Norway Speedway
Norway Speedway, located in Norway, Michigan, USA, is a third mile asphalt oval track that is slightly banked.[1] It is sanctioned by the American Speed Association (ASA).[2] Norway Speedway began as a dirt track in 1942, and it got blacktopped in 1978.[2] The track holds stock car races on Friday nights from Mid-May through Labor Day Weekend which is the weekend of the Dickinson County Fair. The fair has games, carnival rides, a demolition derby, and a livestock building filled with animals. Events include the Auto-Value Challenge Series, Race to a Cure Cancer and the Stateline Challenge along with a yearly appearance of the ARCA Midwest Tour with their touring drivers competing against the local teams. The Mid-American Stock Car Series and the TUNDRA Super Late Models have raced at the track.
The speedway has five divisions:
- Bink's Coca-Cola Late Models
- Sorny's Sportsman
- Auto-Value Super Stocks
- Kingsford Dairy Queen Dog Fab-4s (four cylinders) also known as the DQ Dogs
- Kingsford Dairy Queen Dog Modified 4s
The speedway is located at the Dickinson County fairgrounds along U.S. Route 8.[3]
Images
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Turns 3 and 4
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Frontstretch
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Turns 1 and 2
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2012 Late Model champion Dalton Zehr racing in Turn 4
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DQ Dogs
References
- ↑ "Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing". Michigan Department of Tourism. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- 1 2 "Norway Speedway profile at ASA website". American Speed Association. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.norwayspeedway.com
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Coordinates: 45°46′28″N 87°54′33″W / 45.7744°N 87.9091°W