Brent Harmon and Melissa Middleton Purchase Historic Salem Speedway

Salem, IN (11/22/2025) – Brent Harmon and Melissa Middleton have purchased the Historic Salem Speedway, located in Salem, Indiana, from Nick Bohanon, who had owned the speedway since January of 2023. Harmon is affiliated with the Salem Motorsports Park dragstrip located adjacent to Salem Speedway.

“I’m really excited with the opportunity to purchase Salem Speedway,” remarked Harmon. “The track has so much history and so many great drivers have raced here, what an amazing and historic facility. Nick and Maegun Bohanon did a lot of great things with Salem Speedway the past three years, I plan to continue to make improvements to the facility to improve not only the racing but amenities to help create a great experience for the fans attending the events and the racers putting on the show each event. My plan is for the track to continue it’s great racing tradition, but I also plan to utilize the facility for a lot of non-racing events, including car shows, monthly cars and coffee, several concerts, heavy equipment auctions, and collector car auctions just to name a few!”

Salem Speedway opened in 1947 providing fans with exciting fast paced racing on the .555-mile oval that features imposing 33-degree banked turns that were built strictly for speed! Salem is a track steeped in history with many of the giants in auto racing having competed on the treacherous “hills” at some point in their careers, Names such as Ruttman, Carter, Sweikert, O’Connor, Jones, Foyt, Unser, Andretti, Vogler, Allison, Parsons, Waltrip, Schrader, Gordon, and Stewart are just a few names from the past that grace the list of past winners. Current NASCAR Stars Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, Erik Jones and Mitchell, Indiana’s own Chase Briscoe have also competed on the High Banks while advancing their careers.

The facility will be available for lease on off weekends of racing. Testing on the track will also be available. Some of the improvements planned include a shower house for the camping area, VIP RV Parking and some black topping on the access roads, just to name a few. One of the special events scheduled for the 2026 season will be the First Annual High Banks School Bus Challenge and Figure 8! More information on Salem Speedway and the 2026 season will be posted on the track’s website at www.salemspeedway.com and with social media posts on the track’s social media outlets.