Anderson Speedway is a quarter mile (400 m) high-banked paved oval racetrack in Anderson,

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. The track hosts the annual Little 500 sprint car race and the Redbud 400 stock car race. Weekly racing features several

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divisions, Including: Minicups (also known as Supercups),

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, Asphalt

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s, Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Asphalt Sprint cars, and Winged Asphalt Sprint Cars. In 2021,

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races returned after ten years of absence. The corners are banked at 17 degrees. The 2010 track record of 10.28 seconds in a winged sprint car was the world record for quarter-mile paved ovals until a sprint car driver qualified at Slinger Speedway in 9.909 seconds in August 2010.

Redbud 400

The premier stock car race at Anderson is the Redbud 400, a 400-lap

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race held since 1967. It was sanctioned by the

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from 1969 to 1999 before the original tour ended. The race is part of the

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since 2001, and in 2023 it will be co-sanctioned by the new ASA STARS National Tour. Originally held in August, the event is currently held in mid July. The quote, "It's like racing

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in a

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", is attributed to noted short track driver

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concerning racing ASA stock cars at the track. Notable winners include

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and

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Little 500

The track hosts the annual Pay Less Little 500 presented by UAW on the Saturday of the

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weekend, the night before the

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. At 500 laps, or 125 miles, the race is unusually long for sprint car races (typically races are between 10 and 50 miles), and is considered one of the premier wingless asphalt sprint car races. The field consists of 33 cars lined up in eleven rows of three, mimicking the traditional Indy 500 lineup. Many eventual Indy 500 drivers competed in the Little 500 over the years. The 70th edition of the Pay Less Little 500 presented by UAW-GM paid out over $125,150 to the field. The 72nd edition, held in 2020, was moved to September because of county governmental regulations. In 2022, the race became part of the 500 Sprint Car Tour, a new ten-event pavement sprint tour at Anderson,

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, Berlin Speedway (MI), and other stops. All races use identical specifications and share rules, except for the Little 500 with its formation (eleven rows of three).

Winners

*1949 Sam Skinner *1950 Tom Cherry *1951 Red Renner *1952 Tom Cherry *1953 Bob King *1954 Tom Cherry *1955 Tom Cherry *1956 Bob Cleberg *1957 Johnny White *1958 Wayne Alspaugh *1959

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*1960

*1961

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*1962 Arnie Knepper *1963 Johnny White/Bob Coulter *1964 Dick Good *1965 Bob King/Chuck Taylor *1966 Rollie Beale *1967 Darl Harrison/Cy Fairchild *1968 Karl Busson *1969 Buzz Gregory *1970 Darl Harrison *1971 Herman Wise *1972 Jeff Bloom *1973 Dick Gaines *1974 Larry Dickson *1975 Darl Harrison *1976 Dick Gaines *1977 Jeff Bloom *1978 Don Mack/Curt Kelley *1979 Wayne Reutimann/Danny Smith *1980 Bob Frey *1981 Greg Leffler *1982 Marvin Carman *1983 Marvin Carman *1984 Frank Riddle *1985 Frank Riddle *1986 Dave Scarborough *1987 Bob Frey *1988 Bob Frey *1989 Bob Frey *1990 Bob Frey *1991 Jeff Bloom *1992 Jim Childers *1993

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*1994 Jim Childers *1995

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*1996 Dave Steele *1997

*1998

*1999

Chet Fillip Chet Fillip (born April 4, 1957), is an American former racing driver best known for driving in the CART series. Fillip raced stock cars and a modified during his teens and early twenties at Arena Park Raceway in Lubbock, Texas. His father Marvin ...

*2000 Jim Childers *2001

*2002

*2003

*2004

*2005

*2006

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*2007

*2008 Shane Cottle *2009 Dave Steele *2010

*2011 Chris Windom *2012

*2013 Jacob Wilson *2014 Jacob Wilson *2015 Chris Windom *2016 Kody Swanson *2017 Kyle Hamilton *2018 Kody Swanson *2019 Kody Swanson *2020

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*2021 Tyler Roahrig *2022 Tyler Roahrig

References

External links

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