Belleville High Banks

Belleville High Banks
World's Fastest Half Mile[1]
LocationNorth Central Kansas Fairgrounds / Republic County Fairgrounds
9th & O St., Belleville, Kansas[2]
Time zoneUTC-6 (UTC-5 DST)
Coordinates39°49′56″N 97°37′33″W / 39.832086°N 97.625794°W / 39.832086; -97.625794
Opened1910
Major eventsBelleville Midget Nationals
Belleville 100
305 Sprint Nationals
Belleville Dirt Nationals
Websitebellevillehighbanks.org
Half Mile Dirt
SurfaceDirt
Length0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Banking23 degrees[3]

The Belleville High Banks is a half mile (0.8 km) dirt racing oval near Belleville, Kansas at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds. The first recorded race happened at the track in 1910. It has held races on American Automobile Association (AAA), United States Auto Club (USAC), World of Outlaws Late Model Series and World of Outlaws Sprint cars[4] circuits. The Belleville Midget Nationals and 305 Sprint Nationals races have been held at the track.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MidwestRacingArchives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Belleville High Banks Race Track - Belleville KS, 66935". Travel Kansas. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "8 Wonders of Kansas Customs". kansassampler.org. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Belleville Bank Roll". World of Outlaws. 4 June 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2022.