List of NASCAR tracks

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Bristol Motor Speedway BristolMotorSpeedwayAugust2007.jpg
Bristol Motor Speedway
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Dover Motor Speedway

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 and temporary tracks such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Contents

NASCAR national series race tracks

The following is a list of race tracks currently used by NASCAR as part of its NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, or NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the 2024 racing season.

Track table

TrackOwnerTrack LengthBankingConfigurationLocationMapSeatingCup RacesXfinity RacesTruck Races
Atlanta Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.540-mile (2.478 km)Turns: 28°
Straights: 5°
Paved Quad-Oval Hampton, Georgia
Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg
71,000-125,000 (depends on config.) Ambetter Health 400
Quaker State 400
RAPTOR King of Tough 250
Focused Health 250
Fr8Auctions 208
Bristol Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 0.533-mile (0.858 km)Turns: 26°–30°
Straights: 6°–10°
Concrete Oval Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
153,000 Food City 500

Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Food City 300 Weather Guard Truck Race

UNOH 200

Charlotte Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.500-mile (2.414 km)Turns: 24°
Straights: 5°

(No banking on Infield RC/Chicanes)

Paved Quad-Oval Concord, North Carolina
Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram.svg
94,000-171,000 (depends on config.) Coca-Cola 600 BETMGM 300 North Carolina Education Lottery 200
2.280 miles (3.669 km) Paved Road Course
CharlotteMotorSpeedway Roval track map.jpg
Bank of America ROVAL 400 Drive for the Cure 250 None
Chicago Street Course NASCAR 2.14 miles (3.44 km)None Street Course Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Street Course.svg
Standing Room Around Track Grant Park 165 The Loop 110 None
Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, LLC3.426-mile (5.514 km)None Paved Road Course Austin, Texas
Austin Formula One circuit (2).svg
150,000 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix Focused Health 250 XPEL 225
Darlington Raceway NASCAR 1.366-mile (2.198 km)Turns 1/2: 25°
Turns 3/4: 23°
Frontstretch: 3°
Backstretch: 2°
Paved Egg-Shaped Oval Darlington, South Carolina
Darlington raceway.svg
47,000 Goodyear 400
Cook Out Southern 500
Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Buckle Up South Carolina 200
Daytona International Speedway NASCAR 2.500-mile (4.023 km)Turns: 31°
Tri-Oval: 18°
Backstretch: 2°
Paved Tri-Oval Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona International Speedway.svg
123,500 (grandstand capacity) Bluegreen Vacations Duel
Daytona 500
Coke Zero Sugar 400
United Rentals 300
Wawa 250
Fresh From Florida 250
Dover Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.000-mile (1.609 km)Turns: 24°
Straights: 9°
Concrete Oval Dover, Delaware
Dover International Speedway.svg
54,000 Wurth 400 BetRivers 200 None
Homestead–Miami Speedway NASCAR 1.500-mile (2.414 km)Turns: 18°–20° (Progressive)
Straights: 3°
Paved Oval Homestead, Florida
Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg
46,000 4EVER 400 Contender Boats 300 Baptist Health 200
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval) Penske Entertainment Corp. 2.500-mile (4.023 km)Turns: 9°
Straights: 0°
Paved Oval Speedway, Indiana
Indianapolis Oval.svg
257,327 (permanent seats) Brickyard 400 Pennzoil 150 None
Iowa Speedway NASCAR 0.875-mile (1.408 km)Turns: 12–14° (Progressive)
Frontstretch: 10°
Backstretch:4°
Paved Oval Newton, Iowa
Iowa Speedway track map.png
30,000 Iowa Corn 350 Hy-Vee PERKS 250 None
Kansas Speedway NASCAR 1.500-mile (2.414 km)Turns: 17°–20° (Progressive)
Tri-Oval: 9°–11° (progressive)
Backstretch: 5°
Paved Tri-Oval Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas Speedway diagram.svg
48,000 AdventHealth 400
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Lottery 300 Heart of America 200
TBA
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.500-mile (2.414 km)Turns: 20°
Tri-Oval: 12°
Backstretch: 9°
Paved Tri-Oval Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Motor Speedway diagram.svg
80,000 Pennzoil 400
South Point 400
The LiUNA 300
Alsco Uniforms 302
Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission0.25-mile (0.40 km)No banking Paved Temporary Stadium Oval Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Racetrack.png
77,500 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum NoneNone
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park NHRA 0.686-mile (1.104 km)Turns: 12°
Straights: 0°
Paved Oval Brownsburg, Indiana
Indianapolis Raceway Park-Oval.svg
30,000NoneNone TSport 200
Martinsville Speedway NASCAR 0.526-mile (0.847 km)Turns: 12°
Straights: 0°
Paved/Concrete Paperclip Oval
(Concrete in turns, paved in straights)
Ridgeway, Virginia
Martinsville Speedway track map.png
44,000-65,000 (depends on config.) Cook Out 400
Xfinity 500
Call 811 Before You Dig 250
Dead On Tools 250
Long John Silver's 200

