Motorsport at Soldier Field
Soldier Field circa 1963 | |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC-5 DST) |
| Coordinates | 41°51′44″N 87°37′00″W / 41.8623°N 87.6167°W |
| Capacity | 100,000+ (total stadium capacity) |
| Owner | Chicago Park District |
| Broke ground | August 11, 1922 |
| Opened | October 9, 1924 (as stadium) May 19, 1935 (first race on track) |
| Closed | July 4, 1970 (final race on track) –venue still in use for other purposes |
| Architect | Holabird & Roche |
| Major events | Past: AAA and USAC Stock Car USAC National Midget Series NASCAR Cup Series (untitled race) NASCAR Convertible Division IMCA Stock Car |
| Surface | Cinder (before 1941) Wood (temporarily, in 1939) Clay (1941–1946) Asphalt (1946 onwards) |
| Length | 0.25 and 0.5 miles |
| Turns | 4 |
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Racing at Soldier Field in 1951
From the 1940s until 1968, Soldier Field (a stadium in the United States city of Chicago) was regularly used as an motorsport venue. During this time, the stadium had a short track, which was first used for auto racing in 1935 and was last used in 1970.