Eldora Speedway

Eldora Speedway
The Big E
Auto Racing's Showcase since 1954

Address: 13929 State Route 118 New Weston Ohio 45348
New Weston , Ohio , USA
Route type:	permanent race track
Owner:	Tony Stewart
Operator:	Tony Stewart / NASCAR
Start of building:	1954
Opening:	1954
Dirt track oval
oval
Route data
Important events:	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Eldora Dirt Derby
Route length:	0.802  km (0.5  mi )
Curves:	Curves: 24 ° Straight line: 8 °
Audience capacity:	20,000
http://www.eldoraspeedway.com

Coordinates: 40 ° 19 ′ 6.4 ″  N , 84 ° 38 ′ 1.8 ″  W.

The Eldora Speedway , also known as The Big E and Auto Racing's Showcase since 1954 , is a motorsport race track in Rossburg , Ohio . The Eldora Speedway is a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) long clay oval that opened in 1954. The route offers permanent space for 20,000 people, and additional spaces can be added or the hills along the route can be used. Races like "The King's Royal", "The Dirt Late Model Dream", "Four-Crown Nationals" and "The World 100" are held on the track. It is not uncommon for around 200 drivers to try to take part in “The World 100”.

Panorama of the Eldora Speedway during the Prelude to the Dream 2006.

The NASCAR driver Tony Stewart bought the track in 2004, the previous owner was Earl Baltes (1921-2015), who had the track built 50 years earlier. Since then, new display and advertising panels have been added to curve two. In addition, there is a renewed protective fence and a new lighting system for yellow phases.

Prelude to the Dream

The Prelude to the Dream , in which money goes to Kyle Petty's Victory Junction Gang Camp , a facility for terminally ill children, also takes place on the Speedway.

Web links

Commons : Eldora Speedway  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Eldora Speedway

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eldora Speedway founder Earl Baltes passes away. Report on foxsports.com from March 23, 2015 (English, accessed on March 23, 2015).