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Ghost Tracks is a television documentary series produced jointly by Argonaut Media and Hulu. The series is hosted by Jay Orlov and follows Orlov as he travels to the sites of abandoned or demolished race tracks across the United States (seasons 1 and 2) and the world (season 3). Two ten-episode seasons have been released so far, with a third scheduled for release in July 2022.

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Season 1 (2020)[edit | edit source]

No. Title Date
1 "Jersey Boys: Flemington Speedway" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the site of Flemington Speedway.
2 "Yost's Playground: Rochester" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the Monroe County Fairgrounds with Ted Yost.
3 "The Track that Ate the Heroes: Langhorne Speedway" July 15, 2020
Orlov and his team visit the site of Langhorne Speedway and visit the New Langhorne Speedway
4 "The Lost Speedway: Air Base Speedway" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the site of Air Base Speedway, a track that was for a long time confused with nearby Greenville-Pickens Speedway, alongside YouTuber PunchGloves who was instrumental in its rediscovery.
5 "The Fortress: Columbus Motor Speedway" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits Columbus Motor Speedway and explores its transformation into Fortress Obetz
6 "Racing in the Hamptons: Bridgehampton" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the former Bridgehampton Race Circuit with the grandchildren of Ben Rogers, who lost his life in an accident at the speedway in 1959.
7 "The Track that Mike Built: Walt Disney World Speedway" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the site of Walt Disney World Speedway.
8 "Albanesi Cathedral: Nazareth" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits Nazareth Speedway with Michele Albanesi.
9 "Turkeys in Turn Four: Riverside Park" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits the site of Riverside Park Speedway at Six Flags New England.
10 "Racing on Moonshine: North Wilkesboro" July 15, 2020
Orlov visits North Wilkesboro Speedway with members of the local community and legislature attempting to restore the facility.

Season 2 (2021)[edit | edit source]

No. Title Date
1 "Warwick's Dirt Palace: Warwick Fairgrounds" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits the site of Warwick Fairgrounds and talks about the facility with Will Gordon.
2 "Origins: Daytona Beach and Road Course" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits Daytona Beach and walks the path of the original Daytona Beach Street Course.
3 "South Carolina Summers: Myrtle Beach" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits Myrtle Beach Speedway on its final day of racing in 2020.
4 "California Dreaming, Part 1: San Fernando" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits the site of Truckee River Raceway in San Fernando.
5 "California Dreaming, Part 2: Santa Clarita" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits Saugus Speedway.
6 "California Dreaming, Part 3: Bakersfield" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits the site of Mesa Marin Speedway.
7 "California Dreaming: Park 4: Riverside" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits the site of Riverside International Raceway, which hosted the season-opening race for the World Stock Car Championship from 1963 until 1980.
8 "Gone Fishin': Bass Lake" July 16, 2021
Orlov walks the streets of Bass Lake, Indiana, home to the Bass Lake Street Course, which hosted the National Stock Car Series from 1952 until 1955
9 "Litchfield Hills: Lime Rock Park" July 16, 2021
Orlov walks the abandoned mountain course section of Lime Rock Park with Charlie Hansen, whose grandfather, Tom, was killed on the circuit in 1961.
10 "Tioga Two-Step: Shangri-La Speedway I and II" July 16, 2021
Orlov visits the sites of Shangri-La Speedway and Shangri-La II Motor Speedway in upstate New York, and talks about the history of late model and dirt track racing in the Twin Tiers region.

Season 3 (2022)[edit | edit source]

No. Title Date
1 "Rouen-Les-Essarts" TBA
Orlov visits the French village of Orival and drives the streets of the former Rouen-Les-Essarts street circuit.
2 "Rockingham" TBA
Orlov visits the Rockingham Motor Speedway in England.
3 "Valencia" TBA
Orlov visits the former site of the European Grand Prix, Valencia.
4 "Barcelona" TBA
Orlov visits and drives the Montjuïc street circuit, which formerly hosted the Spanish Grand Prix.
5 "Keimola" TBA
Orlov visits the Keimola Motor Stadium in Finland.
6 "Canberra" TBA
Orlov visits Tralee Speedway near Canberra.
7 "Saint-Eustache" TBA
Orlov visits Autodrome Saint-Eustache, which hosted two World Stock Car Championship races in 1966 and 1967.
8 "Phakisa" TBA
Orlov visits the Phakisa Freeway oval course, which has sat unused since 2010 and was built to aid development of stock car racing in Africa.
9 "Torreón" TBA
Orlov visits Autódromo José Gutierrez, which was abandoned after a significant fire in 2011 and sits unused.
10 "Monza" TBA
Orlov drives the abandoned oval course at Monza Circuit and talks with Italian officials about restoration and preservation efforts of the historic layout.