Piece by piece, Clinton’s historic grandstand will be a pile of rubble in a matter of days.
“It’s been a long time coming. We had a report three years ago that the structure was going to need to be replaced at some point. So we’ve been working on it for a few years now, and we’re excited to see it finally starting,” said Clinton Raceway General Manager, Ian Fleming.
Fleming says the grandstand, which was built in the early 1970’s, served the Clinton Raceway and its thousands of spectators well, but it was time for a replacement – with accessibility issues being top of mind.
“As far as accessibility goes, it certainly wasn’t built with that in mind. And, we certainly had a lot of work to do in that regard. We couldn’t get it retrofitted for the couple of years it had left, so we’re going to start fresh …