12/13/2024
Auto City Speedway
Celebrating 70 years in 2025!!!
(Clio, MI), Auto City Speedway opened its gates in 1955 as a 3/8-mile banked dirt oval with no corners carved out the same - a trait that would make it renowned still to this day. The promoter learned from his experiences, and in addition to adding another separate shorter (1/4 mile) track utilizing two turns of the larger track layout, added different classes of cars to make the races more competitive and eventually expanded to flat track motorcycle races on Friday nights and TT Scrambles (jumps and right/left turns) on Sundays.
The popularity of Auto City Speedway rapidly grew to capacity crowds, but soon those crowds “complained” of all the dirt the cars were throwing. In what was considered a bold move at the time, the promoter paved the entire two tracks (while expanding the length of the larger layout) with a high-density asphalt in 1986. Within a few years, the fastest cars in the midwestern states were racing at Auto City Speedway which eventually led to the speedway’s claim as “the fastest ½ mile in Michigan!”
Today’s Auto City Speedway has continually developed the facility over the years to be more than just a car racing track. It has become a perfect venue for corporate outings, concerts, festivals, car shows, revivals, trade shows, family reunions, outdoor movies, sporting events and the like.
Submitted By: Sharon Fischer
