My list isn't going to be anywhere near as impressive as most seen here but it's kinda' fun to think about and reflect on where all we've chased racin'.
So here goes.
Alabama:
Talladega Super Speedway
Arizona:
Manzanita-closed
California:
California Speedway, Fontana, California-operating
Ventura Speedway-operating
Perris Auto Speedway-operating
Florida:
St. Augustine Speedway-closed
Putnam County Speedway-operating
Ocala (Bubba Raceway Park)-operating
East Bay-operating
Thundercross Raceway Park-closed
Volusia Raceway Park, both dirt tracks and when the 1/2 mile was asphalt-operating
Daytona International Speedway-operating
Illinois:
Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecotonica, IL-closed
Sterling Speedbowl Park, Sterling, IL-closed
Quad Cities Speedway, Moline, IL-operating
Macon Speedway-operating
Santa Fe Speedway-closed
Mazon Speedbowl-closed
Fairbury American Legion Speedway, operating
Farmer City Speedway-operating
Danville-operating
The Du Quoin Magic Mile-operating
The Du Quoin Mini Mile-operating
Illinois State Fairgrounds Mile-operating
Highland Speedway-operating
Jacksonville Speedway-operating
La Salle Speedway-operating
Little Springfield-closed
Tri-City Speedway-operating
Gateway International Speedway-closed
Peoria Speedway, both the Mt. Holley location which is closed and the Farmington Road location-operating
Grundy County Speedway, Morris, Illinois-operating
Indiana:
Terre Haute Action Track-operating
Indiana State Fairground Mile-operating
Crown Point Speedway-closed
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Hoosier Dome
Iowa:
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, Iowa-operating
Blue Grass Speedway-closed
West Burlington Speedway-operating
West Liberty Speedway-operating
Farley Speedway-operating
Hawkeye Downs (when it was dirt), Cedar Rapids, Iowa-operating
Michigan:
Michigan International Speedway-operating
Minnesota:
Steele County Fairgrounds, Owatanna, Minnesota-operating
Nevada:
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Ohio:
Eldora-operating
Oklahoma:
Chili Bowl-operating
West Virginia:
Pennsboro Speedway-closed
Wisconsin:
Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wisconsin-operating
The Milwaukee Mile-operating
The track that is no longer in operation that I miss the most is the one that's been closed the longest of any on my list. The little D-shaped 1/3rd mile-Sterling Speedbowl Park! That was a dirt track extraordinaire, and plenty racy, too.
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Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
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Last edited by ISF; 6/21/12 at 2:27 PM.
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