Flat Rock Speedway

Here's how it all began!  This aerial shot of Flat Rock Speedway shows the layout of the track, which ran its first race August 14, 1953--64 years ago!

The original construction featured grandstands in the front and back straight, as well as the turn 3 and 4 area.  Check out the infield--no Figure 8 track!  The Figure 8 course was installed to be ready for the 1962 racing season.  Dick "Little Richard" Simmons was the very first Figure 8 champion.

Notice the walking "bridge" located outside of turns 3 and 4, with a small ticket booth outside.  Fans entered through the gate in that location and walked up to the hill using the bridge to get to the turn grandstands.  The current grandstand system was installed in 1993, at which time the wooden plank and scaffold stands were demolished.