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The Indianapolis Speedrome is the oldest operating figure 8 track in the United States as it opened in 1941. [1] It is believed by many historians that this is the first figure 8 track where cars intersect. The Speedrome is home to the World Figure 8 Championships, the Annual Spring Shootout, and the 3 Hour Endurance Race. [2]
Figure 8 racing late 1940s at the Indianapolis Speedrome Overhead shot of the track Indianapolis Speedrome indianapolis Speedrome trackside Night racing. Figure 8 racing is a form of stock car racing in which automobiles race on a track that purposely intersects itself, increasing the risk of collisions.
Indianapolis Speedrome (1962-1964, 1979) Indiana State Fairgrounds (1972-1973) Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis (1969- 1971, 1974-1978, 1980-2017) Location:
Vogler was the National Alliance of Midget Auto Racing (NAMAR) midget champion in 1973. He won the midget car track championships at the Indianapolis Speedrome in 1984 and 1985. He won the Fireman Nationals midget car race at Angell Park Speedway in 1985.
Indianapolis Speedrome: Indianapolis: Indiana: 1945 Asphalt Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 1951–2010 Asphalt .70 miles (1.13 km) Bridge cross Riverhead ...
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Kenyon won the Indianapolis Speedrome midget car track title in 1993. Kenyon stopped racing on the national tour in 1995 after his wife Marieanne became virtually comatose after suffering a major head injury in a bicycle accident. [2] Kenyon won the Midwest-based NAMARS championships in 1995, 1996, and 1997 while in his sixties. [3]
Leroy Warriner (March 1, 1919 – January 2, 2003) was an American racing driver from Indianapolis who attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 every year from 1951 to 1958 without succeeding. Warriner only managed to qualify for a single Championship Car race, the September 1953 race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds where he started and ...