List of NASCAR tracks
This is a list of tracks which have hosted a NASCAR race from 1948 to present. Various forms of race track have been used throughout the history of NASCAR, including purpose-built race tracks such as Daytona.
NASCAR National series race tracks
The following is a list of race tracks currently used by NASCAR as part of its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, or Camping World Truck Series for the 2018 racing season.[1][2][3][4]
Key to table
- Track – The name of the facility.
- Miles – Length of the course.
- Configuration – Shape of the course.
- Location – Geographical location of the track.
- Series – NASCAR national series currently hosted by the track. Numbers in parentheses indicate if the course holds more than one series event during the season.
- Seating – Number of seats for spectators at the track, if known.
- Races – Feature races for the top national series that race there.
- Lights - If the track has lights, the column will say yes, otherwise no.
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Defunct or inactive NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series tracks
The following tables list all of the tracks previously used by NASCAR that are either closed or, for various reasons, are no longer used by any NASCAR national series.
Key to tables
- Track: Name of the track. Either the current name of the track (as it exists today) or the last known name of the track is shown.
- Type and layout: Approximate course length (in miles), shape, and surface type. For course length, the last known measurement provided by NASCAR is shown. Note that this figure may differ in various sources depending on the method that NASCAR or other sanctioning bodies have used to measure the track.
- Location: The state (or province, for Canadian tracks) and city (or nearest city) where each track is located.
- Named race(s): For many years, specific names have been given to races during a given season as a way of marketing the event. Where these names are known, they are noted next to the seasons in which that name was used.
- Season(s): NASCAR seasons in which the track hosted an event. Note that only points-paying races are counted as part of a given series' season; tracks where additional exhibition or special races have been held are included in a separate table.
- Notes: Any additional information or clarification that may be useful. This includes details on the track's current status, or whether the track saw further use in other NASCAR series.
Still used in NASCAR for feeder series
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Plattsburgh) | 1955 | Paved in 1961; Converted back to dirt in 2017; remains active currently running the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. | |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2.518-mile paved road course | Mexico (Mexico City) | Telcel-Motorola 200 (2005–2006) Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (2007) Corona México 200 (2008) Gran Premio FedEx (2017) | 2005–2008 (Xfinity) | Track still active, currently hosts NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, Formula 1, Formula E & FIA World Endurance Championship. |
| Bowman Gray Stadium | 0.25-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Winston-Salem) | Myers Brothers Memorial (1961–1962) International 200 (1962–1963) Myers Brothers Memorial (1964–1971) |
1958–1971 | Remains active; 2009 weekly racing subject of Madhouse television series. Current home of NCAA Division II Winston-Salem State Rams college football team.[5] |
| Caraway Speedway | 0.455-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Asheboro) | 1982–1983 (Xfinity) | Still active in NASCAR feeder series. | |
| Evergreen Speedway | 0.375 paved oval Figure 8 1/5-mile .70-mile paved oval 1.25 Enduro road course | Washington (Monroe) | Mark Galloway 150 Shootout, NASCAR Summer Showdown 200, NAPA Auto Parts 150 / Toyota 100 | 1995–2000 (Truck) | Track still active. Hosts NASCAR Whelen All American Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. |
| Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | 0.596-mile paved oval | Tennessee (Nashville) | Nashville 500 (1961–1962) Nashville 400 (1963) Nashville 400 (1965) Nashville 400 (1967–1969) Nashville 420 (1970–1983) Music City USA 420 (1973–1980) Melling Tool 420 (1981) Cracker Barrel 420 (1982) Marty Robbins 420 (1983) Coors 420 (1984) Pepsi 420 (1984) |
1958–1984 (Cup) 1995–2000 (Xfinity) |
Remains active, Currently plays host to the Music City 200, ARCA race, and is the home of the All American 400 (Which returned to its 400 lap format in 2016) |
| Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | South Carolina (Greenville) | Greenville 200 (1969–1971) Pickens 200 (1971) |
1955–1956 1958–1971 (Cup) 1983 (Xfinity) |
Remains active, track hosts NASCAR K&N Pro Series East currently |
| Hickory Motor Speedway | 0.362-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Hickory) | Buddy Shuman Memorial (1956) Buddy Shuman Memorial (1960–1971) Hickory 250 (1962–1967) Hickory 250 (1969) Hickory 276 (1970–1971) |
1953–1971 (Cup) 1982-1998 (Xfinity) |
Paved in 1969, remains active. |
