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Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

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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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Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway - Cup Series Race Winners

The Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway was a dirt oval racing track located in Detroit, Michigan. The track was built in 1899 for horse racing,[1] and was part of the grounds purchased to provide a permanent venue for the Michigan State Fair. Joseph Lowthian Hudson donated the land, at Woodward Avenue and what is now 8 Mile Road, to the Michigan State Agricultural Society. By 1908, the racetrack, at the east end of the fairgrounds, had a 5,000-seat capacity grandstand. The track originally hosted thoroughbred racing as well as standardbred harness racing. Later, it was used for auto racing, after the growth of that industry. In 1971 the grandstand was declared unsafe and was demolished in 2001. The NASCAR Grand National Motor City 250 was run here from 1951 to 1952.

Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway - Information

Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway
Michigan State Fairgrounds
Detroit, Michigan


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Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 1 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
6/29/1952 Motor City 250 Tim Flock 16 51 Hudson 59.908 250
8/12/1951 Motor City 250 Tommy Thompson 5 51 Chrysler 57.588 250