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Location DB > United States > Illinois > Cicero > Chicago Motor Speedway  Name Chicago Motor Speedway  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Dr. Sneeze on 11/16/2008 6:01 PM last modified by S&J Explore on 9/1/2018 4:54 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Enormous facility includes a 1.029 mile oval. Surrounded by a seven-furlong horse racing track. Seating for 67,000 fans, 42 luxury sky box suites, and 40 hospitality chalets. Inside the oval is a midway that accommodated 35,000 fans and hosted concerts and other events. It was one of only a pair of dual-purpose racing facilities in the country. Abandoned car and home  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Cicero, Illinois United States Owner: Hawthorne Racetrack See a map of this location  Hazards rust water Viewable from active track  Interesting Features Old car, trailer home, box offices, interesting papers, lots to explore, HUGE place.  Security Measures fences locked gates  Historical Dates Built: 1999 Closed: 2002  Required Equipment flashlight gloves long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment  History Built in 1999 by a group including Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2002 the 1.029 mile oval shaped track suspended operations due to financial conditions in the motorsports industry. The track was also the site of horse races, when the track was called "Sportsman's Park". The track was one of two racetracks that hosted both auto and horse races (the other is Dover International Speedway). The track held CART races from 1999-2002, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from 2000-2001. Chicago Motor Speedway also held American Speed Association (ASA) races. Portions of the motion picture Driven were shot at Chicago Motor Speedway. Currently no races are held at the track. In 2003 the town of Cicero purchased the track for $18 million. During 2005 the main grandstands were torn down but the track itself remains. (Wikipedia) It has been completely demolished and transformed into a Wal-Mart and a distribution center, as of 2015.  Media Coverage http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sportsmans-31oct31,0,1842050.story  Future Plans Shopping Center... https://www.reddit...way_today_vs_then/  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Day at the races Mon, Oct 6th, 2008 posted by Dr. Sneeze 10 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 9/2/2018 1:44 AM.  Latest Changes on Sep 2 18 at 1:44, Emperor Wang validated this location on Sep 1 18 at 16:54, S&J Explore changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, History, Status, Recommendation, Future Plans on Aug 5 09 at 17:18, Emperor Wang validated this location on Aug 5 09 at 17:17, Emperor Wang changed the following: Media Coverage on Aug 5 09 at 17:16, Emperor Wang changed the following: City on Nov 17 08 at 6:10, Emperor Wang validated this location on Nov 16 08 at 20:05, Dr. Sneeze made this location available on Nov 16 08 at 19:42, Dr. Sneeze added some pictures to a gallery on Nov 16 08 at 19:35, Dr. Sneeze updated gallery Day at the races on Nov 16 08 at 19:34, Dr. Sneeze created a new gallery  Forum Threads about this Location   Subject Started By Replies Views Last Post Demolished S&J Explore 0 104 9/1/2018 3:30 PM by S&J Explore  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739169523 pages have been generated.