Lake Geneva Raceway a drag strip that would be nationally known. Lake Geneva was the home to a Playboy Mansion. Contractors got swallowed up in the excitement and worked without upfront payment. The track opened on July 3, 1963 as a drag strip. Only 600 fans showed up. The first drag race was won by Fox. Contractors talked to each other after the event, and found out that none of them had been paid. The contractors formed a group and took over the track. The final drag race was held in 1977, and was won by Fritz Barels. A 1/4 mile asphalt stockcar
Geneva Steel Geneva Steel Geneva Steel was a steel mill located in Vineyard, Utah, United States, founded during World War II to enhance national steel output. It operated from December 1944 to November 2001. Its unique name came from a resort that once operated nearby on the shore of Utah Lake. Was used in the Iconic 1984 film "Footloose" with Kevin Bacon. The Geneva Steel mill was constructed with federal funds from November 1941 to December 1944 by Columbia Steel Company and United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel). Vineyard, Utah, was chosen as the location for the new plant because iron ore,