ARKANSAS (USA)
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1954 - MEMPHIS ARKANSAS SPEEDWAY
Memphis Arkansas Speedway when built was a one and a half mile dirt oval circuit, that opened on the 7th of October 1954, The dirt surface has been described as unmanageable and with the estimated cost of sealing the surface at one hundred thousand dollars, the owners soon ran out of money, and closed the track in 1957.
A local farmer by the name of Clayton Eubanks senior then brought the track to harvest catfish, rice and soybeans. The land is now an irrigation dam.
Photo: Richard Duncan collection.
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1955 - LE HI 300
On the 9th of October 1955 Nascar held the Le Hi 300 at the speedway, The race was a 200 lap format at a distance of 300.1 miles and took three hours and thirty four minutes to run.
Speedy Thompson in a Ford would lead the race for one hundred and fifty eight laps and go on to win, from Marvin Panch, also in a Ford by 3/4 of a lap, Fonty Flock started from pole position after recording a speed of 100.39 mph, Jim Read was disqualified from the event due to a rule violation, Third place went to Jimmy Massey in the first of the Chevrolet's
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1956 - MEMPHIS ARKANSAS SPEEDWAY 10th June 1956 |
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1956 - MEMPHIS ARKANSAS SPEEDWAY 16th September 1956 |
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1957 - MEMPHIS ARKANSAS SPEEDWAY 9th June 1957 |
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