TBA

Michigan International Speedway NASCAR 2.000-mile (3.219 km)Turns: 18°
Frontstretch: 12°
Backstretch: 5°
Paved D-Shape Oval Brooklyn, Michigan
Michigan International Speedway track map.png
56,000-147,234 (depends on config.) FireKeepers Casino 400 Cabo Wabo 250 None
Milwaukee Mile Wisconsin State Fair Park 1.015-mile (1.633 km)Turns: 9°
Straights: 2°
Paved Oval West Allis, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Mile.svg
37,000NoneNone Clean Harbors 175
Nashville Superspeedway Speedway Motorsports 1.333-mile (2.145 km)Turns: 14°
Tri-Oval: 8°
Straights: 5°
Concrete Tri-Oval Lebanon, Tennessee
Nashville Superspeedway diagram.svg
38,000 Ally 400 Tennessee Lottery 250 Rackley Roofing 200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.058-mile (1.703 km)Turns: 2°–7°
Straights: 1°
Paved Paperclip Oval Loudon, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Motor Speedway.PNG
76,000 USA TODAY 301 SciAps 200 None
North Wilkesboro Speedway Speedway Motorsports 0.625-mile (1.006 km)Turns: 14°
Straights: 3°
Paved Oval North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
NorthWilkesboroSpeedwayMap.svg
19,800 NASCAR All-Star Race None Wright Brand 250
Phoenix Raceway NASCAR 1.000-mile (1.609 km)Turns 1/2: 8°
Backstretch: 3°
Turns 3/4: 10°-11°
Dogleg: 10°–11°
Side Straight: 10°
Frontstretch: 3°
Paved Dogleg Oval Avondale, Arizona
Phoenix Raceway (updated).png
42,000 Shriners Children's 500
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
United Rentals 200
NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race
Pocono Raceway Mattco Inc.2.500-mile (4.023 km)Turn 1: 14°
Turn 2: 8°
Turn 3: 6°
Straights: 0°
Paved Triangular Oval Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Pocono Raceway.svg
76,812 The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VisitPA Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 CRC Brakleen 150
Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon 1.967-mile (3.166 km)None Paved Road Course Portland, OR
Portland international raceway.svg
30,000None Pacific Office Automation 147 None
Richmond Raceway NASCAR 0.750-mile (1.207 km)Turns: 14°
Frontstretch: 8°
Backstretch: 2°
Paved D-Shape Oval Richmond, Virginia
Richmond International Speedway.png
51,000 Toyota Owners 400
Cook Out 400
ToyotaCare 250 Worldwide Express 250
Sonoma Raceway Speedway Motorsports 1.99-mile (3.20 km)None Paved Road Course Sonoma, California
Infineon (Sears Point) with emphasis on NASCAR track.svg
47,000 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 250 None
Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR 2.660-mile (4.281 km)Turns: 33°
Tri-Oval: 17°
Backstretch: 3°
Paved Tri-Oval Lincoln, Alabama
Talladega Superspeedway.svg
80,000-175,000 (depends on config.) GEICO 500
YellaWood 500
Ag-Pro 300

TBA

Love's RV Stop 250
Texas Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports 1.500-mile (2.414 km)Turns 1 and 2: 20°
Turns 3 and 4: 24°
Straights: 5°
Paved Quad-Oval Fort Worth, Texas
TexasMotorSpeedway.svg
137,000 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 SpeedyCash.com 250
Watkins Glen International NASCAR 2.45-mile (3.94 km)None Paved Road Course Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen Short Course 1992-present.png
38,900 Go Bowling 220 at The Glen Mission 200 at The Glen None
World Wide Technology Raceway Curtis Francois1.250-mile (2.012 km)Turns 1 and 2: 11°
Turns 3 and 4: 9°
Straights: 3°
Paved Egg-Shaped Oval Madison, Illinois
Gateway Motorsports Park oval track map.png
78,000 Enjoy Illinois 300 None Toyota 200 presented by CK Power

Defunct or inactive regular NASCAR tracks

The following tables list all of the tracks previously used by NASCAR at least two times. Most of these racetracks are now closed or demolished.

