Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway

Former American race track

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Location| Michigan State Fair
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates| 42°26′33″N 83°06′40″W﻿ / ﻿42.44250°N 83.11111°W﻿ / 42.44250; -83.11111
Opened| 1899
Major events| AAA/USAC Indy Car
Detroit 100 (1949–1953, 1957)
NASCAR Grand National
Motor City 250 (1951–1952)
Oval
Surface| Dirt
Length| 1.6 km (1 miles)

The Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway was a dirt oval racing track located in Detroit, Michigan. The track was built in 1899 for horse racing,[1] and it was part of the ground purchased to provide a permanent venue for the Michigan State Fair. Joseph Lowthian Hudson donated the land, at Woodward Avenue and what is now 8 Mile Road, to the Michigan State Agricultural Society.[2]

By 1908, the racetrack, at the east end of the fairground, had a 5,000-seat capacity grandstand. The track originally hosted Thoroughbred flat racing as well as Standardbred harness racing. Later, it was used for auto racing, after the growth of that industry.[3] In 1971 the grandstand was declared unsafe; it was demolished in 2001.[3]

## Race winners

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### AAA/USAC Champ Car race winners

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Season  | Date  | Winning Driver  | Chassis  | Engine

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1949 | September 11  | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis | Offenhauser
1950 | September 10  | Henry Banks | Moore | Offenhauser
1951 | September 9  | Paul Russo | Paul Russo/Nichels | Offenhauser
1952 | August 30  | Bill Vukovich | Kuzma | Offenhauser
1953 | July 4  | Rodger Ward | Kurtis | Offenhauser
1957 | September 11  | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | Offenhauser

### NASCAR Grand National race winners

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Season  | Date  | Winning Driver  | Chassis

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1951 | August 12  | Tommy Thompson | 1951 Chrysler
1952 | August 12  | Tim Flock | 1951 Hudson

## See also

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* Michigan portal
* Sports portal

## References

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1. ^ Reed, Terry (2005). Indy: The Race And Ritual Of The Indianapolis 500 (Second ed.). Dulles, Virginia: Potomac Books. p. 4. ISBN 1-57488-907-9. "Michigan State Fairgrounds 1899."
2. ^ Minnis, John; Beaver, Lauren (2010). Michigan State Fair. Images of America. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 26\. ISBN 978-0-7385-7789-0.
3. ^ a b Minnis, John; Beaver, Lauren (2010). Michigan State Fair. Images of America. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 28\. ISBN 978-0-7385-7789-0.

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AAA National Championship race venues (1905, 1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955)

Paved ovals|

* Darlington
* Indianapolis
* Milwaukee
* Narragansett Park
* Southland
* Twin City

Dirt ovals|

* Altoona
* Arlington
* Ascot Park
* Bainbridge
* Bay Meadows
* Brunots Island
* Centennial Park
* Charter Oak Park
* Del Mar
* Detroit
* DuQuoin
* Empire City
* Fort Miami
* Glenville
* Good Time Park
* Grosse Pointe
* Hudson River
* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
* Kenilworth Park
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Las Vegas Park
* Legion Ascot
* Milwaukee
* Morris Park
* Oakland
* Phoenix
* Randall Park
* Readville
* Recreation Park
* Roby
* Rockingham Park
* Sacramento
* St. Paul
* San Jose
* Springfield
* Syracuse
* Trenton
* Williams Grove

Board ovals|

* Akron-Cleveland
* Altoona
* Atlantic City
* Baltimore-Washington
* Beverly Hills
* Charlotte
* Cincinnati
* Cotati
* Culver City
* Des Moines
* Fresno
* Fulford–Miami
* Kansas City
* Omaha
* Pittsburgh-Bridgeville
* Rockingham Park
* San Francisco
* Sheepshead Bay
* Speedway Park
* Tacoma
* Uniontown

Road courses/
Street circuits|

* Corona
* Elgin
* Fresno
* Lowell
* Mines Field
* Roosevelt
* Santa Monica

1946 Big car tracks|

* Allentown
* Altamont
* Batavia
* Bedford
* Bloomsburg
* Charlotte
* Dayton
* DuBois
* Essex Junction
* Flemington
* Great Barrington
* Greensboro
* Hamburg
* Harrington
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Port Royal
* Powell
* Raleigh
* Reading
* Richmond
* Rutland
* Selinsgrove
* Shelby
* Skowhegan
* Thompson
* Trenton
* Uniontown
* Washington
* Williams Grove
* Winchester
* Winston-Salem

