Ohio Car Show Venues and Dragstrips
13 Ohio dragstrips, road courses, expo centers and show grounds, plus 9 car museums, open or closed.
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Ohio Dragstrips
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Darana Dragway 42
The dragstrip first opened in 1957.
Photo: Lt. Col. William Thurmond, U.S. Army, Public domain
Darana Raceway (formerly National Trail Raceway)
The track at the nationaltrailraceway.com address now operates under the name Darana Raceway – Hebron.
Photo: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0
Quaker City Motorsports Park
The park is in Salem, near the Pennsylvania border.
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0
Summit Motorsports Park
The track sits at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 601, two miles east of Norwalk.
Ohio Expo and convention centers
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0
First Financial Center (formerly Duke Energy Convention Center)
The downtown Cincinnati convention center was renamed First Financial Center after renovations.
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I-X Center
The building opened in 1985.
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0
Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds
The grounds became the permanent home of the Ohio State Fair in 1886.
Ohio Parks
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Ault Park
Ault Park hosts the Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance in its historic gardens.
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0
Carillon Historical Park
The park is run by Dayton History, a privately funded nonprofit.
Ohio Speedways
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0
Eldora Speedway
Eldora is a half-mile dirt track in western Ohio.
Photo: Robert Yorde, CC BY 2.0
Toledo Speedway
The ARCA Menards Series returns to the track on May 15, 2027.
Ohio Venues
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
The facility covers 330 acres.
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Nelson Ledges Road Course
The track was built in 1958 on a rural potato farm outside Warren.
Ohio Car Museums
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
The Crawford is part of the Cleveland History Center run by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Canton Classic Car Museum
The museum was established in 1978.
America's Packard Museum
The museum is in an original 1917 Packard dealership, the Citizen's Motorcar Company building.
The National Packard Museum
The museum opened at its current site on July 4, 1999, next to the W.D. Packard Music Hall.
Snook's Dream Cars
The museum's site says it has officially closed and most of the cars have been sold.
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
The museum is open to the public year-round.
Gale Halderman Barn Museum
The museum honors Gale Halderman, a Ford designer known for the original Mustang design.
British Transportation Museum
The nonprofit museum preserves the history of British transportation.
Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum
Steve Wagner's private collection sits on East Kossuth Street at South Washington Avenue in Columbus.
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Ohio Venue Questions
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Which Ohio venue fills the most car dates?
Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, home of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the Pontiac Nationals, Night Under Fire and MoPowerMania.
Where can I race my own car in Ohio?
Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Darana Raceway near Hebron and Darana Dragway 42 in West Salem post dated test and tune sessions on their own schedules.
Did any Ohio tracks change names?
Yes. National Trail Raceway near Hebron now runs as Darana Raceway, Dragway 42 as Darana Dragway 42, and the Cincinnati convention center is now First Financial Center.
Which Ohio car museums welcome visitors now?
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Canton Classic Car Museum, America's Packard Museum, The National Packard Museum, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Gale Halderman Barn Museum, British Transportation Museum, Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum.
Why do some venues have no page?
A venue gets a page once enough published facts and car events are on file; the rest stay on this list.
Which pages supply the venue facts?
Track and venue websites, with encyclopedia and news pages for history; every venue page links its source.
Can a track or hall be added?
Send an event held there through the schedule page form and the venue comes with it.
Is Snook's Dream Cars still open?
No. The Bowling Green museum has closed, so it is listed as closed.
Shows at Ohio venues
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