The Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway was a dirt oval racing track located in Detroit, Michigan. The track was built in 1899 for horse racing, and was part of the grounds purchased to provide a permanent venue for the Michigan State Fair. Joseph Lowthian Hudson donated the land, at Woodward Avenue and what is now 8 Mile Road, to the Michigan State Agricultural Society.
By 1908, the racetrack, at the east end of the fairgrounds, had a 5,000-seat capacity grandstand. The track originally hosted thoroughbred flat racing as well as standardbred harness racing. Later, it was used for auto racing, after the growth of that industry. In 1971 the grandstand was declared unsafe and was demolished in 2001.
Race winners
AAA/USAC Champ Car race winners
Season Date Driver Chassis Engine Sanctioning body 1928 June 10 Ray Keech Miller Miller AAA 1929 June 9 Cliff Woodbury Miller (2) Miller (2) AAA 1930 June 9 Wilbur Shaw Smith Miller (3) AAA 1931 June 14 Louis Meyer Stevens Miller (4) AAA1932 June 9 Bob Carey Stevens (2) Miller (5) AAA September 10 Mauri Rose Stevens (3) Miller (6) AAA 1933 June 11 Bill Cummings Miller (3) Miller (6) AAA 1949 September 11 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser AAA 1950 September 10 Henry Banks Moore Offenhauser (2) AAA 1951 September 9 Paul Russo Russo/Nichels Offenhauser (3) AAA 1952 August 30 Bill Vukovich Kuzma Offenhauser (4) AAA 1953 July 4 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft (2) Offenhauser (5) AAA 1957 June 23 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma (2) Offenhauser (6) USAC
NASCAR Grand National race winners
Season Date Winning Driver Chassis1951 August 12 Tommy Thompson 1951 Chrysler 1952 August 12 Tim Flock 1951 Hudson
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