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 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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