Fairgrounds Motor Speedway

.333 mi./0.536 km. Paved Oval located in Louisville, KY
Opened: ???? | Closed: 1981

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The following table contains a list of all known touring series or major events held at this speedway. Think we're missing one or have the results to it? Contact us!

Date	Sanction	Winner	Laps
10 June 1961	MARC Racing Series	Harold Smith	100
19 July 1961	USAC National Midget Car Series	Shorty Templeman
2 September 1961	MARC Racing Series	Roy Walthen	100
15 April 1962	MARC Racing Series	Roy Wathen	100
27 May 1962	MARC Racing Series	Jesse Baird	100
6 June 1962	USAC National Midget Car Series	Bob Wente
8 August 1962	USAC National Midget Car Series	Jimmy Davies (CA)
19 August 1962	MARC Racing Series	Harold Smith
28 April 1963	MARC Racing Series	Ken Reiter	100
1 June 1963	MARC Racing Series	Jesse Baird	100
5 June 1963	USAC National Midget Car Series	Bob Tattersall
18 August 1963	MARC Racing Series	Jesse Baird	500
12 April 1964	ARCA Racing Series	Jack Purcell	79
3 June 1964	USAC National Midget Car Series	Ray Elliott
15 August 1964	ARCA Racing Series	Bobby Watson
11 April 1965	ARCA Racing Series	Andy Hampton	100
24 June 1965	USAC National Midget Car Series	Bob Tattersall
10 April 1966	ARCA Racing Series	Jack Purcell	100
19 June 1966	USAC National Midget Car Series	Sonny Ates
6 August 1966	ARCA Racing Series	Les Snow	500
16 April 1967	ARCA Racing Series	LaMarr Marshall	100
18 June 1967	USAC National Midget Car Series	Mike McGreevy
5 August 1967	ARCA Racing Series	Andy Hampton	500
10 September 1967	USAC National Midget Car Series	Mike McGreevy
1 June 1968	USAC National Midget Car Series	Bob Tattersall
3 August 1968	ARCA Racing Series	Jim Robinson	500
20 April 1969	ARCA Racing Series	Bobby Watson	100
10 August 1969	ARCA Racing Series	Bobby Watson	500
25 August 1970	ARCA Racing Series	LaMarr Marshall	500
8 May 1971	ARCA Racing Series	Ken Reiter	100
25 July 1971	USAC National Midget Car Series	Billy Engelhart
14 August 1971	ARCA Racing Series	Ken Reiter	500
16 April 1972	ARCA Racing Series	Bill Clemons	100
26 July 1972	USAC National Midget Car Series	Pancho Carter
12 August 1972	ARCA Racing Series	Bobby Watson	500
8 April 1973	ARCA Racing Series	Bruce Gould	100
22 April 1973	ASA National Tour	Dave Sorg	100
23 June 1973	ASA National Tour	John Sommerville	300
11 August 1973	ARCA Racing Series	A. Arnold	500
31 March 1974	ASA National Tour	Ed Howe	100
14 April 1974	ARCA Racing Series	LaMarr Marshall	100
23 June 1974	ASA National Tour	Mike Eddy	300
7 September 1974	ARCA Racing Series	Dave Sorg	500
20 April 1975	ASA National Tour	Ed Howe	100
21 June 1975	ASA National Tour	Charlie Glotzbach	300
9 August 1975	ARCA Racing Series	Dave Dayton	500
28 March 1976	ASA National Tour	Bob Schippers	100
11 April 1976	ARCA Racing Series	A. Arnold	100
19 June 1976	ASA National Tour	Jerry Makara	300
7 August 1976	ASA National Tour	Ellis Herbert	500
19 June 1977	ASA National Tour	Jerry Makara	300
6 August 1977	International 500	Preston Ford	500
2 April 1978	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Preston Ford	100
17 June 1978	ASA National Tour	Joe Shear	300
5 August 1978	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Glenn Ohlmann	500
15 April 1979	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Vern Schrock	100
16 June 1979	ASA National Tour	John Anderson (OH)	300
4 August 1979	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Vern Schrock	500
26 August 1979	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Wayne Lensing	50
2 August 1980	ASA National Late Model Sportsman Series	Wayne Lensing	500

A table of all seasons in which The Third Turn has point standings for this track. Click on each individual season to view all divisions and point standings. If we don't have points to a particular season and you do, please Contact us!

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