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Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 1951–2010 Asphalt .70 miles (1.13 km) Bridge cross Riverhead Raceway: Riverhead: New York: 1951 Asphalt Figure 8 World ...
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.
Track still active. Not used for racing from 2020 to 2022 and not used by NASCAR since 2020. Kentucky Speedway: 1.500-mile (2.414 km) paved D-shaped oval Sparta, Kentucky: Kentucky Speedway oval: Quaker State 400 Alsco 300 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225: 2001–2020 (Xfinity, Truck) 2011–2020 (Cup) Track still active. Not used for racing since 2021.
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 ...
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In the beginning of dirt track racing small numbers of cars would gather at a horse racing oval. [2] [page needed] The first dirt race was held in 1876 in Cranston, Rhode Island and was made up of 8 vehicles, most who were gasoline powered, however the victor was a man named Whiting who had an electric powered vehicle. [2]
Circuit of the Americas is the first US racetrack built for Formula 1. Despite being so new, it's one of the world's most challenging courses.
Chevrolet took the 2025 Corvette ZR1 on a tour across the United States with its development drivers, in order to set lap records with the 1064-hp budget hypercar.