Sundays! Sundays! Sundays! were for drag racing at Lakeland International speedway
The Lakeland International Raceway opened July 4, 1960. The quarter-mile track was originally owned by the Lakeland Development Corp. that also owned the Lake Land Amusement Park. (Courtesy Marshall Robilio)
“Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Lakeland International dragway! I-40 at Canada Road!”
Some are old enough to remember the booming voices of advertising spots in the 1960s and 1970s promoting drag racing every weekend in Lakeland.
It might be hard to envision today, but the east Shelby County suburb was once home to the Lakeland International Raceway, which opened on July 4, 1960, and hosted its last race in 1979.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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