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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.27.2010 - 5:02 pm
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Santa Fe Speedway, Willow Springs, Illinois- 7/16(.5 Mile) Dirt Oval

This track on the Southwest side of Chicago was home to many of
Chicago's drivers. Originally built for horses, cars took over as the
main attraction in the 1920s. Later that same decade, a tornado took out
the original grandstands, and the track was closed. After World War II,
two new tracks were built on the site. One was a 7/16-mile oval, the
other a 1/4 mile oval. This configuration was operational from 1953,
until the site was sold for development in 1995.
Today, the site of this former track is home to a relatively upscale
multi-family housing complex just south of 91st street in Burr Ridge, IL.


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