Powell Speedway (Columbus)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1961
- State
- Ohio
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- At an oval speedway
- First race
- May 25, 1961
- Track
- 1/8 mile
- Surface
- Paved
- Location
- Powell Speedway half-mile oval
- Elevation
- 759 ft (231 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.88652, -82.94387
On Thursday night, May 25, 1961, this paved half-mile oval started running eighth-mile drag races. On June 1, 1961, Bob Andrews of Newark won at 87.90 mph in his Chevy-powered Ford roadster, a 1915 model.
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