Former and Current Auto Racing Venues in Sedgwick County, Kansas

(Almost certainly an incomplete listing)

 

 

 

Air Capital Speedway

½ Mile Dirt Oval --- 1966

13000 West U. S. Highway 54 – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Alaskan Ice Palace

1/10 Mile Concrete Indoor Oval --- 1940

700 South Hydraulic Street - Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Bo Stearns’ Track

½ Dirt Oval --- 1930 - c1938

1/5 Mile Dirt Oval --- c1937 – c1939

G. A. “Bo” Stearns’ Horse Ranch

10343 North Broadway - Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Cejay Stadium

3/10 Mile Dirt Oval with 1/5 Mile Dirt Oval Inside --- 1945 - 1956

2700 Southeast George Washington Boulevard – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

“81” Speedway

½ Mile Dirt Oval --- 1955 – early 1960s

3/8 Mile Dirt Oval --- early 1960s – Present

7700 North Broadway Street – Park City, Kansas

  

 

Frontier Speedway

3/8 Mile Dirt Oval --- 1963

13000 West U. S. Highway 54 – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Kansas Coliseum

Indoor Oval --- 1979 - present

1229 East 85^th Street North – Valley Center, Kansas 

 

 

Lake Afton Road Course

1.8 Mile Paved Road Course --- 1965 - 1970s

260^th Street West & West 39^th Street South – Goddard, Kansas

 

 

M & N Raceway

¼ Mile Paved Drag Strip --- 1963 – 1965

61^St Street North & Ridge Road – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

McConnell AFB

¼ Mile Paved Drag Strip (Runway) --- late 1950s

Southeast George Washington Boulevard – Wichita, Kansas 

 

 

Meridian Speedway

1½ Mile Dirt Squared Circle --- 1921 - 1923

Northeast of Pawnee Street & Meridian Avenue – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Park City Raceway

¼ Mile Dirt Oval – 2003 to Present

I-135 at 85^th Street North – Park City, Kansas

 

 

Robbins Speedway

Quarter-Mile Dirt Oval --- 1953

½ Mile Dirt Oval --- 1954 – 1955

7700 North Broadway Street – Park City, Kansas

 

  

South Meridian Speedway

Third-Mile Dirt Oval --- 1937 - 1940

West Side of South Meridian Street, ½ Block South of the Intersection of South Meridian Street & McArthur Road – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Speedbowl

“Very small bullring” --- 1950

Southwest of Oliver Street & McArthur Road - Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Speedway Park

Formerly known as Wichita Speedway

1½ Mile Dirt Circle --- 1915

Northeast of Pawnee Street & Meridian Avenue – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

West Side Athletic Field

a.k.a. West Side Park

a.k.a. West Side Speedway

1/5 Mile Dirt Oval --- 1941 – 1942

1800 West Third Street – Wichita, Kansas

 

   

 West Side Park

a.k.a. West Side Athletic Field

a.k.a. West Side Speedway

1/5 Mile Dirt Oval --- 1941 – 1942

1800 West Third Street – Wichita, Kansas

   

 

West Side Racetrack

½ Mile Dirt Oval --- 1916

1/5 Mile Dirt Oval --- c1922

Second Street & Glenn Street – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 West Side Speedway

a.k.a. West Side Athletic Field

a.k.a. West Side Park

1/5 Mile Dirt Oval --- 1941 – 1942

1800 West Third Street – Wichita, Kansas

  

 

Wichita Fairgrounds Racetrack

  ½ Mile Dirt Oval --- 1910

Second Street & Glenn Street – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Wichita International Raceway

¼ Mile Paved Drag Strip --- 1969 - present

61^St Street North & Ridge Road – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Wichita International Raceway Park

¼ Mile Paved Drag Strip --- 1966 - 1968

61^St Street North & Ridge Road – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 Wichita Speedway

Name Changed to Speedway Park before it ever opened

1½ Mile Dirt Circle --- 1915

Northeast of Pawnee Street & Meridian Avenue – Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

If you know of any other Sedgwick County, Kansas auto racing venue which should be listed here, please contact Bob Lawrence.