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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a 0.596 mi (0.959 km) motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. [2] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.
The fairgrounds originally opened in 1891 as a horse racing track named Cumberland Park. [2] The park became the home of the Tennessee State Fair in 1906 and was purchased by the Davidson County government (later Metro) in 1910. [3] At that state fair, on June 22, 1910, attendees witnessed the first night-time airplane flight.
The Music City 150 is a 89.400-mile (143.875 km) annual ARCA Menards Series East race held at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.The event has been part of the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East (previously the NASCAR Busch and Camping World East Series) schedules and has come and gone from both throughout its history.
A new Nashville Fairgrounds redevelopment proposal crafted by a local group of music industry professionals envisions a public space without NASCAR — a major departure from the racing-centered ...
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Jul. 21—NASHVILLE — Bristol Motor Speedway announced the release of three architectural renderings showcasing the much-anticipated restoration of the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
The 2019 Music City 200 was the fifth stock car race of the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 5th iteration of the event.The race was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, but was postponed until Sunday, May 5, due to constant rain showers.
Race held in 1957 under the track name Los Angeles Speedway; race in 1959 under the name New Ascot Stadium. Closed in 1990. Now the site of a car auction lot. Asheville–Weaverville Speedway: 0.540-mile dirt oval Weaverville, North Carolina: Western North Carolina 500 (1958–1969) Fireball 300 (1966–1969) 1951–1957