OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Ghost Tracks/US/FL
List of Ghost tracks in Florida currently documented in Open Historical Map.
Beaches Speedway
Located in Panama City, Florida
Beaches Speedway operated from 1973 to 1979. A housing development now exists on the site.
Sources
From America's Speedways[1]. Traced from 1975 USGS Aerial. Additional information from Facebook Retired Race Vehicles group.
County Line Dragway
Located on the west side of Hileah, Florida.
Located on a small airport, operated from 2008 through 2014.
Sources
National Speedway Directory 2007, 2008[2]. Traced from OSM Bing; used a small airport runway which is still extant.
Emerald Coast Dragway
Located just north of I 10 near Holt, Florida.
Operated from 1998 to 2010. This track is currently in both OHM and OSM.
Sources
Dates from National Speedway Directory 2010, 2011[2], America's Speedways[1]. Traced from OSM Bing.
Hialeah Speedway
Located in Hialeah, Florida.
Hialeah Speedway operated from 1954 until it was sold for development in 2005. There were a variety of configurations, most notably the 1/3 mile paved oval and a figure 8 track that crossed the infield.
Sources
From America's Speedways[1]. Traced from 1979 USGS aerial imagery.
JAX Raceways
Located north and east of Jacksonville International Airport.
The facility operated dirt and paved ovals and a 1/8 mile paved dragstrip. The facility opened in June 1968 and closed after the 2004 season.
Sources
Dates from From America's Speedways[1]. Traced from MSRMaps/USGS Topo. The facility is still somewhat visible in OSM Bing imagery, which was used to improve the trace.
Miami-Fulford Speedway
Located in North Miami Beach, Florida.
Miami-Fulford Speedway was a 1 1/4 mile board oval, banked at 50 degrees, located in Fulford-by-the-Sea (now North Miami Beach), Florida. One race was held there on February 22nd, 1926, before the track was destroyed by the hurricane of September 1926.
Sources
From America's Speedways[1], Lost Race Tracks[3]. About 3/4 of the track footprint is still discernable in a 1961 USGS Aerial.
Pensacola (Correy Field)
Used runways at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
The course was used from 1953 to 1966. The field itself is gone, replaced by Navy administration buildings.
Sources
Original map + OSM Bing used to trace location. Dates from America's Speedways[1].
Plant Field
Located on the old State Fairgrounds in Tampa Florida (the site is now athletic fields for the University of Tampa).
The track operated from 1921 until 1980, when the Fairgrounds were relocated to a new site east of Tampa.
Sources
From America's Speedways[1], Lost Race Tracks[3] Traced from MSR Maps/USGS Topo. Verified against 1979 USGS Aerial.
Sebring
Located at the Sebring Regional Airport, Southeast of Sebring Florida.
A number of courses have been used at Sebring since the first race in 1950. OHM currently contains most of the variants from 1985 and earlier. Research is continuing.
Sources
Maps of the original long course are readily available and can be matched up with current OSM Bing imagery, which was used for tracing. Dates are from Mike 'Doc' Cobine.
Walt Disney World Speedway
Located just south of the Ticketing and Transportation Center parking lots at Walt Disney World.
The track operated from 1996 to 2015. The Indy Racing League raced here every year from 1996 to 2000. The facility was used for instructional programs and "Track Experience" programs through 2015. The instructor death in 2015 was not the reason the facility closed despite rumors to the contrary.
Sources
From America's Speedways[1] and news articles. Traced from 2002 USGS Aerial imagery.