| 词条 | Dixie Motor Speedway |
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| Name = Birch Run Speedway | Location = Birch Run Township, Saginaw County, at 10945 Dixie Highway Birch Run, Michigan | Website = DixieMotorSpeedway.com | Promoters = Checkered Flag Promotions | Opened = 1948 | Events = The Dixie Classic, The Big One, East vs. West Shootout | Miles_first = True | Layout1 = progressively banked oval | Surface = asphalt | Length_mi = 4/10 (.400) mile adjoining 1/3 (.333) mile with Figure 8 course | Turns = 4}} Birch Run Speedway and Event Center is a 4/10 (.400) mile, progressively banked, D-shaped oval short track, with an adjoining 1/3 (.333) mile as well as a Figure 8 course located near Birch Run, Michigan. The speedway changed its name from Dixie Speedway to Birch Run Speedway in 2017. Track HistoryBirch Run Speedway opened in 1948 as a 1/3 mile dirt oval. The track spent its opening decade plus as a dirt track before being paved in the early-1960s. The track experienced consistent growth over the decades, under the ownership of the Doering and Scrivo families, with a Figure 8 course being built through the in-field pit area, moving that area to outside of the 1/3 mile oval. The Kern family took ownership in 1996 and the Speedway then saw its greatest period of growth. A luxury VIP box was built at the top of the main grandstands, new bathrooms were installed, brand new stadium quality lights were installed to replace to outdated system previously there, a new tech barn was built in the pits and the most noticeable addition was the building of a progressively banked 4/10s mile oval. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, the Kern family announced their intentions to retire as track operators, handing over the reins of the facility to Checkered Flag Promotions. Notable alumniBenny Parsons – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ChampionCy Fairchild – Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame driver Parnelli Jones – 1963 Indianapolis 500 Champion Junior Hanley – Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame driver Ed Howe – Founder of Howe Racing Enterprises Mike Eddy – Seven-time American Speed Association Champion Brad Keselowski – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Joy Fair – Hall of Fame driver and Midwest legend Erik Jones - 2015 NASCAR Truck Series Champion and 2016 Xfinity Rookie of the Year. Also 2017 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup series Rookieof the Year. Current operationsThe Birch Run Speedway currently races Friday night from late-April through September, with monthly Eve of Destruction events. The regular Friday night divisions include Pro Late Models and Modifieds on the 4/10s mile oval. Pure Stocks on the 1/3 mile. Special events include the high power Outlaw Super Late Models. References
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