Key to tables

Road and street courses

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed race(s)Season(s)Notes
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2.518-mile (4.052 km) paved road course Mexico City, Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 1986-2014.svg Telcel-Motorola 200 (2005–2006)
Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (2007)
Corona México 200 (2008)
2005–2008 (Xfinity)Track still active, currently hosts NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series , Formula 1, and Formula E.
Bridgehampton Race Circuit 2.850-mile (4.587 km) paved road course Bridgehampton, New York Bridgehampton 1957.png 1958
1963–1964
1966
Track closed for good in 1998. Site demolished for housing and golf course.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2.459-mile (3.957 km) paved road course Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada Mosport-CTMP.svg Chevrolet Silverado 250 2013–2019 (Truck)Track still active, Truck races cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2.710-mile (4.361 km) paved road course Montréal, Québec, Canada Ile Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg NAPA Auto Presented By Dodge 2007–2012 (Xfinity)Track still active, currently hosts Formula 1.
Daytona Beach and Road Course 4.170-mile (6.711 km) mixed road course Daytona Beach, Florida 1949–1958Half the course was beach sand, other half was State Road A1A. Closed after Daytona was built. Last race was a Motorcycle race in 1960. Beach and highway still publicly accessible.
Daytona Road Course 3.570 mile road course Daytona Beach, Florida NASCAR DIS Road Course Layout.png Busch Clash
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 Super Start Batteries 188 BrakeBest Select 159
2020–2021Road course used as a substitute during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taken off schedule for 2022 season. Still used such as in the Rolex 24
Heartland Park Topeka 1.800-mile (2.897 km) paved road course Topeka, Kansas Heartland Park Topeka.svg Heartland Tailgate 175 (1995)
Lund Look 225 (1996)
Lund Look 275K (1997–1998)
O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 (1999)
1995–1999 (Truck)Track complex was primarily used by NHRA. Closed in 2023.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)2.439-mile (3.925 km) Speedway, Indiana Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Pennzoil 150
2021–2023 (Cup)
2021–2023 (Xfinity)
Track still active, NASCAR returned to the oval layout in 2024. Road Course is still used for Grand Prix of Indianapolis in IndyCar.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.400-mile (3.862 km) paved road course Lexington, Ohio
Mid-Ohio.svg
B&L Transport 170
O'Reilly Auto Parts 150
2013–2021 (Xfinity)
2022–2023 (Truck)
Track still active, currently hosts IndyCar Series.
Road America 4.048-mile (6.515 km) paved road course Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Road America.svg
Kwik Trip 250
Henry 180
1956, 2021–2022 (Cup)
2010–2023 (Xfinity)
Track still active, currently hosts IndyCar Series.
Road Atlanta 2.520-mile (4.056 km) paved road course Braselton, Georgia Road Atlanta track map until 1998.svg Food Giant 300 (1986)
Amoco 300 (1987)
1986–1987 (Xfinity)Track still active, currently hosts IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Riverside International Raceway 2.631-mile (4.234 km) paved road course Riverside, California Riverside International Raceway 1980 and 1967.svg 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
Permanently closed. Now site of a shopping mall and houses.
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park 2.500-mile (4.023 km) road course Rosamond, California Willow Springs International Raceway.png 1956–1957During NASCAR years, track used an oiled-dirt surface; now paved; remains active. Has raced some NASCAR West Series competition. [1]

Paved intermediate tracks and superspeedways

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed race(s)Season(s)Notes
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway)2.000-mile (3.219 km) Paved D-Shaped Oval Fontana, California
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) - Speedway.svg
Pala Casino 400

Production Alliance Group 300 San Bernardino County 200

1997–2023 (Cup)
1997–2023 (Xfinity)
1997–2009 (Truck)
Closed after the 2023 event. Large parts of the superspeedway have already been removed. The construction of the new short track has not yet started.
Chicago Motor Speedway 1.029-mile (1.656 km) paved paperclip oval Cicero, Illinois Chicago Motor Speedway.svg Sears Craftsman 175 2000–2001 (Truck)Track demolished in 2009, now the site of a Walmart.
Chicagoland Speedway 1.500-mile (2.414 km) paved D-shaped oval Joliet, Illinois Chicagoland Speedway diagram.svg Camping World 400
Chicagoland 300
Camping World 225
2001–2019 (Cup, Xfinity, Truck)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.svg 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.
Marchbanks Speedway 1.400-mile (2.253 km) paved triangular oval Hanford, California Marchbanks Speedway (Hanford Motor Speedway) map.svg California 250 (1960)1960–1961 (Cup)1.400-mile track built in 1960; complex demolished in 1984.
Nazareth Speedway 0.946-mile (1.522 km) paved dogleg oval Nazareth, Pennsylvania Nazareth Speedway Trackmap.png Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200
Chevy Silverado 200
1988–2004 (Xfinity)
1996–2001 (Truck)
Closed in 2004 and grandstands were moved to Watkins Glen in 2005, still not demolished but left to decay. Ground is up for sale for non-racing purposes.
Ontario Motor Speedway 2.500-mile (4.023 km) paved rectangular oval Ontario, California Ontario Motor Speedway.png Miller High Life 500 (1971–1972)
Los Angeles Times 500 (1974–1980)
1971–1972 (Cup)
1974–1980 (Cup)
Closed in 1980; demolished in 1981; now the site of Toyota Arena.
Pikes Peak International Raceway 1.000-mile (1.609 km) paved D-shaped oval Fountain, Colorado Pikes Peak International Raceway.svg Lycos.com 250 (1998)
NAPA Autocare 250 (1999-2001)
NetZero 250 (2002)
Trim Spa Dream Body 250 (2003)
ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 (2004-2005)
1998–2005 (Xfinity)Track closed in 2005 and reopened with new owners. Sales contract prohibits the holding of national or international races with more than 5000 spectators. Therefore only used for local racing series or as a test track.
Raleigh Speedway 1.000-mile (1.609 km) paved oval Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh 300 (1953)
Raleigh 250 (1954; 1956–1958)
1953–1958 (Cup)Closed in 1958. Track demolished in 1967. Now the site of an industrial park.
Rockingham Speedway 1.017-mile (1.637 km) paved D-shaped oval Rockingham, North Carolina Rockingham Speedway.svg 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 (2001)
Subway 400 (2002–04)
1965–2004 (Cup)Track closed in 2004. It reopened in 2007 and hosted the NASCAR Gander Outdoors 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 sometime in the future.
Texas World Speedway 2.000-mile (3.219 km) paved D-shaped oval College Station, Texas Texas World Speedway-Superspeedway.svg Texas 500 (1969)
Texas 500 (1971–1972)
Lone Star 500 (1972)
Alamo 500 (1973)
Texas 400 (1979)
NASCAR 400 (1980–1981)
1969 (Cup)
1971–1973 (Cup)
1979–1981 (Cup)
Closed in 1989; reopened in 1993, closed again in 2015. Now the site of a future housing development.
Trenton Speedway 1.500-mile (2.414 km) paved kidney bean shaped oval Trenton, New Jersey Trenton Speedway.svg Northern 300 (1967–1969)
Schaefer 300 (1970)
Northern 300 (1971–1972)
1958–1959 (Cup)
1967–1972 (Cup)
During NASCAR years, began as 1.000-mile oval; reworked to 1.500-mile "peanut" oval in 1969; closed in 1980. Now the site of a sculpture garden and a housing development.
Walt Disney World Speedway 1.000-mile (1.609 km) paved triangular oval Bay Lake, Florida Walt Disney World Speedway diagram.svg Chevy Trucks Challenge 1997–1998 (Truck)Track razed in 2015 to make room for parking lot.

