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Figure 8 World Championship Racing .50 miles (0.80 km) Flat cross Seekonk Speedway: Seekonk: Massachusetts: 1946 Asphalt 0.30 miles Anderson Speedway: Anderson: Indiana: Asphalt National Crown is the nation's oldest continuously run stock car race, and this event even pre-dates the legendary Daytona 500. High bank Slinger Speedway: Slinger ...
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 remained active for special event races. [14] Closed in 2019. Dog Track Speedway 0.250-mile dirt oval
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
This is a list of auto racing and moto racing circuits sorted by country. Note: Circuits carrying a "†" were, are, or will be hosting Formula One and/or MotoGP Grand Prix. Algeria
The following is a list of circuits that have hosted International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) SportsCar Championship races from the inaugural season in 1971 up to and including the 2024 season. The list includes the combined IMSA history of races held as part of the IMSA GT Championship , the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series , the American ...
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This is a list of racetracks which have hosted IndyCar Series racing. Since 1996, INDYCAR events have been held on 45 different tracks – 24 ovals, 10 road courses, 10 street circuits, and 1 combined road course. – spread across five countries: the United States , Japan , Canada , Australia , [ note 1 ] and Brazil .
In the 1910s, board track racing became widely popular. Based on the concept of the velodrome used in bicycle racing, board tracks were relatively inexpensive but could accommodate far faster speeds than dirt tracks. The drawbacks of board tracks soon became apparent: the tracks were difficult to maintain and, being constructed of wood, highly ...