Brunots Island Race Track was a one-mile dirt oval on Brunot Island in

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. It hosted races from 1903 to 1914, including a race in

1905 AAA Championship Car season The 1905 AAA National Motor Car Championship consisted of 11 points-paying races, beginning in The Bronx, New York on June 10 and concluding in Poughkeepsie, New York on September 29. There were also at least two non-championship events held during ...

won by

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. It is now the site of a

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Brunot Island Race Track
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