Speedway

The Speedway pinball machine, manufactured by J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated in August 1940, is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical (EM) machine built around an auto-racing theme. As a flipperless game, gameplay would have relied on plunger shots, tilting, and target placement rather than player-controlled flippers, which had not yet been invented.

Specific details of its rules, scoring mechanics, and playfield layout have not survived in the historical record, which is common for EM machines from smaller regional manufacturers of this era. Its auto-racing theme reflects the broader popularity of motorsport imagery in coin-operated amusements during the early 1940s.

While little is documented about its designer or original artwork, Speedway's rarity and its place among Keeney's early flipperless sports-themed machines make it a notable piece for collectors and historians researching pre-flipper pinball design.