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Crown Point Speedway (A.K.A. Southlake Speedway) - Crown Point, IN (Dirt)
UMP Super Late Models, UMP Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Mini Stocks, & Crown Vic's

Santa Fe Speedway - Willow Springs, IL (Southwest side of Chicago) (Dirt)
Super Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Sportsman, & 4 Cylinder Lightning Rods

Illiana Motor Speedway - Schererville, IN (Pavenment)
Tour Type Mods, Mid-Am SLM, Sportsman, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders, & Crown Vic's

Rensselaer Raceway - Rensselaer, IN (Dirt)
ILMS Pro Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, & 4 Cylinders

Raceway Park - Blue Island, IL (Pavement)
Late Models, Sportsman, Stock Cars, & Mini Stocks

Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, IN (Dirt)
410 N/W Sprints, UMP Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, Bombers, Hornets, & or 1200cc Wing Mini Sprints

Vermillion County Speedway - Danville, IL (Dirt)
ILMS Pro Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, 4 Cylinders & or Crown Vic's

Bunker Hill Speedway - Bunker Hill, IN (north of Kokomo) (Dirt)
RaceSaver 305 Wing Sprints, SpeeD2 Midgets, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, & 4 Cylinders

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Although it had a rather short time in existence East Bay Raceway was a great little 1/3 mile especially in its first 25 years or so.

Reading Fairgrounds: Penn National 

East Side Speedway, Waynesboro, Virginia. My first good dirt track (went to Staunton, Va.'s "Devils Bowl" first but it was not nearly as good) They eventually added a drag strip, then later closed the dirt track, now they're both gone

Surprised the number of folks who mentioned Grass Valley, or Ernie Purcell Speedway as larsonfan correctly named it.  Just the epitome of the small town track at one of the prettiest fairgrounds in the country.  Red clay quarter with a doglegged front straight untill the late '80s that pulled in some 15% of the town's population every Saturday for 360 Winged Sprints, Late Model Sportsmen, Hobbies and later on Mods and 4 bangers. Moved there in '85 and was delighted to find a track only minutes from home and joined in with the fun with a LMS until the class got dropped after '91 and the whole joint in '95.  Place was run, maintained and all by the local club Central State Racing Association bu the fair board thought they could do something that would bring in more $.  They were wrong. Now they have a couple of Draft Horse shows a year and a Demo Derby during the annual fair.  Miss a lot of old tracks all over the country but that one had special meaning for me.

Wrong Devil's Bowl (this one still exists, right?), but I googled it & found this video. These are the kind of cars that got me started.... loooong time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtY6lIkgFzE

There's a Devil's Bowl in Vermont, too...

RAAH Speedway; midgets/ 1/4 / and other karts

Keep It Real

Have you ever googled it? It's a parking lot. 

Who could afford to go there? Have you seen the admission prices? $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for kids! That's highway robbery. No one can afford to take a family to something that expensive.