Malmstrom Air Force Base
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1955
- State
- Montana
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- A military airfield
- First race
- October 30, 1955
- Surface
- Runway
- Location
- Runway at Malmstrom Air Force Base
- People
- Sports Car Club of Montana, sponsor (1955)
- Elevation
- 3,475 ft (1,059 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.50838, -111.19456
On October 30, 1955, the Sports Car Club of Montana ran drag races on a runway at the base as part of a sports car racing event. Spectators were allowed to watch.
Background
Malmstrom sits next to Great Falls and is named for Col. Einar Axel Malmstrom, a World War II POW. It's home to the 341st Missile Wing and is the largest of the three Air Force bases that operate the Minuteman III missile.
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