| Langley Speedway | 0.395-mile paved oval | Virginia (Hampton) | Tidewater 250 (1964–1968) Crabber 250 (1968) Tidewater 375 (1969) Tidewater 300 (1970) |
1964–1970 (Cup) 1982–1988 (Xfinity) |
Originally dirt; paved in 1968; Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events. |
| Myrtle Beach Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval (1957–74, 1978–86) 0.538-mile paved oval (1974–76, 1987–present) |
South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) | Carolina Pride 250 (NNS, 1988–2000) | 1958–1965 (Cup) 1988–2000 (Xfinity) |
Remains active. |
| South Boston Speedway | 0.4-mile paved oval | Virginia (South Boston) | South Boston 400 (1963) South Boston 100 (1969) Halifax County 100 (1970–1971) |
1960–1964 1968–1971 (Cup) 1982–2000 (Xfinity) |
Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events. |
| Thompson International Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Connecticut (Thompson) | Thompson Speedway 200 (1969–1970) | 1951 1969–1970 |
Remains active as home to several NASCAR feeder series.[6] |
| Tucson Raceway Park | 0.375-mile paved oval | Arizona (Tucson) | 1995–1997 (Truck) | Track still active. Was closed briefly | |
Still used as testing tracks
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Mile Speedway | 0.416-mile paved oval | Virginia (Dublin) | 1988–1992 (Xfinity) | no longer used for oval racing, Some teams still use for testing, formerly New River Valley Speedway. | |
| Nashville Superspeedway | 1.333-mile paved oval | Tennessee (Lebanon, Tennessee) | 2001–2011 (Xfinity) | Open for testing only. Used by Nissan (which has a US factory in the Nashville area) for North American finals of GT Academy.[7] | |
| Pikes Peak International Raceway | 1.000-mile paved oval | Colorado (Fountain) | 1998–2005 (Xfinity) | Track reopened with new owners, mostly as test track. | |
| Rockingham Speedway | 1.017-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Rockingham) | American 500 (1965–81) Peach Blossom 500 (1966) Carolina 500 (1967–81, 1985) Warner Hodgdon Carolina 500 (1982–84) Nationwise 500 (1985–86) Goodwrench 500 (1986–95) AC Delco 500 (1987–94) AC Delco 400 (1995–98) Goodwrench Service 400 (1996–97) GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 (1998) Dura Lube/ Big K 400 (1999) Dura Lube/ Kmart 400 (2000) Dura Lube 400 (2000) Subway 400 (2002–04) |
1966–2004 (Cup) | Track closed in 2004. It reopened in 2007 and hosted Camping World Truck Series in 2012 & 2013 as well as various other series. Track closed again in 2014. Track was leased in late 2015 and there are plans to host racing again in 2016. |
Still used by other motorsports leagues
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | 0.333-mile paved oval (1952–58) 0.25-mile paved oval (1959–66) |
Ontario (Toronto) | Jim Mideon 500 (1958) | 1958 | Stadium oval track closed in 1966; reopened in 1990[8] and 1997; stadium demolished in 1999; now the site of BMO Field. Parking lot and surrounding roads form active street circuit used since 1986 for CART, Champ Car, and now IndyCar races. Hosted Série NASCAR Pinty's Series events in 2010 and 2011, and returned in 2016.[9][10][11] |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2.71-mile paved road course | Québec (Montréal) | NAPA Pièces d'Auto 200 presentée par Dodge | 2007–2012 (Xfinity) | Track still active, currently hosts Formula 1. |
| Heartland Park Topeka | 1.800-mile road course | Kansas (Topeka) | 1995–1999 (Truck) | Track still active, complex primarily used by NHRA. | |
| Memphis International Raceway | 0.75-mile paved oval | Tennessee (Millington, Tennessee) | 1999–2009 (Xfinity) | Track still active, closed in 2009 and was reopened in 2011. Dragstrip is primarily used. | |
| Milwaukee Mile | 1.0 mi paved oval | Wisconsin (West Allis) | ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 Milwaukee 100 Copart 200 NorthernTool.com 250 | 1984-85, 1993-2009 (Xfinity), 1995-2009 (Truck) | Unused by any major races since 2015, however, it is still used by the Wisconsin State Fair, as it has been since 1892. Has an interior road course that is 1.8 mi long. |
| Portland International Raceway | 1.950-mile road course | Oregon (Portland) | 1999–2000 (Truck) | Track still active, currently hosts IndyCar Series and Pirelli World Challenge. | |
| Road Atlanta | 2.520-mile road course | Georgia (Braselton) | 1986–1987 (Xfinity) | Track still active, currently hosts IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. | |
Other active tracks
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany-Saratoga Speedway | 0.4-mile dirt oval. | New York (Malta) | Albany-Saratoga 250 (1970–1971) | 1970–1971 | Track was dirt after 1978; converted back to asphalt in 2009; returned to dirt in 2012. |
| Arizona State Fairgrounds | 1-mile dirt oval | Arizona (Phoenix) | Copper Cup Championship (1960) | 1951 1955–1956 1960 |
Closed in 1963; reopened in 1985 as 0.125-mile dirt oval; remains active.[12] |
| Boyd's Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Georgia (Ringgold) | Confederate 200 (1962) Confederate 200 (1964) |
1962 1964 |
Remains active. |
| Cleveland County Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Shelby) | 1956–1957 1965 |
Now a 1/4-mile dirt track with local races. | |
