Norway Speedway

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Norway Speedway
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Location Norway, Michigan
OwnerDickinson County Fairgrounds
OperatorDickinson County Racing Association
Major eventsLabor Day 100
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1/3 mi
Turns4

Norway Speedway, located in Norway, Michigan, is a one-third mile asphalt oval track that is slightly banked. [1] Norway Speedway began as a dirt track in 1942 and was paved 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, the Stateline Challenge and the Labor Day 100 championship race held during the Dickinson County Fair. The ARCA Midwest Tour, Mid-American Stock Car Series, and the TUNDRA Super Late Models have raced at the track.

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The speedway has five divisions:

The speedway is located at the Dickinson County fairgrounds along U.S. Route 8. [3]

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References

  1. "Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing". Michigan DepartmeTourism. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. "Norway Speedway profile at ASA website". American Speed Association . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. "Norway Speedway". www.norwayspeedway.com.

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