Salem Speedway - A track steeped in history...
For over 65 years Salem Speedway has enjoyed the recognition of being one of the most unique and renowned racetracks in America. The .555-mile oval that features imposing 33-degree banks was built strictly for speed. High powered sprint cars accelerate down the straights at speeds reaching nearly 140 miles per hour.
Salem Speedway is a track steeped in history with many of the giants in auto racing having competed on the treacherous “hills” at some point in their careers, Names such as Ruttman, Carter, Sweikert, O’Connor, Jones, Foyt, Unser, Andretti, Vogler, Allison, Parsons, and Waltrip just to name a few, grace the list of past winners.
A Strong Racing Heritage
With such a storied racing history, it is not surprising that Salem Speedway has developed a strong racing heritage and tradition that continues today with some of the top names in open wheel ad stock car competition visiting the famed high bans each racing season to challenge the demanding oval.
The legendary A.J. Foyt once said, “If a driver can go fast on the high banks, he can go fast anywhere.” That’s still true today as it was 50 years ago. In recent years drivers such as Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Ken Schrader, and Joey Logano tested their skills on the oval track with varying degrees of success.
The Finest in Racing
Situated in the scenic hills of southern Indiana, the Salem Speedway roars to life with upwards of 12-15 “Special Events” per year. With a season stretching from April to November each event is “Special” in its own right with sanctioning bodies such as ARCA, the Must-See Racing Xtreme Sprints, the Ken-Ten Pro Late Model Series and the Top Speed Modified Tour helping bring the finest in professional automobile racing to the world-famous facility.
Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Expand Support of Salem Speedway for the 2025 Season!
Salem, IN (January 15, 2025) – Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery officials have announced that the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers will return as a marketing partner with Salem Speedway again for the upcoming
2025 season. The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers have been a huge supporter of the historic track for many seasons and their name has become synonymous with the bigger events held at the track each season.
The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers will return as the title sponsors of the 66th running of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial, which will take place this season on Saturday, July 12th and will be sanctioned once again by the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper 500 Sprint Car Tour based out of Anderson, Indiana, home of the famed Little 500. Last year saw the return of the second longest running pavement sprint car race in the world to the famous High Banks for the first time since the 2020 season and the much-anticipated return of Sprint Car racing to Salem Speedway.
The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers are expanding their support of Salem Speedway to include being the title
sponsor of the ARCA Menards Series event, which will take place this season on Saturday, September 20th. The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers name was associated with the ARCA Menards Series events held at Salem Speedway for many years.
This season’s ARCA Menards Series event will be the 111th series event held at Salem
Speedway, which is the most events the series has had at any track in its long history. The ARCA Menards
Series event will be promoted once again by Track Enterprises.
“We are very excited to sponsor the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial and the ARCA Menards Series event at Salem Speedway this season,” remarked Steve Motsinger with the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers and the Salem based Eddie Gilstrap Motors. “Both of these events have so much history at this racetrack, and it means a lot to have the Ford Motor Company name associated with both.
We look forward to a great 2025 season at Salem Speedway! ” “We really appreciate the continued support of the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers at Salem Speedway,” commented Nick Bohanon, owner of Salem Speedway. “No one has supported this track over the years like the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers and Eddie Gilstrap Motors, we appreciate their support and look forward to what is going to be two huge events at Salem Speedway this season!”
Eddie Gilstrap Motors will furnish Salem Speedway with a pace vehicle once again for the entire 2025 season, to pace all the exciting feature events on the famous High Banks! They will also furnish a wrecker again at each event.
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