Fulford–Miami Speedway

North Miami Beach, Florida · board track

Fulford–Miami Speedway was a steeply banked 1.25-mile board track in present-day North Miami Beach that held a single race on February 22, 1926. The September 1926 hurricane destroyed it.

Opened: 1926
Closed: 1926
Demolished: 1926
Capacity: —

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History

Carl Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, built the 1.25-mile wooden oval in 1925, with Ray Harroun as general manager. Its turns were banked at 50 degrees. The only race, the Carl G. Fisher Trophy on February 22, 1926, was won by Peter DePaolo before about 20,000 spectators.

The Great Miami Hurricane destroyed the track on September 17, 1926, and the area was later taken over by a country club.

Why it matters: One of the shortest-lived major board tracks, built by Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Carl Fisher.

Timeline

1925
Track built[2]
Carl Fisher built the 1.25-mile board oval.
February 22, 1926
Only race[1,2]
Peter DePaolo won the Carl G. Fisher Trophy race before about 20,000; Harry Hartz was second.
September 17, 1926
Destroyed by hurricane[1,2]
The Great Miami Hurricane destroyed the track.

The site today

Physical status	Demolished[2]
Mapped location	Former venue site

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Venue facts

Other names	Miami-Fulford Speedway
Location	North Miami Beach, Florida
Venue type	board track
Sports	Motorsports
Opened	February 22, 1926[1,2]
Last used for sports	September 17, 1926[1,2]
Demolished	September 17, 1926[2]
Physical status	Demolished
Capacity notes	About 20,000 attended the only race; Wikipedia gives no seating capacity.
Architect	Carl Fisher; Ray Harroun[2]
Surface	Wood (board)
Owner / operator	Carl Fisher (Ray Harroun, general manager)
Closure	Destroyed by the Great Miami Hurricane of September 1926.

Documented details

The 1.25-mile board oval was banked at 50 degrees.[2]
OpenHistoricalMap notes that about three-quarters of the track footprint is still visible in a 1961 aerial photo.[1]

Sources

OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Ghost Tracks/US/FL, OpenStreetMap Wiki. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: closed, coordinates, opened
Fulford–Miami Speedway, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: architect, closed, coordinates, demolished, events, opened

Research confidence

Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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