It has nothing to do with race cars. The real reason as to why they call it Buffalo Speedway is because when the American Indians were still roaming the area, they ran buffalo down into the bayou to kill them for resources. The whole area was a massive plain way back then, and the bayou was the dividing point between the southside and the northside. It's just named that in reference to it being a hunting ground for, and a method of killing buffalo. They'd chase them down into the gorge, and kill what they needed. Another point to keep in mind is that you can't drive faster than 30 mph down Buffalo Speedway. Lol. The street name is deceptive. Someone did once say that there was a track nearby, but it wasn't a racetrack for cars. The neighborhood that was built where the oval track used to be has zero evidence of there ever being a track there. It has been suggested that there was an athletic field over there. As far as the buffalo being run into the bayou, that's true. I can't find the source since it's been years since I learned this; but I it's valid. Speedways aren't deemed as such in reference to racing. There are other streets in the US referred to as such. When I was a kid, I often wondered where the racecars were, but then I grew up. Lol.
