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

SeasonDateDriverChassisEngineSanctioning body
1928June 10United States Ray KeechMillerMillerAAA
1929June 9United States Cliff WoodburyMiller (2)Miller (2)AAA
1930June 9United States Wilbur ShawSmithMiller (3)AAA
1931June 14United States Louis MeyerStevensMiller (4)AAA
1932June 9United States Bob CareyStevens (2)Miller (5)AAA
September 10United States Mauri RoseStevens (3)Miller (6)AAA
1933June 11United States Bill CummingsMiller (3)Miller (6)AAA
1949September 11United States Tony BettenhausenKurtis KraftOffenhauserAAA
1950September 10United States Henry BanksMooreOffenhauser (2)AAA
1951September 9United States Paul RussoRusso/NichelsOffenhauser (3)AAA
1952August 30United States Bill VukovichKuzmaOffenhauser (4)AAA
1953July 4United States Rodger WardKurtis Kraft (2)Offenhauser (5)AAA
1957June 23United States Jimmy BryanKuzma (2)Offenhauser (6)USAC

NASCAR Grand National race winners

SeasonDateWinning DriverChassis
1951August 12Tommy Thompson1951 Chrysler
1952August 12Tim Flock1951 Hudson

See also

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