Canfield Speedway

Canfield Speedway is a half mile dirt oval racetrack that hosted (major) sanctioned auto racing from 1950 to 1964, but other associations ran until the late 1970s. There was also a 1/4 mile dirt racing surface that shared the front stretch with the 1/2 mile track. It was used until the track was closed to auto racing in 1973. Attendance varied from 30,000 people for larger events to 10,000 people for ones of less significance. The track is located at the Canfield Fairgrounds in Canfield, Ohio, and is still in use today, primarily during the Canfield Fair.

Canfield Speedway
Canfield Fairgrounds Speedway
LocationCanfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, at 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield Fairgrounds, Ohio 44406
Time zoneGMT-5
Capacity40,000+
OwnerThe Mahoning County Agricultural Society
OperatorThe Canfield Fairgrounds
Broke ground194?
Opened1949
Closed1973 to autos
Construction cost$?
ArchitectMahoning County Agricultural Society
Former namesCanfield Fairgrounds Speedway
Major eventsNASCAR Grand National Series The Poor Man's 500
Oval
SurfaceDirt
Length.5 miles (.805 km)
Turns4
Banking15° Turns
8° Front Stretch
12° Back straightaway
Race lap record58.102mph (time N/A) (Bill Rexford, Julian Buesink, 1951, NASCAR Grand National Series)
Oval
SurfaceDirt
Length.25 miles (.4025 km)
Turns4
Banking5° in turns
0° in straights
Race lap record0:15.210 (Iggy Katona, Iggy Katona, 1951, NASCAR Short Track Series)
Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length.25 miles (.4025 km)
Turns4
Banking8° in turns
5° in straights
Race lap record0:14.046 (Mike Klapak, Mike Klapak, 1964, ARCA)
Oval
SurfaceDirt
Length.5 miles (.805 km)
Turns4
Banking10° in turns
5° in straights
Race lap record0:14.046 (Harold Smith, Harold Smith, 1961, ARCA)
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