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| Location | Illinois Route 173, Loves Park, Illinois |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC-5 DST) |
| Owner | Deery family |
| Operator | Deery family |
| Opened | 1948 |
| Closed | 2023 |
| 1/4 mile oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.250 miles (0.400 km) |
| Banking | 22° |
Rockford Speedway was a 1/4 mile short track high banked asphalt oval located in Loves Park, Illinois on Illinois Route 173. Up until its demolition in 2023, Rockford Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway were the only racetracks running under NASCAR sanctions in Illinois.[1]
It hosted weekly local-level events during the summer racing season as well as occasional regional- and national-level events. Notable special events at the track included trailer races,[2] endurance races,[2] the Spring Classic, ALl-Star 100, Bahama Bracket Nationals, and the National Short Track Championship.
- ^ "NASCAR home tracks". NASCAR. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ a b Shepard, Robin (2003). The Best Breweries and Brewpubs of Illinois. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 30. ISBN 0-299-18894-9.