| Colorado National Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | Colorado (Erie) | 1995–1997 (Truck) | Remains active. | |
| Columbia Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | South Carolina (Columbia) | Arclite 200 (1962) Sandlapper 200 (1951, 1955–1971) Columbia 200 (1964–1971) |
1951–1971 | Closed in 1977. Track restoration in progress for historical car shows. |
| Concord Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Concord) | Lee Kirby Memorial (1959) Textile 250 (1964) |
1956–1959 (Concord I) 1962 (II) 1964 (II) |
There have been three tracks with the name; Concord Speedway I closed in the early 1960s; Concord Speedway II closed in 1978 and development took over; a replacement, the third track to carry the name, opened in 1979, was paved in 1987, and remains active for special event races.[13] |
| Corbin Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Kentucky (Corbin) | 1954 | Closed during the 1960s; reopened at some point and is currently active. Track was paved at some point and shortened to 0.25-mile. | |
| Cumberland International Speedway | 0.41-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Fayetteville) | Cumberland 200 (Grand Nationonal East) | 1973 | Still operates as the dirt Fayetteville Motor Speedway |
| Davenport Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Iowa (Davenport) | 1953 | Remains active.[15] | |
| Dixie Speedway | 0.25-mile paved oval | Alabama (Birmingham) | 1960 | Closed after 1983, reopened as Sayre Speedway in 1988. | |
| Five Flags Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Florida (Pensacola) | 1953 | Only Grand National race run two weeks after opening. Remains active, with signature Snowball Derby event in December.[16] | |
| Fonda Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Fonda) | Fonda 200 (1968) | 1955 1966–1968 |
Remains active. |
| Gamecock Speedway | 0.25-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Sumter) | 1960 | Remains active as Sumter Speedway.[17] | |
| Hamburg Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Hamburg) | 1949–1950 | Remains active. | |
| Harris Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Harris) | 1964–1965 | Remains active. | |
| Huntsville Speedway | 0.4-mile paved oval | Alabama (Huntsville) | 1962 | Remains active.[18] | |
| Kingsport Speedway | 0.337-mile paved oval | Tennessee (Kingsport) | Kingsport 250 (1969) Kingsport 100 (1970) Kingsport 300 (1971) |
1969–1971 | Reopened in 2010 after 8 years of inactivity. Also the asphalt was taken up and concrete laid down at some point. |
| Lancaster Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Lancaster) | 1957 | Remains active. | |
| Lincoln City Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Nebraska (North Platte) | 1953 | Remains active. | |
| Lincoln Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (New Oxford) | Pennsylvania 200 Classic (1964–1965) | 1955–1958 1964–1965 |
Remains active. |
| Mansfield Motorsports Speedway | 0.440-mile paved oval | Ohio (Mansfield) | 2004–2008 (Truck) | Closed in 2010; reopened in 2015. Was converted back to a dirt track for the 2016 season | |
| Merced Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | California (Merced) | 1956 | Located within Merced County Fairgrounds; rebuilt to 0.375-mile length in 1991; remains active.[19] | |
| Montgomery Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Alabama (Montgomery) | Alabama 200 (1969) | 1955–1956 1967–1969 |
Remains intact; racing returned in 2009 under new ownership.[20] |
| New Bradford Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Bradford) | 1958 | Remains active. | |
| Occoneechee Speedway | 0.9-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Hillsborough) | Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 (1964) Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 (1966) Hillsborough 150 (1967–1968) |
1949–1968 | Closed in 1968. Restoration to the track is currently underway. |
| Oglethorpe Speedway Park | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Pooler) | 1954–1955 | Remains active.[21] | |
| Orange County Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Rougemont) | 1983–1994 (Xfinity) | Track still active. Closed in 2003, reopened in 2006 with ASA Member Track sanctioning. | |
| Oxford Plains Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Maine (Oxford) | Maine 300 (1967–1968) | 1966–1968 (Cup) 1986–1991 (Xfinity) |
Remains active.[22] |
| Peach State Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Georgia (Jefferson) | Peach State 200 (1968) Jeffco 200 (1969) |
1968–1969 (Cup) 1986–1987 (Xfinity) |
Now Gresham Motorsports Park, track reconfigured in 2009. Racing ceased in 2012 due to low car counts.[23] |
| Rapid Valley Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | South Dakota (Rapid City) | 1953 | Remains active. | |
| Redwood Acres Raceway | 0.625-mile dirt oval | California (Eureka) | 1956–1957 | Remains active; now a .375-mile paved oval.[24] | |
| Sharon Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Ohio (Hartford) | 1954 | Remains active while track shortened; now owned by Dave Blaney. | |
