Akron Fulton Airport Champions Raceway

Akron Fulton Airport Champions Raceway is an Ohio historical marker in Summit County.

Summit County · 1800 Triplett Blvd, Akron, OH, 44306 -- In the Christopher Columbus Memorial Park in front of the building

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Side A: In 1951, several pioneer drag racers opened on of the Midwest’s first drag strips known by local racing enthusiasts as the “Fulton Airport Champioins Raceway.” For the next eight years half-brothers Art and Walt Arfons, Otis “Otie” Smith and “Akron Arlen” Vanke raced here. Both Arfons, who were long-time bitter rivals, at one point held the world land speed record. Otie, the first president of the Cam Jammers car club in Akron, won the National Hot Rod Association’s 1959 championship. Vanke won many national champtionships as a Stock, Super Stock and Pro Stock racer. Side B: Same as Side A

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

More markers nearby

Karl Arnsteinsame spot
Airdocksame spot
The Soap Box Derbyunder 1 mi
Franklin Augustus “F.A.” Seiberling and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company2 mi

On the National Register nearby

Akron-Fulton International Airport Administration Building180 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.