Norway Speedway
 Grandstand | |
| Location | Norway, Michigan |
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| Owner | Dickinson County Fairgrounds |
| Operator | Dickinson County Racing Association |
| Major events | Labor Day 100 |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1/3 miles |
| Turns | 4 |
Norway Speedway, located in Norway, Michigan, is a one-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 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.
The speedway has five divisions:
- Bink's Coca-Cola Late Models
- Sorny's Sportsman
- Auto-Value Super Stocks
- Jon Lasater State Farm Agency Stock 4 cylinders
- Wisconsin Sport Trucks (bi-weekly)
The speedway is located at the Dickinson County fairgrounds along U.S. Route 8.[3]
Images
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Turns 3 and 4 -
Frontstretch -
Turns 1 and 2 -
2012 Late Model champion Dalton Zehr racing in Turn 4 -
DQ Dogs
References
- ^ "Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing". Michigan Department of Tourism. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "Norway Speedway profile at ASA website". American Speed Association. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ http://www.norwayspeedway.com
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