| Smoky Mountain Raceway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Tennessee (Maryville) | East Tennessee 200 (1966–1967) Smoky 200 (1966–1969) Maryville 300 (1969) Maryville 200 (1970–1971) East Tennessee 200 (1970) |
1965–1971 | Paved in 1969; remains active; has since been reverted to its original dirt surface. |
| State Line Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | New York (Busti) | 1958 | Remains active. | |
| Southside Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Virginia (Richmond) | 1961–1963 | Closed briefly for the 2011 season due to the health of one of the owners; had a shortened season then a full season in 2012.[25] | |
| Volusia County Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Florida (Barberville) | 1989–1992 (Xfinity) | Originally a dirt track, the track was paved in 1988. Has reverted to a dirt track and is owned by World Racing Group (World of Outlaws). | |
| Wall Stadium | 0.333-mile paved oval | New Jersey (Belmar) | 1958 | Remains active. | |
| West Virginia International Speedway | 0.438-mile paved oval | West Virginia (Ona) | Mountaineer 300 (1963) Mountaineer 500 (1964) West Virginia 300 (1970) West Virginia 500 (1971) |
1963–1964 1970–1971 |
Closed in 1972; reopened in 2007 as Ona Speedway. |
| Williams Grove Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg) | 1954 | Remains active. | |
| Willow Springs International Motorsports Park | 2.5-mile road course | California (Rosamond) | 1956–1957 | During NASCAR years, track used an oiled-dirt surface; now paved; remains active. Has raced some NASCAR West Series competition.[26] | |
| Winchester Speedway | 0.5-mile oiled oval | Indiana (Winchester) | 1950 | Paved in 1951; remains active.[27] |
Defunct or closed tracks
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Base Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | South Carolina (Greenville) | 1951 | NASCAR GN race on August 25, 1951,[28] instead of the Greenville-Pickens Speedway as had previously been reported.[1][29] Very often reported as held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. | |
| Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Altamont) | 1951 1955 |
Closed after final NASCAR event. | |
| Ascot Park | 0.4-mile dirt oval | California (Los Angeles) | 1957 1959 1961 |
Closed in 1990; now an industrial park. | |
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Weaverville) | Western North Carolina 500 (1958–1969) Fireball 300 (1966–1969) |
1951–1969 | Closed in 1970. |
| Augusta International Raceway | 0.5-mile paved oval 3-mile road course |
Georgia (Augusta) | Jaycee 300 (1964) Georgia Cracker 300 (1966) Augusta 300 (1967) Dixie 250 (1968) Augusta 200 (1968) Cracker 200 (1969) |
1962–1969 (oval) 1964 (road) |
Oval was originally dirt and paved in 1964; road course abandoned after 1963; complex closed in 1970; site in the process of becoming Diamond Lakes Regional Park.[30] |
| Bainbridge Fairgrounds | 1-mile dirt oval | Ohio (Bainbridge) | 1951 | Auto racing discontinued after 1951; later used as a horse track. | |
| Bay Meadows Racetrack | 1-mile dirt oval | California (San Mateo) | 1954–1956 | Conducted final horse race in August 2008; subsequently razed.[31] | |
| Beltsville Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Maryland (Laurel) | Beltsville 200 (1966–1967) Maryland 200 (1966) Beltsville 300 (1968–1970) Maryland 300 (1967–1969) |
1965–1970 | Closed after 1978; now the site of Capitol College.[32][33] |
| Birmingham International Raceway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Alabama (Birmingham) | Birmingham 200 (1965) | 1958 1961 1963–1965 1967–1968 |
Track demolished in 2009 by city. |
| Bloomsburg Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg) | 1953 | Auto racing discontinued after 1985 | |
| Bremerton Raceway | 0.9-mile paved oval | Washington (Bremerton) | 1957 | Auto racing discontinued by 1958. | |
| Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 2.85-mile road course | New York (Bridgehampton) | 1958 1963–1964 1966 |
Track closed for good in 1998. Site demolished for housing and golf. | |
| Buffalo Civic Stadium | 0.25-mile cinder oval | New York (Buffalo) | 1958 | In later years, home to the Buffalo Bills in both the AFL (1960–69) and NFL (1970–72); demolished in 1988. | |
| California State Fairgrounds | 1-mile dirt oval | California (Sacramento) | 1956–1961 | Closed in 1970 when fairgrounds moved to new location; site now University of California, Davis School of Medicine. The new location also includes a one-mile dirt oval and has hosted both USAC Silver Crown and AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle racing. | |
| Canfield Speedway/Canfield Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Ohio (Canfield) | Poor Man's 500 (1950–1952) | 1950–1952 | ARCA & USAC ran on an inner mixed .250 mi oval until it closed to auto racing in 1973. It is still used for horse racing. |
| Carrell Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | California (Gardena) | 1951 1954 |
Closed c. 1954 to make way for the eventual Artesia Freeway. | |
| Central City Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Macon) | 1951–1954 | Closed during 1956. | |
| Champion Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Fayetteville) | 1958–1959 | Closed in 1959. | |
