Norway Speedway

Norway Speedway
Location Norway, Michigan
Owner Dickinson County Fairgrounds
Operator Dickinson County Racing Association
Major events Labor Day 100
Surface Asphalt
Length 1/3 mi
Turns 4

Norway Speedway, located in Norway, Michigan, is a one-third mile asphalt oval track that is slightly banked.[1] It is sanctioned by the American Speed Association (ASA).[2] Norway Speedway began as a dirt track in 1942 and was paved in 1978.[2] The track holds stock car races on Friday nights from Mid-May through Labor Day Weekend which is the weekend of the Dickinson County Fair. The fair has games, carnival rides, a demolition derby, and a livestock building filled with animals. Events include the Auto-Value Challenge Series, Race to a Cure Cancer, the Stateline Challenge and the Labor Day 100 championship race held during the Dickinson County Fair. The ARCA Midwest Tour, Mid-American Stock Car Series, and the TUNDRA Super Late Models have raced at the track.

The speedway has five divisions:

  • Bink's Coca-Cola Late Models
  • Sorny's Sportsman
  • Auto-Value Super Stocks
  • Jon Lasater State Farm Agency Stock 4 cylinders
  • Wisconsin Sport Trucks (bi-weekly)

The speedway is located at the Dickinson County fairgrounds along U.S. Route 8.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing". Michigan Department of Tourism. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Norway Speedway profile at ASA website". American Speed Association. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.norwayspeedway.com

Coordinates: 45°46′28″N 87°54′33″W / 45.7744°N 87.9091°W / 45.7744; -87.9091

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