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5/13/25, 12:23 AM   #31
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Are you referring to the dirt track @ Martin US131 drag strip? Knew of one there but never seen any photos or had any info on it.
 
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AZ. Manzy, Firebird, Canyon, Apache Junction, Tucson (USA Raceway), Cocopah.
CA. Ascot, Ontario.
FL. East Bay.
IL. Blue Island (Raceway Park), Meadowdale, Champaign Motor Speedway, Champaign Fairgrounds, 87th St., Soldier Field,
International Ampitheater, Danville, Freeport, Cole Lenzi Field, Joliet Memorial Stadium, Joliet (Chicagoland), Mendota
Fairgrounds, Peotone Fairgrounds, Rockford, O'Hare Stadium, Shaheen's Little Springfield, Sante Fe, Waukegan.
IN. Avilla, Crown Point (Broadway/Southlake), Baer Field, Gas City, Hoosier Dome, State Fair Mile and Arena,
Boswell/Henry's/Benton County/Chase, Illiana, North Vernon.
MI. Detroit (State Fairgrounds), Martin 131.
MN. Saint Paul
NJ. East Windsor, Flemington.
OH. Dayton, Mansfield, New Bremen, Cincinnati (Tri-County/Queen City).
PA. Allentown, Penn National, Silver Spring, Reading.
WI. Hales Corners, Lake Geneva.
Are you referring to the dirt track at the Martin US 131 Drag strip in Michigan? Knew there was a track there but never seen any photos or had any info on the track. It’s local to me so always been curious Ignore reply before)
 
5/13/25, 2:24 AM   #33
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Are you referring to the dirt track at the Martin US 131 Drag strip in Michigan? Knew there was a track there but never seen any photos or had any info on the track. It’s local to me so always been curious Ignore reply before)
Yeah, big half mile, with weird banking. Saw an Outlaw show there maybe '86. Track broke up pretty bad and I think they shortened the A Main and may have even canceled the second day.
 
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5/13/25, 1:17 PM   #34
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In. - Chandler
In. - Old 1/4 Burg.
In. - Gas City
Ill. - Mt. Vernon
Ky. - McHenry
Ky. - Ky. Lake Motor Speedway
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5/13/25, 8:21 PM   #35
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Arizona
Canyon Raceway
Manzanita

California
Ascot
California Speedway
Ontario Speedway

Florida
East Bay

Illinois
67 Raceway Godfrey
87th Street Speedway
Bureau County
Chicago Motor Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway Joliet
Freeport Speedway
Turnpike Speedway
International Amphitheatre
Joliet Memorial Speedway
Mazon Speedway
O'Hare Stadium
Raceway Park
Richland County Speedway Olney
Rockford Speedway
Rosemont Horizon
Santa Fe Speedway
Soldier Field
Vermillion County Speedway
Waukegan Speedway
Williamson County Speedway
Winnebago County Fairgrounds
Oswego Dragway

Indiana
16th Street Speedway
Avilla Speedway
Baer Field Speedway
Benton County Speedway
Camden Raceway
Hoosier Dome
Illiana Motor Speedway
Indiana State Fairgrounds
North Vernon Speedway
Rensselaer Speedway
South Bend Speedway
Southlake Speedway
Benton County

Kentucky
Kentucky Speedway

Michigan
Detroit Street Circuit F1
Mottville Speedway

Ohio
Burke Lakefront Airport

Wisconsin
Columbus 151 Speedway
Hales Corners Speedway
Lake Geneva Speedway
Milwaukee MECCA Arena
 
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5/14/25, 7:00 PM   #36
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Eastbay Florida
Florida state fairgrounds speedway ,Florida
Plant field Florida
Okeechobee Florida
Jacksonville speedway Florida
St.Augustine speedway Florida
Lakeland speedway Florida
Punta Gorda speedway (known as 417 later ) Florida
Hialeah speedway Florida
Manzanita speedway Arizona
Heidelberg speedway Pennsylvania




Wow after making that list my state has lost a lot of race tracks
 
5/16/25, 6:38 PM   #37
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Forgot one

Plymouth Speedway (Dirt) - Plymouth, Indiana
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5/19/25, 10:32 AM   #38
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Other than the obvious ones like Santa Fe and Gas City, the biggest was probably Manzanita.
 
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5/19/25, 6:33 PM   #39
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Kind of sad to see the tracks that I used to enjoy watching auto racing but are now shuttered.

IN-Baer Field-Ft Wayne; Gas City/I-69; Kamp-Boswell; Illiana-Schererville; 16th Street-Indianapolis; Plymouth (dirt); South Bend; Twin Cities-North Vernon; Indiana State Fairgrounds; Union County-Liberty; Hoosier Dome-Indianapolis; Allen County Memorial (indoor) Coliseum and Muncie Motor Speedway.

IL-Belle Clair-Belleville; Vermilion County-Danville; 67 Raceway Park-Godfrey and Centralia.

OH-Manfield; Columbus; Queen City/Tri County-West Chester and Greenville.

KY-Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway-Calvert City and Louisville Motor Speedway

MO-St Charles and Lake Hill-Valley Park.

IA-Hawkeye Downs

FL-USA International-Lakeland
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5/21/25, 11:07 PM   #40
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Wisconsin
Chilton fairgrounds
Hales Corners
Mantiwoc fairgrounds
Monster Hall
Brown County Speedway
State Park Speedway
Oshkosh Speedzone
Langlade County Speedway
Last year for Beaver Dam Raceway
Indiana
Gas City
Indy fairgrounds
Illinois
Santa Fe
Belle Clarie
Arizona
Manzy
Canyon
Central Arizona
 
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