Manzanita memories, a fond farewell

According to Allan Brown's "History of America's Speedways," there have been a total of 5953 oval speedways in the United States, with 1040 of them still active. After this weekend, that total will be 1039. Or maybe 1038, depending on how you count your tracks. Manzanita Speedway is a half mile dirt oval west of Phoenix, just south of the Salt River. It's two tracks in one, with ...