Placerville Speedway
Speedway race track
Location | Placerville, California ( El Dorado County Fairgrounds) |
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Time zone | UTC -8 ( UTC-7 DST ) |
Coordinates | 38°43′34″N 120°49′56″W / 38.72611°N 120.83222°W / 38.72611; -120.83222 |
Opened | 1965 |
Former names | Hangtown Speedway |
Major events |
World of Outlaws
sprint cars
USAC National midgets [1] USAC Western midgets [1] King of the West-NARC Sprint Car Racing Series [2] |
Website |
placervillespeedway
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1/4 mile oval | |
Surface | dirt |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) |
Placerville Speedway is a 1/4 mile dirt track [3] located in Placerville at the El Dorado County fairgrounds [1] in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern California.
History
The track began in 1965 as "Hangtown Speedway". [4]
On November 20, 2019, the speedway held the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100, a 100-lap, $20,000-to-win USAC National Midget Series race which was won by Kyle Larson . [3] It was the first time that the national midgets raced at the track. [1] That same year, the World of Outlaws sprint cars made their first appearance at the track in approximately twenty years. [5] In 2020, the weekly races were broadcast on FloRacing [6] as the track was not allowed to have fans due to the global pandemic. [7]
Notable drivers
- Kyle Larson - made his first sprint car start and won his first sprint car feature at the track. [3] Larson considers the speedway to be his home track. [3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "2020 Placerville Speedway Schedule Released" . TJSlideways.com . January 21, 2020 . Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
- ↑ McFadin, Daniel (August 22, 2019). "Kyle Larson sweeps midget, sprint car races at Placerville Speedway" . NBC Sports . Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Kyle Larson Dominates To Win USAC Midget Hangtown 100 At Placerville Speedway" . Race Pro Weekly. November 21, 2019 . Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
- ↑ "Placerville Speedway 360/410 Sprint Champions" . NW Sprintcar History . Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Hickey, Brian (September 11, 2019). "World of Outlaws sprint cars race into Placerville" . KCRA .
- ↑ Thomas, Gary (22 July 2020). "Kalib Henry, Dan Jinkerson, Les Friend and Mike Miller snag Placerville Speedway wins on Saturday" . Mountain Democrat . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Thomas, Gary (June 11, 2020). "Placerville Speedway gets green flag to race" . Mountain Democrat . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .