Prairie River Speedway

Info Updates:

9/10/2019 - jody gest

i was born in 1958 so the track had closed 2 year before that. my dad had raced there so i only heard stories. i grew up right next to the track and remember walking to it and seeing only a few bleachers and the tower which was all that was left. if anyone has photos I'm looking for my dads number 99. please email me.

3/3/2015 - Doug Austin

I have over Six hundred 8x10 pictures of cars that raced in 1953- 54 on this track. Doug.

4/3/2010 - Mike White

I wonder if this was the place I attended a couple times as a youngster with my parents. I just barely remember it (I was only about 5 or 6) but my folks talked about going to the races at Mendon. But since Mendon never had a track to my knowledge I assume this must be it. I have a keen interest in the area tracks I attended as a kid (Galesburg, Hastings, Kalamazoo, Jackson) especially Jackson and Hastings since they are long gone. Any pictures would be precious.

6/22/2006 - Roger Burton

The track is on the north side of M-86. And the track was east to west. It actually ran paralell to M-86. My father used to watch the races there quite often. He took me there when I was quite young. But I do remember the track being paralell to M-86. I think there are a number of houses on the site now.

5/17/2006 - Bill Moyer

The speedway was located between the towns of Nottawa and Centerville on the north side of M-86.

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