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Location | 335 South Main Street, Meridian, Idaho, 83642 |
Time zone | UTC−7 / −6 (DST) |
Coordinates | 43°36′07″N 116°23′26″W / 43.60194°N 116.39056°W |
Address | 335 S. Main St. Meridian, ID 83642 |
Opened | 1951 |
Website | https://www.meridianspeedway.com/ |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | Turns: __° Straights: __° |
Meridian Speedway is a motorsport race track in Meridian, Idaho, United States. The quarter mile in length track, which is paved with asphalt, mostly hosts late model racing, modified racing, and other local-level racing events throughout the year. The tracks holds weekly races under the NASCAR sanction as a member of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.[2] The biggest event it has hosted is the ARCA Menards Series West (formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West), which held races at the track from 2015 to 2019 as well as 1972.
Due to its small size, the infield is empty (only a patch of grass) and pit road is located outside the track behind the backstretch. The entrance to pit road is located in turn 2, with the exit back onto the track in turn 3. Right outside of the track is the town's yellow water tower, and a replica of it is on the track's winner's trophies.
The track is notable for being the track that Hailie Deegan won her first NASCAR race at to become only the second female to win a NASCAR race. She won the 2018 West Series race here.