Ionia Fairground Speedway is a 9/16 mile clay oval located on the grounds of the Ionia Free Fair in Ionia, Michigan.
New: 2005-10-25
The track appears to have first run cars in 1925 on a 1/2 mile dirt oval. The track operated with brief breaks through August, 1941. Operations resumed after WWII on August 10th, 1946, continuing until 1982. A 1/17 mile figure 8 opened in 2001. The current revival started with a limited 2 race program in 2005.
Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 378. Order from National Speedway Directory |
Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway
317 S Dexter St
Ionia, MI 48846
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