Years of operation:  1940

Location: ¼ mile from entrance to Starved Rock Park on Route 178, ½ mile from Utica, Ill.

Notes: ad in National Auto Racing News (forerunner of National Speed Sport News) showed the track opening on Monday Nite, July 22, Midget Races, Purse $400.00 Guaranteed, full fifth-mile dirt track; locals Del Lewis and Joe McAllister – promoters; Chicago’s Wally Zale won first midget feature race held there on 7/22/1940 ahead of Cowboy O’Rourke and Ray Richards; starter Bill Vandewater and announcer Ed “Twenty Grand” Steinbock were part of the officiating team; later in the year – ad in NARN – track looking for “Class B” cars.

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