Riverside Speedway
National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Speedway

West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas
Listed
January 21, 2010
Type
Site
Period
Modern
Ref No.
09001243

About this property

The Riverside International Speedway is an automobile racing facility at 151 Legion Road in West Memphis, Arkansas. Its facilities consist of a 0.25-mile (0.40 km) Gumbo clay oval with banked corners, bleacher seating on both straightaways. Amenities include a concession stand. The track was built in 1950 and opened June 10 of that year at an estimated cost of $150,000 by C L Montgomery, originally to showcase midget car racing. It has held a World of Outlaws race. The track is nicknamed "The Ditch".

Location

151 Legion Rd.
West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas
35.14609, -90.13505

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Riverside Speedway listed on the National Register?

Riverside Speedway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Riverside Speedway?

Riverside Speedway is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Riverside Speedway?

The period of significance for Riverside Speedway is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1950.

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