Jackson County Speedway (Medford)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
Also known as Posse Track
- Raced
- 1954
- State
- Oregon
- What's left
- You can still spot it in aerial photos, or broken pieces of the track surface remain.
- Raced on
- Fairgrounds
- First race
- September 18, 1954
- Surface
- Dirt
- Location
- Jackson County Fairgrounds, Medford
- Elevation
- 1,363 ft (415 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.33628, -122.88975
On September 18, 1954, a special drag elimination race was added to the program at this dirt oval. The oval had been part of the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Medford since at least 1923, and was also called the Posse Track because the sheriff’s posse used the grounds.
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