Ocala Speedway

Ocala Speedway is a 3/8 mile pear shaped paved oval located a bit north of Ocala, Florida

New: 2005-02-03 Last Updated: 2007-05-28

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Elevation: 95 feet Latitude: 29.282413 Longitude: -82.186028 Time zone: EST/EDT (-0500/-0400)

The original 1/4 mile dirt oval opened in November of 1952, operating through 1963. The expanded 3/8 mile dirt oval operated from 1964 to 1995. The modern 3/8 mile paved oval opened on March 2nd, 1996.

The track has also operated as Ocala Raceway, Lightning Speedway and Marion County Speedway.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 204. Order from National Speedway Directory