Other tracks|

* Indianapolis (brick oval)
* Pikes Peak (hill climb)

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USAC National Championship race venues (1956–1981)

U.S.|

| Paved ovals|

* Atlanta
* Darlington
* Dayton
* Daytona
* Dover
* Indianapolis
* Langhorne
* Marchbanks
* Michigan
* Milwaukee
* Nazareth
* Ontario
* Phoenix
* Pocono
* Texas World
* Trenton

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Dirt ovals|

* Detroit
* DuQuoin
* Indianapolis (State Fair)
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Phoenix (State Fair)
* Sacramento
* Sedalia
* Springfield
* Syracuse
* Williams Grove

Road courses|

* Brainerd
* Castle Rock
* Indianapolis (IRP)
* Mont-Tremblant
* Mosport
* Pikes Peak
* Riverside
* Sears Point
* Seattle
* Stardust

International|

| Tracks|

* Brands Hatch
* Fuji
* Monza
* Rafaela
* Silverstone

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NASCAR Cup Series race venues

Current (2025)|

| Short track|

* Bowman Gray (NC)
* Martinsville
* Bristol
* North Wilkesboro (NC)
* Iowa
* Richmond

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Mile oval|

* Phoenix
* Dover
* New Hampshire

Intermediate|

* Atlanta
* Las Vegas
* Homestead
* Darlington
* Texas
* Kansas
* Charlotte (Oval)
* Nashville
* Gateway

Superspeedway|

* Daytona (Oval)
* Talladega
* Michigan
* Pocono
* Indianapolis (Oval)

Road courses|

* Austin
* Mexico City
* Sonoma
* Watkins Glen
* Charlotte (Roval)

Street circuit|

* Chicago

Future (2026)|

| Street circuit|

* San Diego

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Former|

| Short track|

* Air Base
* Airborne
* Albany-Saratoga
* Altamont-Schenectady
* Ascot Park
* Asheville-Weaverville
* Augusta (Oval)
* Beltsville
* Birmingham
* Bloomsburg
* Boyd's
* Canfield
* Carrell
* Central City
* Champion
* Chisholm
* Civic
* Charlotte Speedway
* Cleveland County
* Coastal
* Columbia
* Columbus
* Concord
* Corbin
* Davenport
* Dayton
* Dixie
* Dog Track
* Dominion
* Fonda
* Forsyth County
* Fort Miami
* Funk's/Winchester
* Gamecock
* Gastonia
* Golden Gate
* Grand Rapids
* Greensboro
* Greenville-Pickens
* Hamburg
* Harris
* Harnett
* Hayloft
* Heidelberg
* Hickory
* Huntsville
* Islip
* Jacksonville
* Jefferson
* Kingsport
* Lakeview
* Langley (VA)
* Lincoln
* Lincoln City
* Los Angeles Coliseum (NC)
* Madison
* McCormick Field
* Meyer
* Middle Georgia
* Montgomery
* Monroe County (MI)
* Monroe County (NY)
* Morristown
* Myrtle Beach
* Nashville Fairgrounds
* New Asheville
* Newberry
* Oakland
* Occoneechee
* Old Bridge
* Oxford Plains
* Palm Beach
* Pensacola
* Piedmont Interstate
* Powell
* Princess Anne
* Rapid Valley
* Reading
* Savannah
* Shangri-La
* Smoky Mountain
* Soldier Field
* South Boston
* Southern States
* Southside
* Speedway Park
* Starlite
* Stateline
* Tar Heel
* Thompson
* Toronto
* Tri-City
* Tucson
* Valdosta 75
* Vernon
* Wall Stadium
* West Virginia
* Williams Grove
* Willow Springs (Oval)
* Wilson

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Mile oval|

* Arizona State
* Bainbridge Fairgrounds
* Bay Meadows
* California State
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Las Vegas Park
* Michigan State
* Raleigh
* Rockingham
* Syracuse

Intermediate|

* Chicagoland
* Kentucky
* Marchbanks
* Memphis-Arkansas
* Trenton

Superspeedway|

* Auto Club
* Ontario
* Texas World

Road courses|

* Augusta (Road Course)
* Bridgehampton
* Daytona (Road Course)
* Indianapolis (Road Course)
* Riverside
* Road America
* Willow Springs (Road Course)

Street circuit|

* Bremerton
* Daytona Beach
* Linden
* Montgomery Air Base
* Titusville

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