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Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park
Location	Cicero, Illinois
Capacity	67,000
Owner	Charles Bidwell and Chip Ganassi
Broke ground	1997
Opened	1999
Closed	2003
Construction cost	$70 million USD
Former names	Sportsman's Park
Major events	CART (1999-2002); NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sears Craftsman 175 (2000-2001); American Speed Association(dates N/A)
Oval
Length	1.656 km (1.029 mi)

The Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park located in Cicero, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, was built in 1999 by a group including Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2002 the 1.029-mile (1.656 km) oval shaped track suspended operations due to financial conditions in the motorsports industry. The track was also the site of horse races, when the track was called "Sportsman's Park". The track was one of two racetracks that hosted both auto and horse races (the other is Dover International Speedway).

The track held CART races from 1999-2002, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from 2000-2001. Chicago Motor Speedway also held American Speed Association (ASA) races.

Portions of the motion picture Driven were shot at Chicago Motor Speedway.

In 2003 the town of Cicero purchased the track for $18 million. During 2005 the main grandstands were torn down but the track itself remained.

It's been reported that the site will be completely demolished and turned into a 11-acre (45,000 m²) outdoor festival park and 68 acres (280,000 m²) of retail stores and parking. ^[1]^[2] Google Earth Satellite maps show the Grandstand half way demolished. The remaining structures are left over from Sportsmans Park before it was retooled into a dual-purpose facility.

On October 31, 2008 it was reported that contracts for the demolition of the remaining structures and track had been awarded.

Demolition of the remaining Sportsman's Park structures and the track itself began January 5, 2009.