Bidspirit auction | 1948 Valli Enterprises Official Program

1948 Valli Enterprises Official Program Speedway Auto Races - This staple-bound paper program, titled Official Program Speedway Auto Races, was presented by Valli Enterprises, Inc. for events held in 1948. The red paper cover features a graphic illustration of an open-wheel race car and a checkered flag motif. The interior documents racing events at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina, Ohio, on April 18, 1948, and the Greenville Speedway on April 25, 1948. The program is sanctioned by the Central States Racing Association (C.S.R.A.) under Sanction No. 48252. It contains numerous advertisements for regional businesses in Celina, Greenville, and St. Marys, Ohio, including Montgomery-Ward, Bordens Ice Cream, and various automotive sales and service centers. The interior pages feature printed lists of drivers, car makes, and residences, which have been extensively annotated with handwritten ink entries recording car numbers, race times, and finishing positions for heats and feature races. Specific notations include incident reports such as a car going through a fence and a lost wheel during a lap..75 x 6 inches. Pickup is Wednesday, April 22 from 10 am to 3 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.