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July 28, 2015 at
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After speaking with Jeremy Elliot at Williams Grove, I started thinking about what tracks I'd list in my PERSONAL top 25. My criteria is different than Jeremy's--I'm listing what I consider the 25 raciest tracks in the world on which I've seen racing. So here's my list. . .
1) River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, ND
2) Eagle Raceway, Lincoln, NE
3) Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, OH
4) Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, OR
5) Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, ONT, Canada
6) Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, IN
7) Talladega Dirt Track, Talladega, AL
8) Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, MO
9) Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima, OH
10) Valvoline Speedway, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
11) US 36 Raceway, Cameron, MO
12) Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, IN
13) Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
14) The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
15) Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA
16) Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, WI
16) I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE
17) Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN
18) Path Valley Speedway, Spring Run, PA
19) Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
20) Eldora Speedway, New Weston ,OH
21) Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA
22) Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, TN
23) Husets Speedway, Brandon, SD
24) Murray Bridge Speedway, Murray Bridge, SA, Australia
25) Salina High Banks Speedway, Salina, OK
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July 28, 2015 at
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Good list. Not surprised to see it heavy on tracks 3/8th of a mile or smaller. With the exception of a couple 1/2 mile tracks (that you included), bullrings are just more fun to watch, imo.
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July 28, 2015 at
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Interesting topic....Granted, I don't have near the number of tracks under my belt that you do Johnny, but these are mine based on first hand accounts.
1. Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN
2. I-55 Speedway - Pevely, MO
3. Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX
4. Riverside International Raceway - West Memphis, AR
5. The "new" Tri-City Speedway - Granite City, IL
6. Eagle Raceway - Lincoln, NE
7. The PAS - Perris, CA
8. Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN
9. Cowtown Speedway - Kennedale, TX
10. I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR
11. Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, IA
12. Lincoln Speedway - Abbottstown, PA
13. U.S. 36 Speedway - Cameron, MO
14. Lake Ozark Speedway - Eldon, MO
15. Tulsa Speedway (3/8 that is now a parking lot) - Tulsa, OK
16. Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore, TX
17. XX Speedway - California, MO
18. Jacksonville Speedway - Jacksonville, IL
19. Lakeside Speedway - Kansas City, KS
20. I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, NE
21. Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK
22. Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
23. Tulsa Speedway (the big track) - Tulsa, OK
24. Cocopah Speedway - Yuma, AZ
25. 24 Raceway - Moberly, MO
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July 28, 2015 at
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I am surprised The Tulare Thunderbowl isn't on the list! It is the best track in California and one of the best in the United States in many drivers and fans opinons! 
Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the
West series schedule!
Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting
racecars on dirt!
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July 28, 2015 at
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I also haven't been to many tracks outside of CA, but I am very partial to our bull rings and I think they make for great racing, so I am little sad that they didn't make the list! Calistoga is our best 1/2 mile track especially lately since they re configured it. My local favorites are:
Tulare Thunderbowl (my favorite)
Placerville
Antioch
Petaluma
Watsonville
Calistoga
Marysville (gotta give my hometrack some love)
Stockton
Hanford
Chico
Santa Maria
Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the
West series schedule!
Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting
racecars on dirt!
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July 28, 2015 at
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Good list of CA tracks and we've run all but a couple of them though we're stock car guys. Tulare is a favorite but heard it was crap for the King of the West 410/USAC 360 show last weekend. Seventeen flips must say something about conditions.
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July 28, 2015 at
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Tulare is definitely on my bucket list, along with Santa Maria....Also, I based mine on wing, nonwing and midgets, which BTW, I just realized I left the Chili Bowl off it!
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July 28, 2015 at
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Posted By: Johnny Gibson on July 28 2015 at 05:41:26 PM
After speaking with Jeremy Elliot at Williams Grove, I started thinking about what tracks I'd list in my PERSONAL top 25. My criteria is different than Jeremy's--I'm listing what I consider the 25 raciest tracks in the world on which I've seen racing. So here's my list. . .
1) River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, ND
2) Eagle Raceway, Lincoln, NE
3) Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, OH
4) Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, OR
5) Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, ONT, Canada
6) Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, IN
7) Talladega Dirt Track, Talladega, AL
8) Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, MO
9) Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima, OH
10) Valvoline Speedway, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
11) US 36 Raceway, Cameron, MO
12) Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, IN
13) Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
14) The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
15) Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA
16) Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, WI
16) I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE
17) Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN
18) Path Valley Speedway, Spring Run, PA
19) Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
20) Eldora Speedway, New Weston ,OH
21) Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA
22) Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, TN
23) Husets Speedway, Brandon, SD
24) Murray Bridge Speedway, Murray Bridge, SA, Australia
25) Salina High Banks Speedway, Salina, OK
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No Williams Grove or the Port...the bullrings are my favorite too
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July 29, 2015 at
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Posted By: over4t on July 28 2015 at 09:47:46 PM
Good list of CA tracks and we've run all but a couple of them though we're stock car guys. Tulare is a favorite but heard it was crap for the King of the West 410/USAC 360 show last weekend. Seventeen flips must say something about conditions.
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I will say you cannot blame a lot of the wrecks on the track conditions ......
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July 29, 2015 at
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Thanks for posting this! You are one of few people I'd actually want to know an opinion on such a matter. Now I just need to get to them all!
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July 29, 2015 at
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Johnny no Lincoln??? cmon' And I've been to some around the country i.e. Knoxville Eldora etc.
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July 29, 2015 at
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Hawker, those are two good ones and you can throw in Ventura when you are out there, all racy places.
Been to 20 of Johnny's and would likely have most if not all of them on my personal list.
Glad to see Jeremy has stimulated conversation such as this, this forum could use more positive threads...
PS John G. I am surprised Warrnambool never made the list, saw some great ones there...
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July 29, 2015 at
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Posted By: kmart on July 28 2015 at 10:39:26 PM
No Williams Grove or the Port...the bullrings are my favorite too
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WG not there because WOO have hard time winning there.
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July 29, 2015 at
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Attica Raceway Park easily in the top 25
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July 29, 2015 at
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Surprised by not having Attica in there.
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July 29, 2015 at
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Attica and Waynesfield deserve top 25...
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July 29, 2015 at
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Posted By: paydirt28 on July 28 2015 at 06:04:23 PM
Good list. Not surprised to see it heavy on tracks 3/8th of a mile or smaller. With the exception of a couple 1/2 mile tracks (that you included), bullrings are just more fun to watch, imo.
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Quite a few people seem to have that opinion, but to me it brings up an interesting question. Out of all the tracks that run sprint cars, how many of them are 1/2 miles compared to 3/8 or 1/4? It appears there are far more shorter tracks on Johnny's list, but is that because there are far more shorter tracks out there than bigger 1/2 miles? Just food for thought, I don't know the answer that but it might be an interesting comparison.
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July 29, 2015 at
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Posted By: aschmies_w20 on July 29 2015 at 10:56:21 AM
Attica and Waynesfield deserve top 25...
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What you are failing to realize, is that this is Johnny Gibson's top 25 list, which means it is his opinion. If any of you have tracks that you think should be on a list, start your own. He didn't ask anyone what 'their' favorite 25 tracks are, these are his so how can their be any argument to 'his PERSONAL list'? Just sayin'
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July 29, 2015 at
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I hope No. 3 has an Outlaw race within the next few years.
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July 29, 2015 at
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I think the chili bowl track is real racey! Johnny didn't say just sprint car tracks. Maybe he's never been there.
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