OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Ghost Tracks/US/AZ
Arizona Ghost Tracks
List of Ghost tracks in Arizona currently documented in Open Historical Map.
Bee Line Dragway
Located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community outside of Mesa, Arizona.
This well regarded facility opened in 1963 and closed in 1980. Its remnants are abandoned in the desert.
Sources
Dates and location from Lost Drag Strips[1]. Traced from Bing.
Manzanita Speedway
Located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Manzanita Speedway was converted to auto racing from a dog track in 1951. It operated in various configurations through 2009.
Sources
Opening date and location from America's Speedways[2]. 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile ovals from 1973 USGS aerial. 1/3 mile oval from 1993 USGS aerial.
Phoenix Raceway
Located SW of Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix Raceway is an active paved oval which in the past has run two different road courses, both of which are mapped in OHM.
Sources
Traditional course maps and Bing imagery used to trace road course layouts. Dates for first road course from America's Speedways[2].
St. Johns Grand Prix
Located at the St. Johns Industrial Airpark, St. Johns Arizona.
The St. Johns Grand Prix was a temporary airport circuit used from 2000 to 2006.
Sources
Map of course and date information provided by the former race promotor, runways traced from OSM Bing.
West Valley Speedway (aka Speedworld Raceway Park)
Located in Wittmann Arizona, Northwest of Phoenix.
The track opened in 2006 as West Valley Speedway, closing in 2008 after operating for 2 years under the name Speedworld Raceway Park. The track was replaced by an offroad course under the same name. OHM currently contains a representation of the 1/4 mile oval; there was also a 1/5 mile oval. Need to check on whether a timely aerial is available to show the smaller oval.
Sources
Dates and names from National Speedway Directory 2005 through 2009[3]