Miami Dragway Question

[Chevy454]

Hey boys, ring up Buick528...I believe he's a Miami native, but I know he's a drag racer from way back...

[Chevy454]

My bad, Jim Haas goes by "Buizilla" over here, "Buick528" elsewhere...but his cage has been rattled...

[BUIZILLA]

you ranggggggggg..... I started racing there in 1969 or so, it was opened 3-4 years before that. Miami-Hollywood Speedway Park was located about 6 miles west of the Fla. Turnpike, on the north side of Hollywood Blvd. It's a humongous housing development now. I believe the last race was in late 1993, and I was there that last day. The Snortatorium was located a few hundred yards west of the speedway, and there was a dirt-moto track behind that. In front was a roundy-round track, but it was kinda short lived. I remember seeing an incredible array of match races, and me being only 15-18 in the late 60's, I was in car heaven. Lot's of good times, and a couple bad times in the day...

Jim

[Steve_Hoog]

BUIZILLA

Using your description I got this satellite image, is this the area? If so which quadrant might it be?

[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue">Here is a picture of a picture from
Miami Speedway Park (located in Hollywood not Miami) </font>



I raced there from 1988 - 1992, missed the final day.

Fun track, well run (from what I remember) &amp; the Sportatorium next to it
had a lot of great concerts &amp; monster truck races. (when they were actually trucks)

[BUIZILLA]

Steve, your overhead pic is a little too far west of where the track was, I believe. I thought the address was in the 16000 block of Hollywood Blvd., and that's just a wild hair guess. That whole area is vastly different than even 10 years ago, much less 30 years ago. My memory has it that the track opened in 1965ish...

Jim

[Steve_Hoog]

Jim

There must be absolutely nothing left!!! I was hoping to find some evidence of where it was; partial concrete or something, but it's house after house surround by waterways. What a shame.

Thanks for trying.