Canfield Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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Canfield Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

Canfield Speedway is a half mile dirt oval racetrack that hosted (major) sanctioned auto racing from 1950 to 1964, but other associations ran until the late 1970s. There was also a 0.25 mile dirt racing surface that shared the front stretch with the 0.50 mile track. It was used until the track was closed to auto racing in 1973. The track is located at the Canfield Fairgrounds in Canfield, Ohio, and is still in use today, primarily during the Canfield Fair. The racetracck was on the NASCAR Grand National Schedule for three years from 1950 to 1952 hosting one event annually over that time period. The NASCAR Grand National and Short Track series competed there as well as ARCA and USAC.

Canfield Speedway - Information

Canfield Speedway
7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road
Canfield Fairgrounds, Ohio 44406

Year Open:
Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 0.5 miles miles
Front Stretch Length:
Back Stretch Length:
Turn Banking: 15 degrees
Straight Banking: 8 to 12 degrees

NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Canfield Speedway

Date	Race Name	Winner	Start Pos	Car Man	Avg Speed (mph)	Laps Run
5/30/1952	Poor Mans 500	Herb Thomas	4	52 Hudson	48.057	100
5/30/1951	Poor Mans 500	Marshall Teague	0	51 Hudson	49.308	100
5/30/1950	5	Bill Rexford	0	50 Oldsmobile	0	100