Nazareth Speedway won’t return to its glory racing days

CART at Nazareth in 2000

While Lehigh Valley developer David Jaindl has said he has no solid plans for the former Nazareth Speedway he recently purchased, he knows what it won't be: a racetrack.

The Orefield turkey farmer and real estate developer said in a news release Friday that a "competition clause" from the former property owner, International Speedway Corp. of Daytona Beach, Fla., precludes him from reopening the site for future racing. The condition of sale is a legally binding "restriction on all motor sports entertainment activity."

But a headline on the release also said the Speedway's future is "bright," and Jaindl is exploring options that "pay tribute to the legacy of the track."