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 Fairgrounds Speedway | |
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Location | Canfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, at 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield Fairgrounds, Ohio 44406 |
Time zone | GMT-5 |
Capacity | 40,000+ |
Owner | The Mahoning County Agricultural Society |
Operator | The Canfield Fairgrounds |
Broke ground | 194? |
Opened | 1949 |
Closed | 1973 to autos |
Construction cost | $? |
Architect | Mahoning County Agricultural Society |
Former names | Canfield Fairgrounds Speedway |
Major events | NASCAR Grand National Series The Poor Man's 500 |
Oval | |
Surface | Dirt |
Length | .5 miles (.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 15° Turns 8° Front Stretch 12° Back straightaway |
Race lap record | 58.102mph (time N/A) (Bill Rexford, Julian Buesink, 1951, NASCAR Grand National Series) |
Oval | |
Surface | Dirt |
Length | .25 miles (.4025 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 5° in turns 0° in straights |
Race lap record | 0:15.210 (Iggy Katona, Iggy Katona, 1951, NASCAR Short Track Series) |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | .25 miles (.4025 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 8° in turns 5° in straights |
Race lap record | 0:14.046 (Mike Klapak, Mike Klapak, 1964, ARCA) |
Oval | |
Surface | Dirt |
Length | .5 miles (.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 10° in turns 5° in straights |
Race lap record | 0:14.046 (Harold Smith, Harold Smith, 1961, ARCA) |
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