Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park
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The Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park was built in 1966. It was east of the Hollywood Sportatorium
on the corner of 172nd Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard (now Pines Boulevard) in Pembroke Pines, Florida
. The speedway went through many various name changes over its long history, including Miami Speedway, Miami Dragway, Miami-Hollywood Speedway, and others. However, it was home to many famous races and was a nationally recognized National Hot Rod Association
racetrack. It featured a quarter mile drag strip where one could race all types of modified cars or traditional racing cars. The dragstrip went from the SW to the NE. It closed in 1992 due to western expansion of new homes. A part of the subdivision of Pembroke Isles now occupies the site of the drag strip, while the subdivision's wetland buffer site bordering Pines Boulevard now occupies the site of the racetrack itself. These wetlands were the resting point of numerous race cars that went off the end of the track, to the chagrin of many racers, and the delight of many a grandstand dweller.
Hollywood Sportatorium
The Hollywood Sportatorium was an indoor arena in Pembroke Pines, Florida, located at 17171 Pines Boulevard . The Sportatorium was from downtown Miami and from downtown Fort Lauderdale...
on the corner of 172nd Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard (now Pines Boulevard) in Pembroke Pines, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The speedway went through many various name changes over its long history, including Miami Speedway, Miami Dragway, Miami-Hollywood Speedway, and others. However, it was home to many famous races and was a nationally recognized National Hot Rod Association
National Hot Rod Association
The National Hot Rod Association is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and host events all over the United States and Canada...
racetrack. It featured a quarter mile drag strip where one could race all types of modified cars or traditional racing cars. The dragstrip went from the SW to the NE. It closed in 1992 due to western expansion of new homes. A part of the subdivision of Pembroke Isles now occupies the site of the drag strip, while the subdivision's wetland buffer site bordering Pines Boulevard now occupies the site of the racetrack itself. These wetlands were the resting point of numerous race cars that went off the end of the track, to the chagrin of many racers, and the delight of many a grandstand dweller.