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Each year, the North East Motor Sports Museum, located
near New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s South Entrance,
has a special feature, and this is the year of the midget
sponsored by Frank Manafort.

Visitors will see the first Badger midget ever built Around here, the lakes freeze in the winter and people
as well as the last Badger midget ever built. Midget race on the ice. Allan Darrah’s marvelously restored ice
cars that won New England’s championship are on racer that’s won more ice races than any other is new
display, as is a car that’s so old it didn’t even have a to the museum as well as a photo book with pictures of
roll bar. There are photo books with images that reflect ice racing in New Hampshire in the 1950’s and another
the history of midget racing in New England. NHMS with the late Russ Conway’s photo collection.
founder Bob Bahre owned winning midgets – one of
which led him to become the owner of Oxford Plains Also making their debut at the museum are Jungle Jim
Speedway, which led to the construction of NHMS. Lieberman’s Funny Car and Frank Manafort’s car that
won the biggest midget race in 2018, the BG39, held at
If you’ve never been to the North East Motor Sports Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The trophy won that day
Museum, you’ll be surprised to see more than two is with the car that’s a dandy held together by three
dozen vintage race cars, some very unusual racing camshafts and decorated with engine parts.
motorcycles, championship trophies won by New
England drivers and a magnificent library with the The North East Motor Sports Museum is a must-see
largest collection of auto racing books, photos, when in town for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at
programs and auto racing magazines in New England. New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The museum is on the
south end of speedway property next to the shuttered
Returning visitors will notice a lot of new features this Shell station on Route 106. Fans can walk or drive to the
year, including new photos on the walls and cars on museum from the speedway, and there is plenty of free
display for the first time. One of the most interesting parking. Admission is just $10. Masks are required of all
new features is the 1940 Packard that completed the guests as are good social distance practices.
9,000-mile Peking to Paris rally.

Race Weekend Hours:

Friday, July 31: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, August 1: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 2: 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

This is the car that Joey Logano
drove to win Martinsville in 2018,
propelling him to the season
finale at Homestead-Miami,
where he won the race and the
year’s championship. The car is
displayed exactly as it came off
the track, complete with bumps,
bruises and tire marks.

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