Gardena Stadium Formerly Known As: Western Speedway; Gardena Speedway
0.250 mi./0.402 km. Dirt Oval located in Gardena, CA
Track Status: Closed (Opened: 1954 --- Closed: 1962)

TOURING SERIES & MAJOR EVENTS

Date Sanction Winner Laps 23 January 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Cal Niday 20 February 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Johnnie Parsons 13 March 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 27 March 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Cal Niday 16 April 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Dempsey Wilson 23 April 1955 NASCAR Modified National Championship Bernie Miller 8 May 1955 NASCAR Modified National Championship Mart Davis 16 May 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 29 May 1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Bill Amick 200 30 May 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 11 June 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 18 June 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 25 June 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Howard Gardner 3 July 1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Allen Adkins 200 9 July 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Howard Gardner 16 July 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Nick Valenta 24 July 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Bill Bartlett 31 July 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Scotty Cain 6 August 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 11 August 1955 California Roadster Association Rosie Roussel 4 September 1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Danny Letner 250 5 September 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Nick Valenta 17 September 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Nick Valenta 29 October 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Tony Bettenhausen 30 October 1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Chuck Meekins 250 5 November 1955 California Racing Association California Roadster Association Billy Garrett 24 November 1955 AAA National Midget Car Series Turkey Night Grand Prix Johnnie Parsons 2 January 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Jim Reed 200 3 January 1956 California Racing Association Art Bisch 11 March 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Dempsey Wilson 200 8 April 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Clyde Palmer 200 21 April 1956 USAC National Midget Car Series Johnnie Parsons 28 April 1956 USAC Stock Car Short Track Division USAC Stock Car Pacific Coast Division Troy Ruttman 5 May 1956 California Racing Association Ray Douglas 6 May 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Chuck Meekins 200 13 May 1956 California Racing Association Art Bisch 27 May 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Chuck Meekins 150 30 May 1956 California Racing Association Art Bisch 3 July 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Jim Reed 150 4 July 1956 California Racing Association Joe DeHart 14 July 1956 California Racing Association Nick Valenta 28 July 1956 California Racing Association Paul Kamm 4 August 1956 California Racing Association Parnelli Jones 5 August 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Bob Ross 150 2 September 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Lloyd Dane 150 3 September 1956 California Racing Association Art Bisch 29 September 1956 California Racing Association Chuck Hulse 6 October 1956 California Racing Association Buddy Cagle 7 October 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Lloyd Dane 150 28 October 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Parnelli Jones 150 22 November 1956 USAC National Midget Car Series Turkey Night Grand Prix Edgar Elder 150 25 November 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Bob Ross 150 1 January 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Jim Reed 150 3 March 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Jim Reed 150 6 April 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Danny Letner 200 13 April 1957 USAC National Midget Car Series Billy Garrett 27 April 1957 California Racing Association Ray Douglas 4 May 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Jim Reed 200 29 May 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Eddie Pagan 200 30 May 1957 California Racing Association Ray Clark 3 July 1957 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Danny Letner 200 14 September 1957 California Racing Association Roy Prosser 14 September 1957 California Racing Association Ray Douglas 22 September 1957 California Racing Association Colby Scroggin 22 September 1957 California Racing Association Allen Heath 5 October 1957 USAC National Midget Car Series Johnny Boyd 28 November 1957 USAC National Midget Car Series Turkey Night Grand Prix George Amick 150 1 January 1958 NASCAR Short Track Division NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Parnelli Jones 151 9 March 1958 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Eddie Gray 150 5 April 1958 USAC National Midget Car Series Joe Garson 19 April 1958 USAC National Midget Car Series Johnny Moorhouse 20 April 1958 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Parnelli Jones 150 3 May 1958 California Racing Association Colby Scroggin 7 June 1958 California Racing Association Roy Prosser 3 July 1958 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Parnelli Jones 4 July 1958 California Racing Association Stan McElrath 12 July 1958 NASCAR Modified National Championship Chuck Townsend 30 16 August 1958 California Racing Association Nick Valenta 2 September 1958 California Racing Association Harry Stockman 4 October 1958 USAC National Midget Car Series Danny Oakes 11 October 1958 California Racing Association Parnelli Jones 27 November 1958 USAC National Midget Car Series Turkey Night Grand Prix Joe Garson 150 26 April 1959 USAC National Midget Car Series Johnny Boyd 6 June 1959 California Racing Association Roger McCluskey 3 July 1959 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series NASCAR Short Track Division Parnelli Jones 150 3 October 1959 USAC National Midget Car Series Johnny Baldwin 26 November 1959 USAC National Midget Car Series Turkey Night Grand Prix Tony Bettenhausen 100 23 April 1960 USAC National Midget Car Series Billy Cantrell 27 May 1962 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Eddie Gray 50 3 July 1962 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Ron Hornaday 100