Surface Dirt Phone +1 313-369-8250 | Length 1,600 m Opened 1899 | |
Location Michigan State Fair
Detroit, Michigan Major events AAA/USAC Indy Car
Detroit 100 (1949–1953, 1957)
NASCAR Grand National
Motor City 250 (1951–1952) Address 1120 W State Fair Ave, Detroit, MI 48203, USA Major event American Championship car racing Similar Palmer Park, LaBelle Towers Co‑op Ap, Towne Square Apartments, Trumbull Crossing, Delta Digital Controls | ||
The Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway was a dirt oval racing track located in Detroit, Michigan. The track was built in 1899, as part of the ground purchased to provide a permanent venue for the Michigan State Fair. Joseph Lowthian Hudson donated the ground, at 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue to the Michigan State Agricultural Society. By 1908, the racetrack, at the east end of the fairground, had a 5,000 seat capacity grandstand. In addition to auto racing, the track also hosted harness racing. The grandstand was declared unsafe in 1971 and demolished in 2001.
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Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA