Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile

Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile
Indianapolis, Indiana (IN), US
The Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile, the oldest continuously-operating automobile race track in the United States. Built as a horse track in 1892, it hosted its first automobile race on June 19, 1903.
The Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile, the oldest continuously-operating automobile race track in the United States. Built as a horse track in 1892, it hosted its first automobile race on June 19, 1903.
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milwhcky
@ 2007-03-19 18:08:30
The Milwaukee Mile claims to be the oldest, continually operating motor speedway in the world (since 1903).

http://www.milwaukeemile.com/track_info/aboutIntroduction.asp

It also began as a horse track... as a private track around 1876, and purchased by the state in 1891.

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