ILLINOIS [USA]
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1936 - RIVERVIEW STADIUM.
Riverview Stadium opened in 1936 as a 1/5 mile dirt oval speedway hosting mainly Midget Cars. The race track was situated just North of the Riverview Park, Amusement Park.
It has been reported that the Speedway event's were held twice a week, on a Wednesday and a Sunday, it has also been reported that some meeting had attendance figures of up to 12,000.
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1941 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY.
The track went through a name change in 1941 from Riverview Stadium to Riverview Speedway, and continued to operate with success up until 1942, when it was forced to close because of World War 2.