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March 14, 2026 at
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With the WOO at KSP, Devils Bowl has been referenced a couple of times. What is the current status? Has it been torn down or does it still sit the same as it was after the last race?
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March 14, 2026 at
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It closed forever in 2023!
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/its-time-legendary-racetrack-devils-bowl-to-close-after-50-years/3365353/
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March 15, 2026 at
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Posted By: JonR on March 14 2026 at 07:33:01 PM
With the WOO at KSP, Devils Bowl has been referenced a couple of times. What is the current status? Has it been torn down or does it still sit the same as it was after the last race?
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Whatever deal they had to sell the place fell through, so it's still in the hands of the Edwards as far as I know. From the street it looks exactly the same. I heard that the front straightaway wall fell in after heavy rains, and I'm sure the track itself is overgrown now. There had been rumors of it opening back up but nothing ever happened. I think some had hoped the Smiley's people would buy it but they've bought RPM Speedway in Crandall.
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March 16, 2026 at
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nothings happened since it closed, I don't do facebook, but I was told the Edwards family held a swap meet - flea market there last month as per facebook.
I drove past the old I-30 Speedway in Little Rock last month, it's a gravel parking lot with a fence around it and nothing else, Copart spent a chunk of change just to do nothing with the place.
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March 16, 2026 at
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Other than the Smiley's group has anyone else been mentioned as a possible new owner? Any news on the long rumored super highway to come through?
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March 17, 2026 at
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March 17, 2026 at
03:36:09 PM by sprintfanatic
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Posted By: JonR on March 16 2026 at 04:02:45 PM
Other than the Smiley's group has anyone else been mentioned as a possible new owner? Any news on the long rumored super highway to come through?
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Regarding the President George Bush Turnpike East Branch, this is the latest update I could find. It is in planning.
Alternative 1 would go directly through the Devil's Bowl property, Alternative 2 would be east of the property.
https://www.ntta.org/president-george-bush-turnpike-pgbt
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