| Charlotte Speedway | 0.75-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Charlotte) | 1949–1956 | Closed c. 1956. | |
| Chicago Motor Speedway | 1.029-mile paved oval | Illinois (Cicero) | 2000–2001 (Truck) | Track demolished, now the site of a Walmart. | |
| Chisholm Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Alabama (Montgomery) | 1956 | Closed during 1978. | |
| Coastal Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) | 1956–1957 | Replaced by current Myrtle Beach Speedway. | |
| Columbus Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Columbus) | 1951 | Closed during the 1950s. | |
| Dayton Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Ohio (Dayton) | 1950–1952 | Closed in 1982; now the site of a landfill. | |
| Daytona Beach and Road Course | 4.17-mile road course | Florida (Daytona Beach) | 1949–1958 | Half the course was beach sand, other half was State Road A1A. Closed after Daytona was built. Last race was a Motorcycle race in 1960. | |
| Dog Track Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Moyock) | Moyock 300 (1964–1965) Tidewater 300 (1965) |
1962–1966 | Originally a 0.250-mile dirt oval; paved and lengthened in 1964, closed c. 1974. |
| Flemington Speedway | 0.625-mile paved oval | New Jersey (Flemington) | 1995–1998 (Truck) | Track closed in 2002, demolished in 2005. | |
| Forsyth County Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Winston-Salem) | 1955 | Auto racing discontinued after 1963. | |
| Ft. Miami Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Ohio (Toledo) | 1951–1952 | Shortened to 0.375-mile length in 1957; closed after 1958. | |
| Gastonia Fairgrounds | 0.333-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Gastonia) | 1958 | Closed during the 1980s. Now Gaston Christian School. | |
| Golden Gate Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Florida (Tampa) | 1963 | Closed in 1978; reopened in 1981; closed again in 1984. | |
| Grand River Speedrome | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Michigan (Grand Rapids) | 1951 1954 |
Closed in 1966 to make way for U.S. Route 131.[34] | |
| Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds | 0.333-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Greensboro) | 1957–1958 | Now site of Greensboro Coliseum Complex. | |
| Harnett Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Spring Lake) | 1953 | Closed c. 1970. | |
| Hartsville Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Hartsville) | 1961 | Closed c. 1962. | |
| Hayloft Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Augusta) | 1952 | Closed 1955, Gordon Park Speedway built on site in the 1980s.[35] | |
| Heidelberg Raceway | 0.25-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) | 1949 1951 1959–1960 |
Closed after 1973. Now the site of a shopping center. | |
| I-70 Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Missouri (Odessa) | 1995–1999 (Truck) | Closed in 2008. Planned to be reopened as a 3/8 mile dirt track and drag strip in 2019. | |
| Islip Speedway | 0.2-mile paved oval | New York (Islip) | Islip 300 (1967–1968) Islip 250 (1971) |
1964–1968 1971 |
Closed after 1984; now the site of a factory. |
| Jacksonville Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Jacksonville) | Jacksonville 100 (1957 & 1964)[36] | 1957 1964 |
Closed after 1964; site of Richard Petty's first championship. |
| Jacksonville Speedway Park | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Florida (Jacksonville) | 1951–1952 1954–1955 1961 1964 |
Closed in 1973. Site of Wendell Scott's historic win. | |
| Lakeview Speedway | 0.75-mile dirt oval | Alabama (Mobile) | 1951 | Closed in 1972. | |
| Lakewood Speedway | 1-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Atlanta) | 1951–1954 1956 1958–1959 |
Closed after 1960; selected events held until 1979; now the site of Lakewood Park in Atlanta. | |
| Langhorne Speedway | 1-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Langhorne) | 1949–1957 | Closed after 1971; now the site of a shopping center. | |
| Lanier National Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | Georgia (Gainesville) | 1988–1992 (Xfinity) | Track has been closed except for special events; none scheduled. | |
| Las Vegas Park Speedway | 1-mile dirt oval | Nevada (Las Vegas) | 1955 | Demolished; now the site of a Hilton hotel.[37] | |
| Linden Airport | 2-mile road course | New Jersey (Linden) | 1954 | Auto racing discontinued after 1955. | |
| Louisiana Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Louisiana (Shreveport) | 1953 | Facility remains active; track closed in 1980. | |
| Louisville Motor Speedway | 0.438-mile paved oval | Kentucky (Louisville) | 1988–1989 (Xfinity) | Also hosted Truck Series racing from 1996–99 in a 0.375-mile configuration. Closed in 2000 after Kentucky Speedway opened; track was demolished and is now the site of an industrial park. | |
| Marchbanks Speedway | 1.4-mile paved oval | California (Hanford) | California 250 (1960) | 1951 1960–1961 |
Originally a 0.500-mile dirt oval; 1.400-mile track built in 1960; complex demolished in 1984. |
| McCormick Field | 0.25-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Asheville) | 1958 | Remains active as home to the Asheville Tourists baseball team; auto racing discontinued in 1959. | |