Paved short tracks

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed race(s)Season(s)Notes
Asheville Speedway 0.54-mile paved oval Weaverville, North Carolina Asheville-Weaverville - USGS - B650110209713.jpg Western North Carolina 500 (1958–1969)
1957–1969
Held races from 1951-1957 as a dirt oval. Now the site of North Buncombe High School
Augusta International Raceway 0.500-mile paved oval Augusta, Georgia Georgia Cracker 300 (1966)
Augusta 300 (1967)
Dixie 250 (1968)
Augusta 200 (1968)
Cracker 200 (1969)
1964–1969 (oval)Complex closed in 1970; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park. [2]
Beltsville Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Laurel, Maryland Beltsville Speedway 1972 USGS D017301010053.jpg Beltsville 200 (1966–1967)
Maryland 200 (1966)
Beltsville 300 (1968–1970)
Maryland 300 (1967–1969)
1965–1970Closed after 1978; now the site of Capitol College. [3] [4]
Bowman Gray Stadium 0.250-mile paved oval Winston-Salem, North Carolina Myers Brothers Memorial (1961–1962)
International 200 (1962–1963)
Myers Brothers Memorial (1964–1971)
1958–1971Remains active; 2009 weekly racing subject of Madhouse television series. Current home of NCAA Division II Winston-Salem State Rams college football team. [5]
Boyd's Speedway0.333-mile paved oval Ringgold, Georgia Confederate 200 (1962)
Confederate 200 (1964)
1962
1964
Active until April 2023, recently sold and season has been postponed until further notice.
Caraway Speedway 0.455-mile paved oval Asheboro, North Carolina 1982–1983 (Xfinity)Still active in NASCAR feeder series.
Champion Speedway0.333-mile paved oval Fayetteville, North Carolina 1958–1959Closed in 1959.
Colorado National Speedway 0.375-mile paved oval Erie, Colorado Total Petroleum 200 (1995)
Colorado 200 (1996-1997)
1995–1997 (Truck)Remains active.
Columbia Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Columbia, South Carolina Sandlapper 200 (1971)
Columbia 200 (1971)
1971Paved in 1970, Closed in 1977. Track restoration in progress for historical car shows.
Dayton Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Dayton, Ohio 1950–1952Closed in 1982; now the site of a landfill.
Dog Track Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval Moyock, North Carolina Moyock 300 (1964–1965)
Tidewater 300 (1965)
1964–1966Closed c. 1974. Now a housing development.
Evergreen Speedway 0.646-mile paved oval Monroe, Washington EvergreenSpeedway.svg 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 ARCA Menards Series West.
Flemington Speedway 0.625-mile paved oval New Jersey (Flemington) Flemington speedway USGS.jpg 1995–1998 (Truck)Track closed in 2002, demolished in 2005. Now the site of a Lowe's.
Greenville-Pickens Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Greenville, South Carolina Greenville 200 (1971)
Pickens 200 (1971)
1971 (Cup)
1983 (Xfinity)
Remains active.
Harris Speedway0.333-mile paved oval Harris, North Carolina 1964–1965Remains active.
Hickory Motor Speedway 0.362-mile paved oval Hickory, North Carolina Buddy Shuman Memorial (1969–1971)
Hickory 250 (1962–1967)
Hickory 250 (1969)
Hickory 276 (1970–1971)
1969–1971 (Cup)
1982-1998 (Xfinity)
Remains active.
I-70 Speedway 0.543-mile paved oval Odessa, Missouri I70SpeedwayMap.svg O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 1995–1999 (Truck)Closed in 2008. Reopened as a 3/8 mile dirt track and drag strip in 2021.
Islip Speedway 0.200-mile paved oval Islip, New York)Islip 300 (1967–1968)
Islip 250 (1971)
1964–1968
1971
Closed after 1984; now the site of a factory.
Kingsport Speedway0.337-mile paved oval Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport 250 (1969)
Kingsport 100 (1970)
Kingsport 300 (1971)
1969–1971Reopened in 2010 after 8 years of inactivity.
Langley Speedway 0.395-mile paved oval Hampton, Virginia Crabber 250 (1968)
Tidewater 375 (1969)
Tidewater 300 (1970)
1968–1970 (Cup)
1982–1988 (Xfinity)
Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events.
Lanier National Speedway 0.375-mile paved oval Gainesville, Georgia 1988–1992 (Xfinity)Track has been closed except for special events; none scheduled.
Louisville Motor Speedway 0.438-mile paved oval Louisville, Kentucky 1988–1989 (Xfinity)Also hosted Truck Series racing from 1996 to 1999 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.
Mansfield Motorsports Speedway 0.440-mile paved oval Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield Motorsports Park.png UAW / GM Ohio 250 (2004-2005)
City of Mansfield 250 (2006)
Ohio 250 (2007-2008)
2004–2008 (Truck)Closed in 2010; reopened in 2015. Was converted back to a dirt track for the 2016 season. Track closed permanently in 2019.
Memphis International Raceway 0.750-mile paved oval Millington, Tennessee Memphis International Raceway diagram.svg Sam's Town 250 (1999-2001;2005-2007)
Sam's Town 250 Benefiting St. Jude (2002-2004)
Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 (2008-2009)
Memphis 200 (1998–1999, 2001)
Quaker State 200 by AutoZone (2000)
O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (2002)
