Meridian Speedway is a motorsport

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. The in length track, which is paved with asphalt, mostly hosts

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, and other local-level racing events throughout the year. The tracks holds weekly races under the

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sanction as a member of the

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. The biggest event it has hosted is the

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(formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West), which held races at the track from

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as well as 1972. Due to its small size, the infield is empty (only a patch of grass) and pit road is located outside the track behind the backstretch. The entrance to pit road is located in turn 2, with the exit back onto the track in turn 3. Right outside of the track is the town's yellow water tower, and a replica of it is on the track's winner's trophies. The track is notable for being the track that

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won her first NASCAR race at to become only the second female to win a NASCAR race. She won the

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West Series race here.

History

Meridian Speedway opened in 1951. The facilities were listed on the

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in 2024. In 2020, Meridian Speedway temporarily closed in March due to the

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. Racing resumed in May with no fans, and as a result, the track started a partnership with SpeedCast.tv to broadcast its races on a

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basis, with it ranging from $19.99 to $39.99 to watch a race. The track had broadcast select events on

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in 2021; it started streaming all weekly races on the service starting in 2022.

Events

The track hosted six races of the

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through the years.

Idaho 208 under NASCAR sanction

Meridian Speedway hosted the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208, a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race, from 2015 to 2019. The race was also on the original schedule for the 2020 season of the rebranded ARCA Menards Series West, but due to COVID-19, was later postponed from its August 29 date and eventually cancelled and replaced with a second race for the series at the

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. Meridian Speedway was permanently removed from the West Series schedule in 2021.

Idaho 208 under Super Late Model event

The track replaced the August 29 date with a Super Late Model "Idaho 208" event which was broadcast live on

and won by Californian Jeremy Doss. The event was part of the NAPA Big Late Model tour. The 2021 event was organized again as a Super Late Model event under the Speed Tour Super Late Models sanction and was broadcast live on FloRacing. It paid $20,000 to winner Preston Peltier.

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