Brunots Island Race Track was a one-mile
dirt oval on
Brunot Island in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
. It hosted races from 1903 to 1914, including a race in
1905 AAA Championship Car season won by
Louis Chevrolet
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was an American racing driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet, Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911.
Early life
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 2 ...
. It is now the site of a
fossil-fuel power plant.
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Brunot Island Race Track
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1903 establishments in Pennsylvania
1914 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
Motorsport venues in Pennsylvania
Defunct motorsport venues in the United States
History of Pittsburgh