Sportsdrome Speedway (Jeffersonville)

ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.

Raced
1958
State
Indiana
What's left
A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
First race
May 31, 1958
Location
Sportsdrome oval, Jeffersonville
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Coordinates
38.31378, -85.75585

On Saturday afternoon, May 31, 1958, the Sportsdrome oval tried out a drag racing program, with trophies in four classes: gas, stock, super stock and sports cars. Bob Miller won top eliminator in his Corvette. On June 14 James Robertson won super stock and overall top eliminator. The drag races lasted only a few weeks.

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