ARIZONA RACETRACKS - LIST COURTESY OF STAN COWAN

                                     

 

Reference: "The History of American's Speedways, Past and Present by Allan E. Brown For more information or to order a copy of the book, visit Allan's website http://speedwaysonline.com

 

 

 

 

Adobe Bowl:  See Tucson Speedway

Arizona Motorsports Park,Phoenix, 2.25 mile Road Course, 2003 only

Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, 1 mile dirt oval from 11/11/1920 to 1963; 5/8 mile paved oval 1938-1956. Held the last AAA Championship race.

Arrowhead Speedway, Glendale, dirt oval

Bennett Speedway, 40th Street & E. Washington, 1/4 mile dirt oval, 1937-8

Beeline Raceway, drag racing

Biltmore Speedway, Phoenix, oval track

Bisbee Speedway, Bisbee, one mile dirt oval, 1973

Camelback Speedway, dirt oval, location unknown. This may be the Jordan Speedway, at 16th Street and Camelback.

Camp Grant Speedway, See: Channell's Midwestern Speedway

Canyon Raceway, Phoenix, mile dirt oval, 1981-present

Central Arizona Raceway, currently racing, see Sun Valley Speedway

Channell's Midwestern Speedway, Winkleman, also known as Camp Grant Speedway, mile dirt oval, 1971-82

Coolidge Speedway, Collidge, mile dirt oval, 1954-57

Copper Bowl Speedway, see Globe-Miami Speedway

Corona Speedway, see Tucson International Speedway

Disabled Veterans Speedway, Jordan re-opened, at 16th St. & Camelback, Phoenix

Douglas, 1/3 mile dirt oval, 1935, midgets

Douglas, dirt oval, 1952

Downtown Airport Speedway, Tucson, 1/8 mi dirt oval, TQs

Eloy, mile dirt oval, early 1950s

FasTrack Intl. Speedway, see Phoenix International Raceway

Firebird Int'l Raceway, Chandler, 3/8 mil dirt oval, 1983 to present, 2.0 mile paved road course, 1983-present, 1/4 mile drag racing

Flagstaff, mile dirt oval, 1935-38

Ford Test Track, Kingman, 5/8 mile dirt oval, race scheduled there 1/26/56

Gilpin, Tucson, north of Prince, just west of Romero (Thanks to Harry Green)

Globe-Miami Speedway, Globe, mile dirt oval, 1952-present

Jerome, paved road course, 1952

Jordan Speedway, Phoenix, mile dirt oval, 1935-7, midgets

Kingsley Ranch, Tucson, oval, 1948

Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, 2.5 mile paved road course, 1958

Luke AFB Auxiliary Field, Drag Racing

Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, 35th Ave/Broadway, mile dirt ovals, 1951-present

Mesa Fairgrounds, dirt oval, 1948

Mohave County Raceway, Lake Havasu City, stocks, presently racing

Mohave Valley Raceway, Bullhead City, currently racing, street stocks

Northern Raceway, Flagstaff, 1954

Phoenix, 5.0 mile road course, city streets, 11/20/15, AAA Race

Phoenix Grand Prix, 1989-91, road race on city streets

Phoenix Fairgrounds, see AZ State Fairgrounds

Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix, AKA Fastrack Int’l Speedway, 1 mile paved oval, 1964; also 2.75 mile road course.

Phoenix Midget Speedway, Phoenix, 1/5 mile dirt oval, 1942

Phoenix Rodeo Grounds, Phoenix, mile dirt oval, 1942

Phoenix Speedway, 62nd St/Thomas Road, aka Thomas Track

Pima Fairgrounds, see Tucson Fairgrounds

Pinal County Fairgrounds; see Sun Valley

Prescott, dirt oval, 1935-47

Prescott Valley Speedway,  Prescott Valley, 3/8 mile dirt,opened in 2004

Riverside Park Speedway, Midgets, Phoenix, 1937, 1/5 mile Dirt D, Central Ave/Salt River

Roosevelt Field, 17th Ave, Roosevelt, 1/8 mile in a ballpark

Safford, mile dirt oval, 1952

Saguaro National Speedway, Tucson, closed. reopened as United Sports Arizona Speedway

Sidewinder Speedway, Phoenix, 1/8 mi dirt oval, 1983-present

Smith City Speedway, Kingman, mile dirt oval, 1981

South Mountain Speedway, Central Avenue at South Mt, Phoenix, mile dirt oval, 1950-55; dirt oval, 1955-7

Speedworld Motorplex, drag racing, present

Sportsland Raceway, Phoenix, 1.5 paved road course, 1967

Southwestern International Raceway, Tucson, drag racing

Thrasherland, W. Glendale Ave, sand rails, mud track

Thunder Raceway, stocks, Show Low, currently open

TriCity Speedway, Safford, ¼ mile dirt oval, closed

Tucson, 2.1 mile road course, city streets, 3/20/1915, AAA Race

Tucson, 5/8 mile dirtoval, 1940, Rodeo Grounds?

Tucson Fairgrounds, aka Pima County 1 mile dirt oval, 10/5/35-1954, 1955-6, Tucson Speedway, 1970s one mile dirt oval

Tucson Municipal Airport, 1.8 mile paved road course, 1959-61

Tucson Int’l Speedway, Tucson, aka Corona Speedway, 1969-pres,mile dirt oval

Tucson Raceway Park, NASCAR, currently not operation

Tucson Rodeo Grounds, mile dirt oval, 1939-53

Tucson Speedway, aka Adobe Bowl or Tucson Motor Speedway, mile dirt oval, 1950-68

United Sports Arizona Speedway, Tucson

Wilcox, road racing, SCCA sanctioned, 1960s

Yuma, mile dirt oval, 1950s, 16th Ave/Arizona Ave

Yuma Speedway, aka Yuma Int’l Speedway, mile dirt oval, 1968, possibly reopened

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