Shady Bowl Speedway

Shady Bowl Speedway is a motorsports complex located in DeGraff, Ohio It first opened in 1943 and features two separate tracks: Kil-Kare Speedway, a 3/10 mi asphalt oval for stock car racing and   The oval is unconventional in shape, with the cars almost in a continuous slide between turns one and four.

The facility was affiliated with the ARCA Menards Series.

The track, listed on Dayton-based Baltes Commercial Realty’s website for $625,000, was on the market for 90 days, broker Terry Baltes said. He said there was a lot of interest for the track before it was sold to Young. They closed the deal June 3.

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They plan to move their shows from Saturday evenings to Sunday afternoons for at least two seasons to help accommodate drivers who are already racing at Kil-Kare on Fridays and Columbus Speedway on Saturdays. They’re also hoping to make repairs to the asphalt.

Longtime employee Earl Isaacs, who has been affiliated with the track since 1966, said he has mixed emotions about the situation. He was very close to Stapleton, who he said never cheated a racer out of anything.

In the meantime, the family is working hard to open the track. The grass was so high when they first took over ownership, they had to bring in a local farmer to bail it. He’s one of many people volunteering their time to help them reopen as soon as possible.