Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Arkansas)

Not to be confused with the defunct Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley, California, or the Riverside International Speedway in Nova Scotia.

Riverside Speedway
Location151 Legion Rd., West Memphis, Arkansas
Area18.3 acres (7.4 ha)
BuiltJune 10th 1950 (June 10th 1950)
Built byMontgomery, C.L; et al.
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference No.09001243[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

The Riverside International Speedway is an automobile racing facility at 151 Legion Road in West Memphis, Arkansas. Its facilities consist of a 0.25-mile (0.40 km) clay oval with banked corners, bleacher seating on both straightaways. Amenities include a concession stand. The track was built in 1950 and opened June 10 of that year at an estimated cost of $150,000 by C L Montgomery, originally to showcase midget car racing. It is the oldest surviving dirt track in the Memphis area, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Riverside Speedway" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-18.


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