Belleville High Banks

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The Belleville High Banks is a historic dirt track built in the 1910 era for racing events that encompassed everything from horses to motorcycles. Today, the “World's Fastest Half Mile Dirt Track” brings more than race cars and drivers to North Central Kansas, but also an atmosphere of excitement and enthusiasm to the famed Belleville High Banks. The sweeping clay oval is one of the world's most demanding tracks for both drivers and equipment.
The Belleville High Banks is managed by the Fair Amusement Committee — a volunteer group of businesspeople and citizens from the local area.
The Belleville High Banks hosts a dozen or more star-studded events throughout the racing season, featuring the nation's most talented drivers from the toughest touring circuits on dirt, including the USAC National Midget Car Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Wichita-based O’Reilly NCRA Sprint Cars, Late Models and Modifieds.
Some of the nation's greatest drivers have tested their nerves at Belleville, including Parnelli Jones, A.J. Foyt, Tony Stewart, Ken Schrader, Stan Fox, Kasey Kahne, J.J. Yeley and Jeff Gordon.
Built inside the acclaimed half-mile track is a quarter-mile track which features special events for Dwarf Cars, Mini-Stocks, Hobby Stocks, TQ Midgets, Cruisers and more.
The track’s mainstay has been the Speedway Motors Belleville Midget Nationals, which have been held every year for 31 years during the last weekend in July.
As the nation’s most prestigious event of the year for Midgets, America’s top owners and drivers trek to Kansas each year for the historic event. The Speedway Motors Belleville Midget Nationals is an exciting race that brings the best equipment, owners and drivers to the nation’s richest midget race in the country, transforming the town of Belleville from a small rural community of 2,500 to a racing Mecca of more than 20,000 people!
The Belleville High Banks has brought exciting races to the “Crossroads of America” for nearly a century. To recognize the long-lasting tradition and prestige of various racing events held at the track, the High Banks Hall of Fame & National Midget Auto Racing Museum was built to capture and remember racing personalities, memorabilia and display race cars that influenced the historic racing community. In July, 2004 a dream that had been nearly a decade in the making was given the checkered flag when the High Banks Hall of Fame & National Midget Auto Racing Museum opened at U.S. Hwy. 81 and 12th St. in Belleville.

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October 17 by basswoodbend (2413 found) We had never heard of the Belleville High Banks and since we had lived in Belleville Michigan for 35 years, we wanted to see what it was all about. Took some pictures, signed the log and left our micro card. TFTC [view this log]

October 7 by charlie67467 (352 found) found and signed for TFTC [view this log]

September 6 by Seeking Hearts (1657 found) I'd never been to the racetrack before. Thanks for the cache. We found it and left it in good and dry shape. We rehid it better than we found it. Thanks for bringing us to the track. Nice to find the Belleville caches with Shelter1 and Good Lookin'. [view this log] The Racetrack Stands

September 6 by Shelter1 (1331 found) found with seeking hearts and good lookin. TFTC [view this log]

August 16 by billandlinda (233 found) This one about did us in, but we found it. Thanks [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 11:16:19 AM
Last Updated: 10/18/2009 1:27:48 AM
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