Charlotte, Oct. 3—Less than six weeks from today the Fall race of the Charlotte automobile speedway will be held. On November 11th, to be exact, Armistice Day, the leading automobile drivers of the United States will come here for one of the biggest events of its kind to be staged this year.
Most of the leading drivers raced on the Fresno, Calif., speedway yesterday and will forward their mounts to the Laurel, Md., track for a campaign of the east, winding up in Charlotte.
For weeks officials of the speedway have been busy getting the track in shape and making improvements here and there for the benefit of the patrons. All this, together with the fact that 16 of the foremost drivers of the country have signed contracts for the race, bring to the fans the fact that the day of the big race is not so far distant.
It was not until recently though that an announcement which thrilled every automobile race fan was made. This was the bulletin from the office of speedway officials which stated that the entry blank of Pete De Paolo, the 1925 champion, has been received at the headquarters here.
De Paolo’s entry leaves only two of the famous race track drivers to be signed. They are Tommy Milton and Pete Kries, both of whom are in Europe at this time. De Paolo was across the pond also, it was thought, and his entry blank was received with surprise by the officials. They knew that Pete, Tommy and Kries all would enter the Armistice Day speedway classic, but hey hardly believed the entry blank would be received until later.
Tickets for the Armistice Day race will be placed on sale in all the leading towns of North and South Carolina this week. The pasteboards went on sale here the first of the week and Monday more than $1,000 worth were sold. This amount does not include the mail orders, which have been received.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Oct. 3, 1925
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