Trenton Speedway
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| Trenton Speedway | |
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| Facility statistics | |
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| Location | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Broke ground | unknown |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Owner | New Jersey State Fairgrounds |
| Operator | closed |
| Construction cost | unknown |
| Architect | unknown |
| Former names | |
| Trenton International Speedway | |
| Major events | |
| AAA/USAC/CART Championship Car Trenton 100/150/200/300 (1949, 1957-1979) NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Northern 300 (1958-59, 1967-1972) |
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| Seating capacity | |
| Uknown | |
| Current dimensions | |
| Track shape | Dog-leg oval "Kidney Bean" |
| Track length | 1.5 mile |
| Track banking | Turns 1 & 2: 10° Dogleg: 4° Turns 3 & 4: 15° |
Trenton Speedway was a racing facility located near Trenton, New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. The first race was held there on September 24, 1900 but racing wouldn't return until 1907. Regular racing began in 1912 and continued until 1941. A new 1 mile dirt oval was opened in 1946. In 1957 the track was paved. It operated in that configuration until 1968 when the track was expanded to 1.5 miles (2.41 km) and a "kidney bean" shape with a 20° dogleg on the back stretch and a wider turn 3 & 4 complex than turns 1 & 2. The track closed in 1980 and the Fairgrounds itself closed 3 years later. The former site of the speedway is now the Grounds for Sculpture.
Trenton hosted the NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup series 8 times. The first race occurring in 1958 and the last in 1972.
Trenton was a long-time stop for the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. Its first recognized Champ Car race was held in 1949. The series didn't return until 1957 when the track was paved, but when it did, at least one Champ Car race was held every year until 1979. The final Champ Car races held in 1979 at the track were sanctioned by CART.
Contents |
[edit] Race results
All winning drivers were 
American.
[edit] AAA Championship Car
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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| 1949 | June 19 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | Offy |
[edit] USAC Championship Car
[edit] CART Champ Car
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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| 1979 | June 10 | Bobby Unser | Penske | Cosworth |
| 1979 | June 10 | Bobby Unser | Penske | Cosworth |
| 1979 | August 19 | Rick Mears | Penske | Cosworth |
[edit] NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Manufacturer |
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| 1958 | May 30 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet |
| 1959 | May 17 | Tom Pistone | Ford |
| 1967 | July 9 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 1968 | July 14 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Ford |
| 1969 | July 13 | David Pearson | Ford |
| 1970 | July 12 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 1971 | July 18 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 1972 | July 16 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| Tracks of the USAC Championship Series |
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| Former Tracks (1956-1981) Arizona Fairgrounds • Atlanta • Darlington • Dayton • Daytona • Detroit • Dover • DuQuion • Hanford • Indianapolis • Lakewood • Langhorne • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nazareth • Ontario • Phoenix • Pocono • Sacramento • Sedalia • Springfield • Syracuse • Texas World • Trenton • Williams Grove Road Courses International |
| Tracks of the Champ Car World Series |
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| Current Tracks (2007)
Assen • Cleveland • Edmonton • Houston • Las Vegas • Long Beach • Mexico City • Mont-Tremblant • Phoenix • Portland • Road America • San Jose • Surfers Paradise • Toronto • Zhuhai • Zolder Former Tracks (Ovals) Former Tracks (Road Courses) Former Tracks (International) |
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