SPEEDWAY

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their grit and machines on the high banked dirt oval located a few miles to the west of West Memphis.

Jenni’s uncle Parker Eubanks was a prominent feature of the 2006 article, recalling how the crowds would number in the thousands for a race, a spectacle for sure, but eventually time and money took their toll and the track closed.

Part of the issue, according to Eubanks, was access.

“They had rainouts and it was a big problem,” he said in an interview for the Appeal story. “The track was dirt and the parking area was dirt. So if there was any rain, people would get stuck.”

At the time of the article in 2006, you could still make out the remnants of the Speedway, but nothing remains of it in 2021, except the memories of a little girl, now a grown woman, of playing in the fields as a child.

“I can’t say enough great things about this fabulous guy! Spence Held works so hard and absolutely LOVES what he does. I’m extremely proud of him and all of his accomplishments.”

— Jenni Held, after learning that she and her husband had been named 2021 Farm Family of the Year for Crittenden County

Clippings courtesy of Jenni Held