| Memphis-Arkansas Speedway | 1.5-mile dirt oval | Arkansas (LeHi) | Mid-South 250 (1954–1955) | 1954–1957 | Closed due to owner's inability to afford the $100,000 cost to pave the speedway, as the dirt had become unmanagable and dangerous; layout remains intact.[38] |
| Mesa Marin Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | California (Bakersfield) | 1995–2001 2003 (Truck) |
Original track demolished in 2005, new speedway open. | |
| Meyer Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Texas (Houston) | Space City 300 (1971) | 1971 | Closed in 1979. Track is now a parking lot. |
| Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway | 1-mile dirt oval | Michigan (Detroit) | Motor City 250 (1951–1952) | 1951–1952 | Facility remains active; track was converted into parking lot. |
| Middle Georgia Raceway | 0.548-mile paved oval | Georgia (Byron) | Speedy Morelock 200 (1966) Macon 300 (1967–1969) Middle Georgia 500 (1968) Georgia 500 (1969–1971) |
1966–1971 | Closed after 1971; reopened 1988, closed for good in 2005 due to new noise ordinances being imposed on the track. |
| Monroe County Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Rochester) | 1950–1956 1958 |
Track closed c. 1962; briefly reopened during 1981. | |
| Monroe Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Michigan (Monroe) | 1952 | Closed c. 1954. | |
| Morristown Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New Jersey (Morristown) | 1951–1955 | Closed in 1955. | |
| Montgomery Air Base | 2-mile road course | New York (Montgomery) | Empire State 200 (1960) | 1960 | Auto racing discontinued after 1960. |
| Nazareth Speedway | 0.946-mile paved oval | Pennsylvania (Nazareth) | 1988–2004 (Xfinity) | Closed in 2004 | |
| New Asheville Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Asheville) | Asheville 300 (1966–1968) Asheville 300 (1971) |
1962–1968 1971 |
Shawna Robinson became the first woman to win NASCAR Touring Series race when she won a Dash race in 1988; demolished for park. |
| Newberry Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Newberry) | 1957 | Closed c. 1979. | |
| New York State Fairgrounds | 1-mile dirt oval | New York (Syracuse) | 1955–1957 | Track remained active until 2015. Was razed in 2016 as a part of a redevelopment project of the NYSF | |
| Norfolk Speedway | 0.4-mile dirt oval | Virginia (Norfolk) | 1956–1957 | Closed during 1957. | |
| North Carolina State Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Raleigh) | North State 200 (1969) Home State 200 (1970) |
1955 1969–1970 |
Track closed after 1970. |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 0.625-mile paved oval | North Carolina (North Wilkesboro) | Wilkes 200 (1960–1961) Gwyn Staley 400 (1962–1978) Wilkes 320 (1962) Wilkes 250 (1963) Wilkes 400 (1964–1978) Northwestern Bank 400 (1979–1985) Holly Farms 400 (1979–1996) First Union 400 (1986–1996) |
1949–1996 | Originally dirt; paved in 1957; closed in 1996, reopened in 2010; raced in 2010 with USARacing Pro Cup, ASA Late Models, PASS Super Late Models and Frank Kimmel Street Stocks. Has since closed again as of 2011 due to the facility's deteriorating condition & financial woes. |
| Norwood Arena | 0.25-mile paved oval | Massachusetts (Norwood) | Yankee 500 (1961) | 1961 | Closed in 1972; now an industrial park.[39] |
| Oakland Speedway | 0.625-mile mixed oval | California (San Leandro) | 1951 1954 |
Straights were paved, turns were dirt; closed after 1955; now the site of Bayfair Center. | |
| Oklahoma State Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) | 1956 | Not active since 2009; track was demolished in early August 2010. | |
| Old Bridge Stadium | 0.5-mile paved oval | New Jersey (Old Bridge) | Fireball Roberts 200 (1964) Old Bridge 200 (1965) |
1956–1958 1963–1965 |
Closed in 1968. |
| Old Dominion Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Virginia (Manassas) | Old Dominion 400 (1964) | 1958 1963–1966 |
Closed in 2013; track razed for development in 2015. |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | 2.5-mile paved oval | California (Ontario) | Miller High Life 500 (1971–1972) Los Angeles Times 500 (1974–1980) |
1971–1972 1974–1980 |
Closed in 1980; demolished in 1981; now the site of Citizens Business Bank Arena. |
| Palm Beach Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Florida (Palm Beach) | 1952–1956 | Originally a dirt oval; paved in 1955; demolished in 1984. | |
| Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | South Carolina (Spartanburg) | 1953–1966 | Closed c. 1986. Often used for vintage car events. | |
| Pine Grove Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Shippenville) | 1951 | Closed during the 1960s. | |
| Playland Park Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Indiana (South Bend) | 1952 | Was located within Playland Park; reportedly closed c. 1956. | |
| Portland Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Oregon (Portland) | 1956–1957 (Cup) 1995–1998 (Truck) |
Closed in 2002. | |
| Powell Motor Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Ohio (Columbus) | 1953 | Closed in 1959; smaller tracks used same site until 1965. | |