O'Reilly 200 (2003–2004, 2006–2008)
O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline (2005)
MemphisTravel.com 200 Pres. by O'Reilly Auto Parts (2009)
1999–2009 (Xfinity)
1998–2009 (Truck)
Closed in 2009 and was reopened in 2011 for some ARCA events. In 2022 the track was sold and demolition is planned to make room for a warehouse.
Mesa Marin Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Bakersfield, California MesaMarinSpeedwayMap.svg 1995–2001
2003 (Truck)
Track demolished in 2005, replaced by Kern County Raceway Park.
Middle Georgia Raceway 0.548-mile paved oval Byron, Georgia Speedy Morelock 200 (1966)
Macon 300 (1967–1969)
Middle Georgia 500 (1968)
Georgia 500 (1969–1971)
1966–1971Closed after 1971; reopened 1988, closed for good in 2005 due to new noise ordinances being imposed on the track. Track has sat abandoned since.
Montgomery Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Montgomery, Alabama Alabama 200 (1969)1956
1967–1969
Remains intact; racing returned in 2009 under new ownership. [6]
Motor Mile Speedway 0.416-mile paved oval Dublin, Virginia 1988–1992 (Xfinity)Track still active; closed briefly in 2018 but reopened in 2019. Some National Series teams still use for testing, host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events, formerly known as New River Valley Speedway.
Myrtle Beach Speedway 0.538-mile paved oval Myrtle Beach, South Carolina MyrtleBeachSpeedway.svg Carolina Pride 250 (NNS, 1988–2000)1988–2000 (Xfinity)Closed in 2020, demolished in 2021.
Nashville Speedway (Fairgrounds) 0.596-mile paved oval Nashville, Tennessee NashvilleSpeedwayMap.svg 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)
New Asheville Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval Asheville, North Carolina Asheville 300 (1967-1971)1962-1971 (Cup)
1982 (Xfinity)
Shawna Robinson became the first woman to win a NASCAR Touring Series race when she won a Dash race in 1988; Pavement still used as Asheville Velodrome.
Old Bridge Stadium0.500-mile paved oval Old Bridge, New Jersey Fireball Roberts 200 (1964)
Old Bridge 200 (1965)
1956–1958
1963–1965
Closed in 1968. Now the site of an apartment complex.
Old Dominion Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval Manassas, Virginia Old Dominion 400 (1964)1958
1963–1966
Closed in 2013; track razed for housing development in 2015.
Orange County Speedway 0.375-mile paved oval Rougemont, North Carolina Orange County Speedway.svg 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 Oxford, Maine Maine 300 (1967–1968)1966–1968 (Cup)
1986–1991 (Xfinity)
Remains active. [7]
Palm Beach Speedway0.500-mile paved oval Palm Beach, Florida 1956Demolished in 1984. Now the site of the South Florida Fairgrounds.
Peach State Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Jefferson, Georgia 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. [8]
Portland Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Portland, Oregon 1956–1957 (Cup)
1995–1998 (Truck)
Closed in 2002.
Saugus Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval Santa Clarita, California 1995 (Truck)Closed midway through 1995 season. Track site still used as a swap meet.
Savannah Speedway0.500-mile paved oval Savannah, Georgia Savannah 200 (1970)1969–1970Closed in 1981; apparently reopened but closed again by 2004; track is currently under water. [9]
Smoky Mountain Raceway0.520-mile paved oval Maryville, Tennessee Smoky 200 (1968–1969)
Maryville 300 (1969)
Maryville 200 (1970–1971)
East Tennessee 200 (1970)
1968–1971Paved in 1968; remains active; has been reverted in 1972 to its original dirt surface.
South Boston Speedway 0.375-mile paved oval (1962–1971)
0.400-mile paved oval (1982–2000)
South Boston, Virginia South Boston Speedway.png South Boston 400 (1963)
South Boston 100 (1969)
Halifax County 100 (1970–1971)
1961–1964
1968–1971 (Cup)
1982–2000 (Xfinity)
Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events.
Southside Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval Richmond, Virginia 1961–1963Closed briefly for the 2011 season due to the health of one of the owners; had a shortened season then a full season in 2012. Closed permanently in 2021. [10]
Starkey Speedway0.250-mile paved oval Roanoke, Virginia 1958
1961–1962
1964
Closed in 1966. A park was built on the site.
Thompson International Speedway 0.625-mile paved oval Thompson, Connecticut ThompsonInternationalSpeedwayMap.svg Thompson Speedway 200 (1969–1970)1951
1969–1970
Remains active as home to several NASCAR feeder series. [11]
Tucson Raceway Park 0.375-mile paved oval Tucson, Arizona 1995–1997 (Truck)Track still active. Was closed briefly.
Volusia County Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Barberville, Florida 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).
West Virginia International Speedway 0.438-mile paved oval Ona, West Virginia Mountaineer 300 (1963)
Mountaineer 500 (1964)
West Virginia 300 (1970)
West Virginia 500 (1971)
1963-1964
1970-1971 (Cup)
Closed in 1972; reopened in 1995 as Ona Speedway.

