Cherry Racing Arena (Paris)
Nothing leftNothing left No longer racing, and nothing of the track remains.
Also known as Cherry's Speedway
- Raced
- 1955-56
- State
- Texas
- What's left
- The site was never redeveloped, but every trace of the strip has been removed.
- First race
- September 18, 1955
- Location
- 2.5 miles west of Paris on Highway 82
- People
- Tom Cherry, owner (1955-56)
- Elevation
- 560 ft (171 m)
- Coordinates
- 33.65807, -95.61342
The Cherry Racing Arena reportedly had a drag strip along with its oval track, and held an opening day drag race on September 18, 1955. The complex was 2.5 miles west of Paris on Highway 82. Owner Tom Cherry advertised for a promoter or someone to lease it in 1956, when it was called Cherry’s Speedway.
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