| Princess Anne Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Virginia (Norfolk) | 1953 | Closed in 1954; now site of JANAF shopping center. | |
| Raleigh Speedway | 1-mile paved oval | North Carolina (Raleigh) | Raleigh 300 (1953)
Raleigh 250 (1954;1956–1958) |
1953–1958 | Closed after 1958. |
| Reading Fairgrounds Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania (Reading) | 1958–1959 | Closed after 1979; now the site of the Fairgrounds Square Mall. | |
| Riverside International Raceway | 2.631-mile road course | California (Riverside) | Crown America 500 (1958) Riverside 500 (1963) Golden State 400 (1963) Motor Trend 500 (1964–1971) Falstaff 400 (1970) Golden State 400 (1971–1972) Winston Western 500 (1972–1987) Tuborg 400 (1973–1975) Riverside 400 (1976) NAPA 400 (1977–1979) Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (1980–1981) Budweiser 400 (1982–1988) |
1958 1961 1963–1988 |
Closed in 1989; now the site of Moreno Valley Mall; attempt to replicate the track at the proposed Riverside Motorsports Park failed. |
| Salisbury Superspeedway | 0.625-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Salisbury) | 1958 | Closed in 1961. | |
| Santa Clara County Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | California (San Jose) | 1957 | Rebuilt in 1990 to a 0.333-mile dirt oval in 1991; facility remains active but track is gone.[40] | |
| Santa Fe Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Illinois (Willow Springs) | 1954 | Closed in 1995; demolished to make way for subdivision. Only remains truly left are a sign on an old barn roof on 1–55.[41] | |
| Saugus Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | California (Saugus) | 1995 (Truck) | Closed midway through 1995 season. Track site still used as a swap meet. | |
| Savannah Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | Georgia (Savannah) | St. Patrick's Day 200 (1962) Sunshine 200 (1964) Savannah 200 (1964) Savannah 200 (1970) |
1962–1964 1967 1969–1970 |
Originally dirt; paved in 1969; closed in 1981; apparently reopened but closed again by 2004; track is currently under water.[42] |
| Shangri-La Speedway | 0.5-mile paved oval | New York (Owego) | 1952 | Closed in 2005; track is now the site of a rock quarry. Replaced by Shangri-La II Speedway on former site of Skyline Park. | |
| Soldier Field | 0.5-mile cinder oval | Illinois (Chicago) | 1956 | Stadium remains active as home to the NFL's Chicago Bears; track was removed in 1970. | |
| Southern States Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Charlotte) | 1954–1961 | Closed after 1960. | |
| Stamford Park | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Ontario (Niagara Falls) | 1952 | Closed during 1953. | |
| Starkey Speedway | 0.25-mile paved oval | Virginia (Roanoke) | 1958 1961–1962 1964 |
Closed in 1966. | |
| Starlite Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Monroe) | Independent 250 | 1966 | Closed after 1973. |
| Tar Heel Speedway | 0.25-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Randleman) | Turkey Day 200 (1963) | 1963 | Closed after 1967; possibly hosted one racing event in 1975. |
| Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Tennessee (Newport) | 1956–1957 | Closed in 1967, some traces of the track still viewable in Cocke County Fairgrounds. New track open north of town in 1969, closed for facility renovations and upgrades in 2015. | |
| Texas World Speedway | 2-mile paved oval | Texas (College Station) | Texas 500 (1969) Texas 500 (1971–1972) Lone Star 500 (1972) Alamo 500 (1973) Texas 400 (1979) NASCAR 400 (1980–1981) |
1969 1971–1973 1979–1981 |
Closed in 1989; reopened in 1993, closed again in 2015. Now the site of a future housing development. |
| Titusville-Cocoa Airport | 1.6-mile road course | Florida (Titusville) | 1957 | Temporary airport course. | |
| Trenton Speedway | 1.5-mile paved oval | New Jersey (Trenton) | Northern 300 (1967–1969) Schaefer 300 (1970) Northern 300 (1971–1972) |
1958–1959 1967–1972 |
During NASCAR years, began as 1.000-mile oval; reworked to 1.500-mile "peanut" oval in 1969; closed in 1980. |
| Tri-City Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (High Point) | 1953 1955 |
Closed by the 1960s. | |
| Tucson Rodeo Grounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Arizona (Tucson) | 1955 | Stopped hosting auto races during 1955; facility remains active.[43] | |
| Valdosta 75 Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | Georgia (Valdosta) | 1962 1964–1965 |
Closed in 1966. | |
| Vernon Fairgrounds | 0.5-mile dirt oval | New York (Vernon) | 1950 | Closed c. 1951; semi-active as a horse track. | |
| Walt Disney World Speedway | 1.000-mile paved oval | Florida (Orlando) | 1997–1998 (Truck) | Track razed in 2015 to make room for parking lot. | |
| West Capital Raceway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | California (Sacramento) | 1957 | Closed in 1980; former site now marked by a monument.[44] | |
| Wilson Speedway | 0.5-mile dirt oval | North Carolina (Wilson) | 1951–1954 1956–1960 |
Closed in 1989. | |
Other tracks used by NASCAR
This table includes tracks used by NASCAR solely for exhibition races or other special events that were not part of any regular NASCAR season.
| Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Park Thunderdome | 1.119-mile (1.801 km) paved oval | Australia (Melbourne, Victoria) | (Goodyear NASCAR 500 – exhibition; 1988) | 1988 | Inactive. Hosted the Australian NASCAR Championship until 2001. Hosted the Australian variant AUSCAR until the series' demise in 1999. |
| Pompano Beach Speedway | 1.125-mile dirt oval | Pompano Beach, Florida | 1948 | Closed c. 2000, was most likely a horse track after racing. | |
| Suzuka International Racing Course (East Circuit) | 1.400-mile road course | Japan (Suzuka) | (exhibition; 1996–1997) | 1996–1997 | Remains active, hosts Formula One race from 1987 – 2006, alternate Formula One Japanese Grand Prix (2009 at Suzuka), (2010 at Fuji Speedway); returned in 2009. |
| Twin Ring Motegi | 1.549-mile paved oval | Japan (Motegi) | (exhibition; 1998) | 1998 | Oval closed in 2011, hosted Indy Japan 300 for IndyCar Series from 1998–2011. |
See also
References
- 1 2 Sprint Cup Tracks Past and Present – Racing-Reference.info
- ↑ "Sprint Cup Series Tracks". NASCAR. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Nationwide Series Tracks". NASCAR. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Camping World Truck Series". NASCAR. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Winston-Salem Stadium (Bowman Gray Stadium)". D2Football.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ Thompson Speedway Archived February 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com/
- ↑ "1990 CNE Bud Stocks". Canadian Racer. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Memory Lane: CNE And Pinecrest Being Remembered". Ontario Oval.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "CNE Speedway 1952–1966". Canadian Racer. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Pinty's Series 2016 Schedule Announced; Toronto Returns To Canadian Calendar". NASCAR. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ Arizona Exposition & State Fair – Building Information Archived February 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Concord Speedway III
- ↑ John Davis
- ↑ Davenport Speedway Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 5 Flags Speedway
- ↑ Sumter Speedway
- ↑ Huntsville Speedway Archived February 18, 2007, at Archive.is
- ↑ Merced Archived February 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Montgomery Motor Speedway
- ↑ Oglethorpe Speedway Park
- ↑ Oxford Plains Speedway
- ↑ Gresham Motorsports Park Archived September 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "RacingTheAcres.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Southside Speedway official website
- ↑ Willow Springs Raceway Archived March 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Winchester Speedway – Winchester, IN
- ↑ NASCAR's Forgotten Race article by John Nelson & Tom Schmeh on page January 12, 2015 SPEED SPORT magazine
- ↑ Golenbock, Peter and Fielden, Greg, eds. NASCAR Encyclopedia. MBI Publishing Company, 2003. pps 695–948. ISBN 0-7603-1571-X
- ↑ Historic Augusta International Raceway Augusta, Racing Through History Forum, Georgia Richmond County, Former NASCAR tracks, NASCAR speedway, NASCAR road course, USRRC tracks, United States Road Racing Championship, Richard Petty, Jim Hall, Glenn Fireball Roberts, 1964 race season, tragic, augusta georgia, augusta photos, things to do in Augusta, Georgia, Hephzibah, Georgia, Speedway, Road Course, Old race tracks, Former race tracks, ghost tracks, Richard Petty, Jim Hall
- ↑ Bay Meadows – v2.0 Archived November 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Beltsville Speedway
- ↑ Capitol College: Archived October 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Grand Rapids Speedrome – Grand Rapids Michigan
- ↑ Gordon Park Speedway
- ↑ "1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-reference.info. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ Aumann, Mark (February 26, 2009). "From horses to motors, first Vegas track a disaster". NASCAR. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ↑ Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
- ↑ Norwood Arena Speedway: stock car racing, nascar tracks, modifieds
- ↑ The Fair: 2007 Archived March 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Santa Fe Speedway
- ↑ Savannah Speedway
- ↑ Tucson Rodeo – Feb. 16–24, 2008 – Welcome to the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros!
- ↑ Yolocounty.org
External links
- Complete list of every Cup track ever at racing-reference.info
- A sortable table of NASCAR race tracks specs and stats
- Interactive map of all current race tracks in North America
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