Thank you to Ted Crownover for contributing this great old image of his dad's stock car. There is also a 1952 image of the Opa-locka Speedway in this gallery.

The Speedway was located on the east side of the air station just west of Douglas Road (NW 37 Avenue).

Bob Rich, whose father owned Rich Photos, wrote to say that the Opa-locka Speedway was owned by the Finley's, who also owned Rustic Roller Rink in Hialeah. Bob says he used to hang out at Rustic Roller Rink. I have also received information from Ken Reitano who wrote:
"My father Joseph F. Reitano owned Opa-locka Speedway in 1948 through 1950 and then the Naval Air Station bought it through eminent domain. The speedway's owners were my dad, his brother Pete ("Vito") Reitano and L. N. Dod. It was a dirt track and then they paved it. My mother Louise Reitano and Aunt Greta sold hot dogs at the track. I never saw it as I was born in 1950. As for the Ken-Lin Motel elsewhere on your site, my father built it and owned it. We lived there until about 1957 then we moved to Fort Lauderdale. Also my father used to talk about Bango Matthews, a race car driver. When I run across some photos I will e-mail them to you. You have made a great web site, thanks for the memories. Ken Reitano"