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Tacoma Speedway (sometimes called Pacific Speedway or Tacoma-Pacific Speedway) was a 2-mile (3.2 km) (approximate) wooden board track for automobile racing that operated from 1914 to 1922 near Tacoma, Washington. In its time, the track was renowned nationwide and was considered by some to be second only to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Notable racers such as Barney Oldfield, Eddie Rickenbacker, Ralph DePalma, and both Louis and Gaston Chevrolet, were drawn to race for purses of up to $25,000 (approximately $573,000 in 2012 dollars). Before long, the track acquired a reputation for being dangerous. After an arson fire destroyed the wooden grandstands in 1920, the facility was rebuilt but failed financially and racing ended two years later. The site later became an airport and then a nava

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rdfs:label	Tacoma Speedway (pt) Tacoma Speedway (en)
rdfs:comment	O Tacoma Speedway foi um circuito oval localizado na cidade de Tacoma, no estado de Washington, nos Estados Unidos com 2 milhas (3,2 km) de comprimento feito com piso de madeira, foi inaugurado em 1914 e foi destruído por um incêndio em 1922, em sua época era o segundo oval mais rápido do mundo, atrás somente do Indianapolis Motor Speedway, atualmente o local abriga o campus de uma faculdade. (pt) Tacoma Speedway (sometimes called Pacific Speedway or Tacoma-Pacific Speedway) was a 2-mile (3.2 km) (approximate) wooden board track for automobile racing that operated from 1914 to 1922 near Tacoma, Washington. In its time, the track was renowned nationwide and was considered by some to be second only to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Notable racers such as Barney Oldfield, Eddie Rickenbacker, Ralph DePalma, and both Louis and Gaston Chevrolet, were drawn to race for purses of up to $25,000 (approximately $573,000 in 2012 dollars). Before long, the track acquired a reputation for being dangerous. After an arson fire destroyed the wooden grandstands in 1920, the facility was rebuilt but failed financially and racing ended two years later. The site later became an airport and then a nava (en)
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dcterms:subject	Defunct motorsport venues in the United States Motorsport venues in Washington (state) Sports venues in Tacoma, Washington
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Layout	Irregular Oval (en)
Miles first	True (en)
Record driver	Tommy Milton
Record time	103.0 (milePerHour)
Record year	1922 (xsd:integer)
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capacity	35000 (xsd:integer)
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location	United States Tacoma, Washington
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has abstract	Tacoma Speedway (sometimes called Pacific Speedway or Tacoma-Pacific Speedway) was a 2-mile (3.2 km) (approximate) wooden board track for automobile racing that operated from 1914 to 1922 near Tacoma, Washington. In its time, the track was renowned nationwide and was considered by some to be second only to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Notable racers such as Barney Oldfield, Eddie Rickenbacker, Ralph DePalma, and both Louis and Gaston Chevrolet, were drawn to race for purses of up to $25,000 (approximately $573,000 in 2012 dollars). Before long, the track acquired a reputation for being dangerous. After an arson fire destroyed the wooden grandstands in 1920, the facility was rebuilt but failed financially and racing ended two years later. The site later became an airport and then a naval supply depot during World War II, and today is occupied by the campus of Clover Park Technical College and neighboring commercial sites in Lakewood, Washington. (en) O Tacoma Speedway foi um circuito oval localizado na cidade de Tacoma, no estado de Washington, nos Estados Unidos com 2 milhas (3,2 km) de comprimento feito com piso de madeira, foi inaugurado em 1914 e foi destruído por um incêndio em 1922, em sua época era o segundo oval mais rápido do mundo, atrás somente do Indianapolis Motor Speedway, atualmente o local abriga o campus de uma faculdade. (pt)
Record team	Duesenberg

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