New York Car Show Venues and Dragstrips
15 New York race tracks, dragstrips, fairgrounds and convention halls, plus 6 car museums.
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New York Dragstrips
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Lancaster Motorplex
Founding year: 1959.
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Lebanon Valley Dragway
The dragway is a quarter-mile strip on US Route 20 in West Lebanon.
New York Expo and convention centers
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Buffalo Convention Center
Home of the yearly Buffalo Auto Show: Buffalo Convention Center on Franklin Street.
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Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Home of the yearly New York International Auto Show: Javits Center in Manhattan.
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Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Home of the yearly Rochester Auto Show: Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
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MVP Arena
Home of the yearly Albany Auto Show: MVP Arena in Albany.
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The Oncenter Convention Center
Home of the yearly Syracuse Auto Expo: Oncenter Convention Center.
New York Fairgrounds
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Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Home of the yearly Rhinebeck Antique Car Show and Swap Meet: Dutchess County Fairgrounds.
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Hamburg Fairgrounds (Erie County Fairgrounds)
Home of the yearly Buffalo Cavalcade of Cars: Hamburg Fairgrounds Event Center.
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New York State Fairgrounds
The Syracuse Nationals car show uses the fairgrounds in Syracuse.
New York Parks
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Old Westbury Gardens
The AACA Greater New York Region holds its annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens.
New York Speedways
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Oswego Speedway
The track in Oswego carries the nickname Steel Palace.
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Riverhead Raceway
Riverhead Raceway is a quarter-mile oval on Route 58 on Long Island.
New York Venues
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Fort William Henry Hotel grounds
The Adirondack Nationals Car Show is held on the grounds of the Fort William Henry Hotel.
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Watkins Glen International
The track's own site describes its circuit as 2.45 miles long.
New York Car Museums
Saratoga Automobile Museum
The museum sits in Saratoga Spa State Park at 110 Avenue of the Pines.
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum
The museum is on State Route 54, half a mile south of the village of Hammondsport.
Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum
The museum is at 263 Michigan Avenue in Buffalo.
Northeast Classic Car Museum
The museum has operated in Norwich since 1997.
International Motor Racing Research Center
The center has collected and shared motorsports history since 1998.
CNY Living History Center (Brockway Museum)
The center houses three museums, one of them devoted to Brockway trucks and their history in Cortland.
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New York Venue Questions
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Which New York venue books the most car events?
Lebanon Valley Dragway in Columbia County, whose 2026 season mixed drag racing with Musclemania shows, Import Face Off and a spring swap meet; Watkins Glen International leads for road racing.
Where can I watch drag racing in New York?
Lebanon Valley Dragway, a quarter-mile strip on US Route 20 near West Lebanon, and Lancaster Motorplex outside Buffalo, an eighth-mile strip; their dates are on the New York drag nights page.
Where is the New York International Auto Show held?
At the Javits Center in Manhattan, with the 2027 show set for March 26 to April 4.
Which car museums in New York are open to visitors?
Saratoga Automobile Museum, Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum, Northeast Classic Car Museum, International Motor Racing Research Center, CNY Living History Center (Brockway Museum).
Why is a New York track sometimes missing a page?
A page needs enough published facts and public car events; Monticello Motor Club, for one, is a private members track with no public car event found.
What backs up each fact on the New York venue pages?
Track, hall and museum websites; each venue page links its source.
Can I suggest a track or hall that is missing?
Submit any event held there through the calendar form; the venue follows.
Is there a truck museum in New York?
Yes. The CNY Living History Center in Cortland includes a museum of Brockway trucks, which were built in Cortland.
Events at New York venues
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