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Kokomo Speedway is a quarter mile (0.4 km) dirt semi-banked oval racing track in Kokomo, Indiana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The track hosts weekly Sunday night races during the American summer months. [ 1 ] It has hosted or currently hosts national tours for sprint , late models, midget , and ARCA stock cars.
Tri-State Speedway is a high-banked 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) dirt oval track located in Haubstadt, Indiana, approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of Evansville, Indiana. The track currently hosts World of Outlaws sprint cars, USAC sprints, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR sprints, MSCS Sprints, and UMP modifieds. [1] [2]
In the fall of 2022, the raceway underwent extensive renovations and additions. The track was resurfaced and 1/2 mile of track and 7 turns were added. The garage expanded and added 28 more pit garages. [3]
Track name Location Length Shape/banking Classes Sunny South Raceway: Alabama Grand Bay: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Go-Karts, INEX Bandoleros, INEX Legends, Stingers, Bombers, Pro Challenge Huntsville Speedway: Alabama Huntsville: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Late Models, Super Modifieds, Super streets, Mini Stocks, Hobby Cups, Trucks, Hot Shots ...
Indiana State Fairgrounds: Indianapolis: Indiana: 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt 1903-2019 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1946-1970) Knoxville Raceway: Knoxville: Iowa: 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay 1954 Knoxville Nationals (1961-present) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Lakewood Speedway: Atlanta: Georgia: 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt 1919-1979 AAA / USAC ...
Unlike sprint-style and enduro-style karts in which the driver sits in the center of the chassis, oval-track karts feature an extreme left driver offset for a high percentage of left-side weight which greatly helps handling on an oval track. Engines are on the right of the kart - reasoning being that the driver weighs more than the engine.
The child's quarter midget track is one quarter that length, or 1 ⁄ 20 mile (264 feet; 80 m). An adult-size midget in the 1940s and 1980s could reach 120 mph (190 km/h), while the single-cylinder 7 cu in (110 cc) quarter midget engine could make available a speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) in a rookie class (called novices), or one-quarter the speed ...
The track was known as Lucas Oil Raceway from 2011 to 2021. In 1958, 15 Indianapolis-area businessmen and racing professionals led by Tom Binford, Frank Dickie, Rodger Ward, and Howard Fieber invested $5,000 each to fund the development of a 267-acre (108 ha) farm tract into a recreational sporting complex that would focus on auto racing. The ...