Norway Speedway, located in

Norway, Michigan Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,845 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI– WI Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is in the southwest of Norway Township, but ...

, is a one-third mile asphalt oval track that is slightly banked. Norway Speedway began as a dirt track in 1942 and was paved in 1978. The track held

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sanction before the sanctioning body closed. The track holds stock car races on Friday nights from mid-May through Labor Day Weekend which is the weekend of the Dickinson County Fair. The fair has games, carnival rides, a

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, and a livestock building filled with animals. Events include the Auto-Value Challenge Series, Race to a Cure Cancer, the Stateline Challenge and the Labor Day 100 championship race held during the Dickinson County Fair. The

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, and the TUNDRA Super Late Models have raced at the track. The speedway has five divisions: * Late Models * Sportsman * Super Stocks * Stock 4 cylinders * Wisconsin Sport Trucks (bi-weekly) The speedway is located at the

Dickinson County Dickinson County is the name of three counties in the United States: * Dickinson County, Iowa * Dickinson County, Kansas * Dickinson County, Michigan See also * Dickenson County, Virginia Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonw ...

fairgrounds along

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Images

File:Norway Speedway Turns 3 and 4.jpg, Turns 3 and 4 File:Norway Speedway Frontstretch.jpg, Frontstretch File:Norway Speedway Turns 1 and 2.jpg, Turns 1 and 2 File:Norway Speedway 2012 Dalton Zehr Late Model.jpg, 2013 Late Model champion Dalton Zehr racing in Turn 4 File:Norway Speedway 2012 DQ Dogs racing in Turn 4.jpg, 4 cylinders File:NorwaySpeedwayMidAmericanHeat2009.jpg,

Mid American Stock Car Series The Mid-Am Racing Series, formerly Mid American Stock Car Series, is a traveling stock car racing series in the Midwestern United States. The cars are based on a 108" metric stock frame, less costly suspension parts and a maximum of 358 cubic i ...

cars in 2009

References

External links

Official website
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