old racers eyes
January 11th, 2009 at 2:33 am
My uncle raced cars in the fifties, in the Hollywood Fla area. He moved to Long Island in fifty five. I’m sure he saw some races there.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
For the best Long Island racing history treat check out The Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalia in Bay Shore, NY. You will not regret an afternoon spent with Marty Himes. All racing memorabilia donated is GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED! Keep these memories alive!
January 14th, 2009 at 3:43 am
yea martys place is the best
we went their after they finshed the old timmer
stuff at Riverhead
January 17th, 2009 at 1:49 am
thanks for the video and your suport with nascar… tex
January 18th, 2009 at 12:50 am
what an amazing walk threw history
February 13th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
cool vid, i have an old vid like this but from Canada. check it out if ya want too
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:46 am
LI ’till I die. I race enduros at riverhead and Live in Merrick, the town next to Freeport. Man it’s a shame what we’ve lost, but the future is never, NEVER gonna die. here to Barbra and Jim Cromerty and Riverhead Raceway, and The Turn One Cowboys.
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:19 am
Thanks, this brought back many memories. My Dad and Axel were good friends. I remember sitting in Axel’s modified in his Medford Truck shop while he and my Dad would b.s.