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Tacoma Speedway — The Boards Beneath the Roar

Tacoma Speedway, Tacoma history, Lakewood history, board track racing, Washington history, automobile history, Pacific Northwest

Merwin Peters
By  Merwin Peters
Updated / Published 1 min read
Tacoma Speedway — The Boards Beneath the Roar
AI-assisted historical visual reconstruction

Charlie Wiggins was barred from the Indianapolis 500 because he was Black. So he built his own car, the Wiggins Special, and won the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes four times. Lost for more than 90 years, the car is on public view again for the first time, at LeMay – America's Car Museum in Tacoma. · Filmed at the exhibition For Gold & Glory, guest-curated by Ed Welburn.

Sources: [America's Car Museum]https://www.americascarmuseum.org/ForGoldandGlory

`AI-assisted historical visual reconstruction • Motion: Runway/CapCut • VO: ElevenLabs • Edit: CapCut

Tacoma Public Library Northwest ORCA — 1914 lumber/track construction record:

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  • Merwin Peters

    Merwin Peters

    Wade Mercer has been watching Tacoma change for six decades. He covers the streets, the coffee shops, and the decisions that shaped this city — including the ones nobody voted on. Third Place contributor. Then & Now correspondent.