Chowchilla Speedway

Chowchilla Speedway is a 1/3 mile clay oval located on the Chowchilla-Madera County Fairgrounds southeast of Chowchilla, California.

New: 2005-05-23 Last Updated: 2007-08-05

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Elevation: 235 feet Latitude: 37.11396 Longitude: -120.25094 Time zone: PST/PDT (-0800/-0700)

A 1 mile dirt oval operated here from roughly 1927 through 1932. A 1/2 mile dirt oval operated from about 1930 through 1941, reopening after WWII from about 1947 to 1955. A 1/5 mile dirt oval operated once on May 13th, 1993 for a USAC TQ midget race. The current 1/3 mile dirt oval opened in 2000; a 1/3 mile figure 8 commenced operations in 2002.

The track has also operated as Chowchilla-Madera Speedway.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 129. Order from National Speedway Directory