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The Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico
Chico, California, United States
Even if you haven’t gotten out to the grandstands, chances are you’ve heard engines roaring in the distance most Friday and Saturday nights during Chico summers. The familiar hum belongs to the Silver Dollar Speedway, home of some of the most exciting, adrenaline-filled action in Northern California.
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The Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile clay oval track has been operating since 1962.
2357 Fair St
Chico, CA
However, dirt racing in Chico has even deeper roots. Between 1948 and 1950, sprint car races were held on a half-mile track that sat where today’s track stands. Two additional tracks were auditioned over the next decade-plus, culminating in the construction of Silver Dollar Speedway.
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Here, the racing is fast, the cars are loud, and the dirt flies farther than you could imagine.
2357 Fair St
Chico, CA
Pro tip: Don’t dress too nice if you plan on moving down the grandstands. The high-octane laps under the speedway’s illuminating towers are a spectacle to behold. And, if you’re lucky, you may catch a glimpse of one of the world’s best racers. Household names such as Tony Stewart and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. have taken to the track at Silver Dollar over the years.
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Sprint car racing is the top attraction, but it doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of the types of racing that the track hosts.
2357 Fair St
Chico, CA
Each week boasts a lineup of several classes of cars, dirt modifieds, hobby stocks, and more. The track even hosts annual monster truck and dirt bike extravaganzas for those who are less interested in speed and more keen towards high-flying acrobatics and jaw-dropping hang time. Silver Dollar is also home of the Gold Cup Race of Champions, a September staple that attracts some of the best sprint car drivers in the country.
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Casual fans at Silver Dollar Speedway quickly transform into dedicated regulars.
2357 Fair St
Chico, CA
If you’re a newcomer, there’s more than a few track veterans and bleacher mainstays that would be more than happy to show you the ropes. The weekly engine revving down on Fair Street will keep drawing you back for another exciting night at the track.
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2357 Fair St
Chico, CA
The Silver Dollar Speedway is one of the best adrenaline-packed attractions in Northern California.