Norway Speedway Explained

Norway Speedway
Location:Norway, Michigan
Owner:Dickinson County Fairgrounds
Operator:Dickinson County Racing Association
Events:Labor Day 100, Stateline Challenge[1]
Miles First:true
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1/3
Turns:4
Record Time:13.951[2]
Record Driver:Dalton Zehr
Record Year:2013
Record Class:late model

Norway Speedway, located in Norway, Michigan, is a one-third mile asphalt oval track that is slightly banked.[3] Norway Speedway began as a dirt track in 1942 and was paved in 1978.[4] The track held American Speed Association sanction before the sanctioning body closed. 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,[5] Mid-American Stock Car Series,[6] and the TUNDRA Super Late Models[7] have raced at the track. The speedway has five divisions:

The speedway is located at the Dickinson County fairgrounds along U.S. Route 8.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 35 + Expected for Norway TUNDRA Show . Speed51 . April 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Association . Dickinson County Racing . Track Archives . Dickinson County Racing Association . April 21, 2020 . en-AE.
  3. Web site: Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing. Michigan DepartmeTourism. August 12, 2013.
  4. Web site: Norway Speedway profile at ASA website. American Speed Association. August 12, 2013.
  5. Web site: Ty Majeski Wins His Third ARCA Midwest Tour Race of the Year in the Duel for Diabetes 100 . . April 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: Staff . Tentative MASCS Schedule Includes 10 Events . SPEED Sport . April 21, 2020 . January 10, 2011.
  7. Web site: TUNDRA Round Four, Norway Speedway Pre-Race Notes . TUNDRA Super Late Models . April 21, 2020.
  8. Web site: Norway Speedway. www.norwayspeedway.com.