Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Badlands Motor Speedway


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Yamamoto Ichiro (talk) 16:43, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Badlands Motor Speedway

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An unremarkable road.  333-blue  03:09, 4 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment it's not a road, it's a race track and concert venue. Now that this is settled, is it notable? At best it's close. Pichpich (talk) 03:14, 4 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. I've added four sources which I think are sufficient to ensure that the article meets WP:GNG. Pichpich (talk) 03:35, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. North America1000 05:10, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Dakota-related deletion discussions. North America1000 05:10, 4 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment – If not independently notable, this could be merged to Brandon, South Dakota, which presently does not mention it. North America1000 05:11, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to appropriate topic as soon as possible as permastub and leaving this topic as standalone costs important context. Otherwise keep. Esquivalience  t 00:09, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep, because the nomination seems deliberately offensive. Obviously it is not merely a road, it is an event venue, and wikipedia has articles about concert halls and racetracks and so on.  No need to be derogatory.  Nominator makes no assertion they performed wp:BEFORE, and I doubt that they have because they didn't set up "find sources" on the former name of the speedway. -- do  ncr  am  18:27, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:00, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. In addition to extensive coverage in South Dakota media, quick searches turned up some coverage from outside the state as well, including a detailed AP article about the track's history  and a Harrisburg Patriot-News article naming it to a top 20 list of top sprint car tracks.   --Arxiloxos (talk) 00:35, 12 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment I added, with source, about $6 million renovations underway at Badlands. Also, searching Google books using the "Huset's" searchlink (now above) turns up, among other hits from 1966 on, A Fan's Guide to Circle Track Racing: Facts, Tracks and ... 2001 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1557883513 by Tony Sakkis - 2001 - for which "‎Snippet view" of page 176 reads: "Huset's Speedway is located in the arid, high desert of South Dakota, and is one of the biggest attractions of the immediate area. The WoO show is the biggest of the year, generally filling the 4,500-seat facility as the open-wheeled cars come ...". -- do  ncr  am  16:39, 19 April 2016 (UTC)


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