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Asphalt 1.6 miles (2.6 km) 8 Greenwood Roadway: Indianola: Iowa: 1963-1966 Asphalt 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 14 Heartland Motorsports Park: Topeka: Kansas: 1989-2023 Asphalt 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 14 Hilltop Raceway: Princeton: Louisiana: 1960 Asphalt 2.2 miles (3.5 km) 11 Lakeland International Raceway: Lakeland: Tennessee: 1969 Asphalt 1.7 miles (2.7 km) 10
Smoky Mountain Speedway was built in 1962 and opened during the 1965 racing season. The track was converted into an asphalt track in 1967 only to revert back to a dirt track in 1978. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On November 2, 2022, it was announced that the track would be shortened to 0.375 mi (0.604 km) in 2023.
It is one of three NASCAR tracks that features a concrete racing surface instead of the traditional asphalt; its sibling tracks in Dover, Delaware and Bristol, Tennessee, are the other two. Along with the main track, the track complex also features a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road course layout that uses parts of the main track along with an infield ...
Closed after 1967; possibly hosted one racing event in 1975. Tennessee-Carolina Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Newport, Tennessee: 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. Tri-City Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a 0.533-mile (0.858 km) oval short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1961, including NASCAR races, NCAA FBS college football games ...
Oval track racing is the predominant form of auto racing in the United States. According to the 2013 National Speedway Directory, the total number of oval tracks, drag strips and road courses in the United States is 1,262, with 901 of those being oval tracks and 683 of those being dirt tracks.
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Tennessee: 0.533 miles (0.858 km) dirt 2000, 2021-2023 2021-First dirt race for NASCAR Cup Series since 1971. California State Fairgrounds Race Track: Sacramento: California: 1 mile (1.6 km) rice hulls / dirt 1907-1970 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1949-1970) NASCAR Cup Series (1956-1961) Charlotte Speedway: Charlotte: North Carolina: 0.750 miles (1. ...