Placerville Speedway

38°43′34″N 120°49′56″W / 38.72611°N 120.83222°W / 38.72611; -120.83222Opened1965Former namesHangtown SpeedwayMajor eventsWorld of Outlaws sprint cars
USAC National midgets^[1]
USAC Western midgets^[1]
King of the West-NARC Sprint Car Racing Series^[2]Websiteplacervillespeedway.com1/4 mile ovalSurfacedirtLength0.25 miles (0.40 km)

Placerville Speedway is a 1/4 mile dirt track^[3] located in Placerville at the El Dorado County fairgrounds^[1] in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern California.

History

The track began in 1965 as "Hangtown Speedway".^[4]

On November 20, 2019, the speedway held the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100, a 100-lap, $20,000-to-win USAC National Midget Series race which was won by Kyle Larson.^[3] It was the first time that the national midgets raced at the track.^[1] That same year, the World of Outlaws sprint cars made their first appearance at the track in approximately twenty years.^[5] In 2020, the weekly races were broadcast on FloRacing^[6] as the track was not allowed to have fans due to the global pandemic.^[7]

Notable drivers

• Kyle Larson - made his first sprint car start and won his first sprint car feature at the track.^[3] Larson considers the speedway to be his home track.^[3]

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