Santa Fe Speedway

Santa Fe Speedway operated 2 dirt ovals of 7/16 and 1/4 miles, located in Willow Springs, Illinois on the outskirts of Chicago.

New: 2007-05-20

Table of Contents

• Track Facts
• Historical Note
• Track Office
• Track Imagery
• Search for Web Pages
• Search for News
• Search for Images
• Getting There

Offsite Links

• Santa Fe Speedway Memories website

Track Facts

Historical Note

The original track on this site was Santa Fe Park, built by Frederick Tiedt. Originally for horses, it was used for cars in the 1920s. Sources give its length as either 1/2 mile or 1/4 mile. The grandstands were destroyed by a tornado in the late 20s and racing ceased.

Tiedt's son Harold built the two new ovals after WWII. The 7/16 mile oval opened on May 31st, 1953. Both ovals operated from 1953 until 1995 when the track was sold for development.

References

Track Office

Santa Fe Speedway
91st Street
Willow Springs, IL 60480

Track Imagery

Search for Web Pages

Search for News

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Search for Images

Getting There

Copyright/License

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