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1725:Indianapolis
1718:Other tracks
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1281:Legion Ascot
1253:Indianapolis
1248:Hudson River
1132:Indianapolis
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964:Foxboro Park
939:Braves Field
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1664:Selinsgrove
1522:Mines Field
1439:Kansas City
1419:Culver City
1371:Board ovals
1346:Springfield
1291:Morris Park
1257:Kansas City
1223:Empire City
1188:Bay Meadows
1119:Paved ovals
1053:Never built
733:Leary Field
713:Hart Center
608:Alumni Hall
562:Ohiri Field
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177:. Xlibris.
45:Auto Racing
31:located in
1779:Categories
1731:Pikes Peak
1704:Winchester
1694:Washington
1634:Port Royal
1619:Harrington
1609:Greensboro
1599:Flemington
1574:Bloomsburg
1424:Des Moines
1409:Cincinnati
1331:Sacramento
1228:Fort Miami
1183:Bainbridge
1179:Ascot Park
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1689:Uniontown
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1629:Langhorne
1579:Charlotte
1554:Allentown
1527:Roosevelt
1479:Uniontown
1404:Charlotte
1311:Readville
1286:Milwaukee
1271:Langhorne
1233:Glenville
1175:Arlington
1152:Twin City
1147:Southland
1137:Milwaukee
954:Cyclorama
572:TD Garden
1679:Thompson
1654:Richmond
1624:Lakewood
1559:Altamont
1351:Syracuse
1341:San Jose
1336:St. Paul
1266:Lakewood
1014:Raceland
492:Case Gym
137:to the
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1684:Trenton
1659:Rutland
1649:Reading
1644:Raleigh
1614:Hamburg
1569:Bedford
1564:Batavia
1545:Big car
1384:Altoona
1356:Trenton
1301:Phoenix
1296:Oakland
1218:DuQuoin
1213:Detroit
1208:Del Mar
1170:Altoona
917:Defunct
63:History
1669:Shelby
1639:Powell
1589:DuBois
1584:Dayton
1547:tracks
1517:Lowell
1512:Fresno
1502:Corona
1474:Tacoma
1429:Fresno
1414:Cotati
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