Dirt oval tracks

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed race(s)Season(s)Notes
Albany-Saratoga Speedway 0.400-mile dirt oval. Malta, New York Albany-Saratoga 250 (1970–1971)1970–1971Track was dirt after 1978; converted back to asphalt in 2009; returned to dirt in 2012.
Altamont–Schenectady Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Altamont, New York 1951
1955
Auto racing discontinued after 1955. Footprint of track, repurposed, still exists.
Arizona State Fairgrounds 1.000-mile dirt oval Phoenix, Arizona Copper Cup Championship (1960)1951
1955–1956
1960
Closed in 1963; reopened in 1985 as 0.125-mile dirt oval; remains active. [12]
Ascot Park 0.400-mile dirt oval Los Angeles, California 1957
1959
1961
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 Asheville-Weaverville - USGS - B650110209713.jpg Western North Carolina 500 (1958–1969)
Fireball 300 (1966–1969)
1951–1957Held races from 1957-1969 as a paved oval. Now the site of North Buncombe High School.
Augusta International Raceway 0.500-mile dirt oval Augusta, Georgia 1962–1963Oval was originally dirt and paved in 1964; complex closed in 1970; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park. [13]
Bay Meadows Racetrack 1.000-mile dirt oval San Mateo, California 1954–1956Conducted final horse race in August 2008; subsequently razed. [14] Now a housing development.
Birmingham International Raceway 0.500-mile dirt oval Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham 200 (1965)1958
1961
1963–1965
1967–1968
Track demolished in 2009 by city.
Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt)0.533-mile dirt oval Bristol, Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway map.svg Food City Dirt Race (Cup)

WeatherGuard Truck Race on Dirt (Trucks)

