Heidelberg Raceway

[4] It was originally constructed between 1947 and 1948 to be used as a horse racing establishment, with help and financial backing by Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney.

[5] Midget cars were the first weekly series, featuring drivers Jimmy Bryan, Bill Schindler, Al Shaffer, and Billy Spear.

In April 1975, the owners sold closed racetrack to Center Associates of Youngstown, Ohio for $1.15 million, which would help facilitate the construction of a Hills department store, requiring 17 acres (6.9 ha) of the speedway land.

He was always very progressive at the short-track level.The PRA began hosting the Tri-State 150 as a special event on the 1/2-mile track after the regular season was completed.

[5] Winners included Herb Scott (1958), Gus Linder (1959), Joe Mihalic (1963) and Norm Benning, Sr.

"[9] The track later started hosting a second major special event in late October called the Pittsburger 200.

[5] On August 2, 1973 Heidelberg hosted a NASCAR sanctioned event for the Grand National East Series.

The 100 lap event attracted several NASCAR regulars; including Tiny Lund, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker.

Local driver Tom Colella qualified fastest at slightly over 88 mph to start on the pole.

Colella led from start to finish to win $845 and the event by 2 laps over second place Tiny Lund who took home $685.

[11] Heidelberg held the seventh event in the first season of NASCAR's Strictly Stock Series on October 2.

[14] Petty had rolled his big boxy Buick Roadmaster earlier in the year at the Charlotte race, and brought a lighter weight number 42 Plymouth to the Heidelberg track.

Petty beat local driver Dick Linder by five laps, the largest margin of victory throughout the 1949 season.