INDIANA (USA)
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1949 - TERRA HAUTE SPEEDWAY
By 1949 the planning for the venue was complete and the construction of the 1/2 mile racetrack had started.
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1952 - TERRA HAUTE SPEEDWAY OPENS
The speedway opened to the public on the 15th of June 1952, The track did close and re-open many times during its initial years, Don Smith promoted the venue during the 1960's, after that there was a series of promoters in control which saw spectator numbers fall away as USAC withdrew there sanctioning.
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1958 - TERRA HAUTE SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR ACTION
1958 - Eddie Sachs leads AJ Foyt with Van Johnson and Don Branson behind. Photo: unknown.
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1959 - JIM PACKARD Sprintcar's
1959 - Jim Packard runs the hi-line on the big Terra Haute track. Photo: Roger Zellner collection.
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1959 - JUD LARSON Sprintcar's
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1959 - Jud Larson getting pushed away in the Ed Lowther Offy at Terre Haute. Photo: Ken Cole collection.
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1962 - TERRA HAUTE SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR ACTION
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1963 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1963 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR ACTION
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16th June 1963 - Steve Stapp leads Jim Hurtubise at Terre Haute Speedway. Photo: Robin Miller collection.
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1966 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
14th August 1966
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1967 - BOBBY UNSER Sprintcar's
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1967 - Bobby Unser pushing his sprintcar to the limit, winning the June 11 feature. Photo: unknown.
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1970 - GARRY BETTENHAUSEN Sprintcar's
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1970 - Gary Bettenhausen storms around Terra Haute in the Willie Davis owned City of Syracuse sprintcar during the September 13 Don Branson Memorial, Gary started 5th and finished 3rd. Photo: Gene Crucean.
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1975 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
14th September 1975
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21st September 1975
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1976 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
1st May 1976
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1st August 1976
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1977 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
7th May 1977
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5th June 1977
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31st July 1977
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18th September 1977
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25th September 1977
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1978 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
6th May 1978
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4th June 1978
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6th June 1978
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30th July 1978
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17th September 1978
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1979 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
5th May 1979
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3rd June 1979
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5th August 1979
23rd September 1979
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16th September 1979 |
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1980 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
4th May 1980
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14th September 1980
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1983 - JOHN ANDRETTI Midgets
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1983 - John Andretti in action in his midget at the "Action Track" Photo: unknown.
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2002 - TERRE HAUTE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
1st June 2002
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2008 - TERRA HAUTE SPEEDWAY
In 2008 DHK Promotions LLC Group took over running the track, and carried out some major upgrades, DHK Promotions was owned by former Major League Baseball player Brian Dorsett, Indy Car Racing League driver Davey Hamilton and Indianapolis 500 radio announcer Mike King.
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2009 - TERRA HAUTE ACTION TRACK
In 2009 DHK Promotions added a new partner to its group in Chris Novolney and changed the name of the speedway to the Action Track.