2021-2023Temporary dirt track, track still active. NASCAR will be on the concrete instead of dirt starting in 2024.
California State Fairgrounds1.000-mile dirt oval Sacramento, California 1956–1961Closed 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 0.500-mile dirt oval Canfield, Ohio Poor Man's 500 (1950–1952)1950–1952ARCA & 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 Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Gardena, California 1951
1954
Closed in late 1954 to make way for the Artesia Freeway.
Central City Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Macon, Georgia 1951–1954Closed during 1956.
Charlotte Speedway 0.750-mile dirt oval Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Speedway.gif 1949–1956Closed c. 1956.
Cleveland County Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Shelby, North Carolina 1956–1957
1965
Half-mile track closed at some point. A 1/4-mile dirt track was built at the same spot to hold local races.
Coastal Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1956–1957Replaced by Myrtle Beach Speedway. Now a commercial district.
Columbia Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Columbia, South Carolina Arclite 200 (1962)
Sandlapper 200 (1951, 1955–1970)
Columbia 200 (1964–1970)
1951–1970Paved in 1970/71
Concord Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Concord, North Carolina 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 remained active for special event races. [15] Closed in 2019.
Dog Track Speedway0.250-mile dirt oval Moyock, North Carolina 1962–1963Paved and lengthened in 1964, closed c. 1974.
Eldora Speedway 0.500-mile (0.805 km) dirt oval New Weston, Ohio EldoraSpeedway track map.png
EldoraSpeedwayUSGS.png
Eldora Dirt Derby 2013–2019 (Trucks)Track still active, no race in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Did not return to racing in 2021, but continues to host numerous racing events, including the Eldora Million, World 100, and Kings Royal.
Fonda Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Fonda, New York Fonda 200 (1968)1955
1966–1968
Remains active.
Forsyth County Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1955Auto racing discontinued after 1963.
Ft. Miami Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Toledo, Ohio 1951–1952Shortened to 0.375-mile length in 1957; closed after 1958.
Grand Rapids Speedrome0.500-mile dirt oval Grand Rapids, Michigan 1951
1954
Closed in 1966 to make way for U.S. Route 131. [16]
Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds0.333-mile dirt oval Greensboro 1957–1958Now site of Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
Greenville-Pickens Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Greenville, South Carolina Greenville 200 (1969–1970)1955–1956
1958–1970
Paved in 1971
Hamburg Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Hamburg, New York 1949–1950Remains active for harness racing.
Heidelberg Raceway 0.250-mile dirt oval Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1949
1951
1959–1960
Closed after 1973. Now the site of a shopping center.
Hickory Motor Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval (1953–1954)
0.400-mile dirt oval (1955–1968)
Hickory, North Carolina Buddy Shuman Memorial (1956)
Buddy Shuman Memorial (1960–1968)
1953–1968Paved in 1969
Jacksonville Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Jacksonville, North Carolina Jacksonville 100 (1957 & 1964) [17] 1957
1964
Closed after 1964; site of Richard Petty's first championship.
Speedway Park (1945–1964)
Jacksonville Speedway (1964–1969)
0.500-mile dirt oval Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville 200 (1964) 1951–1952
1954–1955
1961
1964
Closed in August 1969. Site of Wendell Scott's historic win. Now the site of an apartment complex.
Knoxville Raceway 0.500-mile (0.805 km) Dirt oval Knoxville, Iowa Clean Harbors 150 2021–2022 (Trucks)
Lakeview Speedway 0.750-mile dirt oval Mobile, Alabama 1951Closed in 1972.
Lakewood Speedway 1.000-mile dirt oval Atlanta, Georgia 1951–1954
1956
1958–1959
Closed after 1960; selected events held until 1979; now the site of Lakewood Park in Atlanta.
Langhorne Speedway 1.000-mile dirt oval Langhorne, Pennsylvania 1949–1957Closed after 1971; now the site of a shopping center.
Langley Speedway 0.400-mile dirt oval Hampton, Virginia Tidewater 250 (1964–1967)1964–1967Paved in 1968
Lancaster Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Lancaster, South Carolina 1957Remains active.
Lincoln Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Hanover, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 200 Classic (1964–1965)1955–1958
1964–1965
Remains active.
Marchbanks Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Hanford, California Marchbanks Speedway (Hanford Motor Speedway) map.svg 1951Originally a 0.500-mile dirt oval
Martinsville Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Ridgeway, Virginia 1949–1955Paved in 1956
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway 1.500-mile dirt oval LeHi, Arkansas Mid-South 250 (1954–1955)1954–1957Closed 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. [18]
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway 1.000-mile dirt oval Detroit, Michigan Motor City 250 (1951–1952)1951–1952Now the site of an Amazon warehouse.
Monroe County Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval Rochester, New York 1950–1956
1958
Track closed c. 1962; briefly reopened during 1981. Now the site of a daycare.
Montgomery Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Montgomery, Alabama)1955Paved in 1956
Morristown Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Morristown, New Jersey)1951–1955Closed in 1955.
Myrtle Beach Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) MyrtleBeachSpeedway.svg Carolina Pride 250 (NNS, 1988–2000)1958–1965 (Cup)Paved in 1987. Closed in 2020.
Norfolk Speedway0.400-mile dirt oval Norfolk, Virginia 1956–1957Closed sometime after 1959.
North Carolina State Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval Raleigh, North Carolina North State 200 (1969)
Home State 200 (1970)
1955
1969–1970
Track closed after 1970.
Oglethorpe Speedway Park 0.500-mile dirt oval Pooler, Georgia 1954–1955Track closed after 2021. [19]
Oakland Speedway 0.625-mile mixed oval San Leandro, California 1951
1954
Straights were paved, turns were dirt; closed after 1955; now the site of Bayfair Center.
Occoneechee Speedway 0.900-mile dirt oval Hillsborough, North Carolina Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 (1964)
Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 (1966)
Hillsborough 150 (1967–1968)
1949–1968Closed in 1968. Restoration to the track is currently underway.
Palm Beach Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Palm Beach, Florida 1952–1955Paved in 1956; demolished in 1984.
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Spartanburg, South Carolina 1953–1966Closed c. 1986. Often used for vintage car events.
Redwood Acres Raceway0.625-mile dirt oval Eureka, California 1956–1957Remains active; now a .375-mile paved oval. [20]
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Reading, Pennsylvania 1958–1959Closed after 1979. Was formerly the site of the Fairgrounds Square Mall, which has now also been torn down.
Savannah Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Savannah, Georgia St. Patrick's Day 200 (1962)
Sunshine 200 (1964)
Savannah 200 (1964)
1962–1964
1967
Paved in 1969; closed in 1981; apparently reopened but closed again by 2004; Site of track is currently under water. [21]
Smoky Mountain Raceway0.500-mile dirt oval Maryville, Tennessee East Tennessee 200 (1966–1967)
Smoky 200 (1966–1967)
1965–1967Paved in 1968; remains active; has since been reverted to its original dirt surface.
South Boston Speedway 0.250-mile dirt oval South Boston, Virginia 1960Paved in 1961
Southern States Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Charlotte, North Carolina 1954–1961Closed after 1960.
Syracuse Mile 1.000-mile dirt oval Syracuse, New York 1955–1957Track remained active until 2015. Was razed in 2016 as a part of a redevelopment project of the NYSF
Tar Heel Speedway0.250-mile dirt oval Randleman, North Carolina Turkey Day 200 (1963)1963Closed after 1967; possibly hosted one racing event in 1975.
Tennessee-Carolina Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Newport, Tennessee 1956–1957Closed 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 0.500-mile dirt oval High Point, North Carolina 1953
1955
Closed by the 1960s.
Valdosta 75 Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Valdosta, Georgia 1962
1964–1965
Closed in 1966.
Virginia State Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval Richmond, Virginia 1953–1968Paved in 1968
Wilson Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Wilson, North Carolina 1951–1954
1956–1960
Closed in 1989.

