Selinsgrove Speedway (aka Selinsgrove Raceway Park) is a complex consisting of a 1/2 mile and a 1/5 mile dirt oval, located near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
Apparently, the name Selinsgrove Speedway is used to refer to the large oval, and Raceway Park refers to the small oval which is used for karts and micro-sprints.
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The 1/2 mile dirt oval was designed by Joie Chitwood, and opened on September 15th, 1946. It closed on July 23rd, 1960 and reopened on May 25th, 1963. The 1/5 mile track opened in 2001. The track has also operated as Snyder's Fairgrounds.
Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 634. Order from National Speedway Directory |
Selinsgrove Speedway
Sand Hill Road
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Selinsgrove Speedway
P.O. Box 29
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-2999
The terraserver image dates from before the construction of the smaller oval.
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Selinsgrove Speedway is on Sand Hill Road just west of Market Street, near the junction of US 11/15 with SR-35.
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