Tri-City Speedway is a 4/10 mile dirt oval located 6 miles north of Franklin, Pennsylvania on State Road 417.
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The track opened in 1954 as a 1/4 mile dirt oval, and operated in this fashion until 1968. It reopened as a 1/2 mile oval for 1969, and operated until 1981. After several years off, the track ran again in 1986 and 1987. It resumed operation as a 4/10 mile track in 1996. It has previously operated as Franklin Speedway.
Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 639. Order from National Speedway Directory |
Track:
Tri-City Speedway
PA-417
Franklin, PA 16323
Mail:
Tri-City Speedway
P.O. Box 631
Rimersburg, PA 16248
814-676-1681 (track)
814-473-4038 (office)
814-473-4038 (fax)
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Tri-City Speedway is a little south of Dempseytown on SR 417, on the east side of the road.
Detailed directions may be found here on the official web site.
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