<& /components/TrackPage.mhtml,
version=>'2',
new=>'2004-06-26',
updated=>'2006-03-18',
license=>'CC-NC-SA',
author=>'Richard Welty',
owner=>'Krusty Motorsports, Limited',
date=>'2004-2006',
oval=>'dirt,active',
road=>'',
drag=>'',
kart=>'',
offroad=>'',
trackName => 'Big Diamond Raceway',
trackStreetAddr => 'Forest Ln & Black Diamond Rd',
trackCityState => 'Pottsville, PA',
trackZip=>'17901',
introduction => ' is a 3/8 mile banked clay
oval located near Minersville, Pennsylvania.
The NASCAR Dodge Weekly series runs on Friday nights,
and the track holds special events in conjunction with
DIRT, among others.
',
trackOffice => '
Track:
Big Diamond Raceway
Forest Lane
Pottsville, PA 17901
Office:
BD Raceway LLC
900 Union Street
Schuykill Haven, PA 17972
570-544-1410 (track)
570-385-0744 (office)
',
timeZone=>'EST/EDT (-0500/-0400)',
elevation=>'900 feet',
latitude=>'40.684218',
longitude=>'-76.302881',
mapService=>'Google',
foodService=>'Google',
hotelService=>'Google',
trackMap => '',
terraServerLink => 'http://terraserver.microsoft.com/addressimage.aspx?t=1&s=10&lon=-76.3034308112273&lat=40.6851587327718&alon=-76.28565201&alat=40.68690413&w=1&opt=0&qs=2003+Old+Phoenix+Rd%7cMinersville%7cPA%7c&addr=Old+Phoenix+Rd%2c+Pottsville%2c+PA+17901',
historicalNote => '
The track opened as a 1/4 mile dirt oval in August, 1972.
It closed in that form on July 8th, 1994 and reopened as
a 3/8 mile dirt oval on August 26th, 1994.
',
reference1=>'AmericasSpeedways',
reference1pages=>'599',
hotLap => '',
weatherID => 'USPA1072',
weatherZIP => '',
officialWebSite => 'http://www.bigdiamondraceway.com/',
schedulePage => 'BD_Schedule.asp',
resultsPage => '',
gettingTherePre => '
The track is between Forest Lane and Black Diamond Road.
Access appears to be from Forest Lane.
',
racersGuide => '',
workersGuide => '',
foodInsert => '',
hotelInsert => '',
&>