Savage Speedway

Years of operation:  approximately 1946 until about 1955

 Location:  U.S. 12 (Industrial Highway) and Clark Road, Gary, Ind. (just northeast of the intersection)

 Notes:  Sam Savage original owner of property…Harry Spurlock of Gary – promoter…Rodeo (horse races) held there before auto races, including midget races.

 1950 - Nick Trgovich of East Chicago won Labor Day stock car feature race.

 1951 - Nick Trgovich won Season Title race.  Trgovich drove his Warren Bracken Motors-sponsored 1940 Ford to the win.

 1952 - George Colvin of Michigan City won back to back stock car features on Friday night, 9/5/52 and Sunday night, 9/7/52.  He was driving a 1936 Ford No. 65 sponsored by Henry Motor Co. (Michigan City, Ind.).  Track record at the time was 15.80 seconds.

 1953 - Bill Carr won feature race on Sunday night, August 16.  Carr of Gary drove his 1940 Ford to victory ahead of George Colvin in a 1936 Ford and Kenny Blank in a 1940 Ford. 

 Ad in Hammond Times newspaper (1953):
Stock Car Races
Savage Speedway
U.S. 12 and Clark Road
Gary
Sunday night
100 Lap Season Championship scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 1953.  Drivers include Smokey Joe Saksa, Marion Lowery, Bill Clemans, Pete Hoycus, Jim Hill and Jim Holiday.