Tracks used one time for NASCAR championship event

The following table shows all tracks that had only one single points paying event in NASCAR (Cup, Xfinity, Trucks) and were not visited again. Some racetracks are temporary and were built on airfields or fairgrounds or in stadiums.

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed raceSeasonNotes
Air Base Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval

0.250-mile dirt oval

South Carolina (Greenville) Air Base Speedway.jpg 1951One Grand National race held on August 25, 1951. [22] [23] (Previously often misreported as held at the Greenville–Pickens Speedway. [24] [25] )
Airborne Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval New York (Plattsburgh)1955Paved in 1961; Converted back to dirt in 2017; remains active currently running the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
Augusta International Raceway 3.000-mile (4.828 km) mixed road course Georgia (Augusta) 1964SCCAFlyer-705x585.jpg Augusta 5101964Road course abandoned after 1964; complex closed in 1970; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park. [26]
Bainbridge Fairgrounds1.000-mile dirt oval Ohio (Bainbridge)1951Operated from 1946 to 1969. Now the site of a shopping mall.
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg)1953Auto racing discontinued after 1985.
Bremerton Raceway / Kitsap County Airport 0.900-mile (1.448 km) road course Washington (Bremerton)1957Temporary airport course. Used for racing until 1958.
Buffalo Civic Stadium 0.250-mile cinder oval New York (Buffalo)1958In later years, home to the Buffalo Bills in both the AFL (1960–69) and NFL (1970–72); demolished in 1988. Now the site of a park.
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium 0.333-mile paved oval Ontario (Toronto) Jim Mideon 500 (1958) 1958Stadium oval track closed in 1966; reopened in 1990 [27] 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. [28] [29] [30]
Chisholm Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Alabama (Montgomery)1956Closed during 1978. Now the site of the Montgomery Zoo.
Columbus Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Georgia (Columbus)1951Closed during the 1950s.
Corbin Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Kentucky (Corbin)1954Closed during the 1960s; reopened at some point and is currently active. Track was paved at some point and shortened to 0.25-mile.

[31]

Davenport Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Iowa (Davenport)1953Remains active. [32]
Dixie Speedway0.250-mile paved oval Alabama (Birmingham)1960Closed after 1983, reopened as Sayre Speedway in 1988.
Five Flags Speedway 0.500-mile paved oval Florida (Pensacola)1953Only Grand National race run two weeks after opening. Remains active, with signature Snowball Derby event in December. [33]
Gamecock Speedway0.250-mile dirt oval South Carolina (Sumter)1960Remains active as Sumter Speedway. [34]
Gastonia Fairgrounds0.333-mile dirt oval North Carolina (Gastonia)1958Closed during the 1980s. Now Gaston Christian School.
Golden Gate Speedway0.333-mile paved oval Florida (Tampa)1963Closed in 1978; reopened in 1981; closed again in 1984.
Harnett Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval North Carolina (Spring Lake)1953Closed c. 1970.
Hartsville Speedway0.333-mile dirt oval South Carolina (Hartsville)1961Closed c. 1962.
Hayloft Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Georgia (Augusta)1952Closed in 1955, Gordon Park Speedway built on site in the 1980s, which has also since closed.
Huntsville Speedway 0.250-mile paved oval Alabama (Huntsville)1962Remains active. [35]
Las Vegas Park Speedway 1.000-mile dirt oval Nevada (Las Vegas)1955Demolished; now the site of the Las Vegas Country Club.
Lincoln City Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Nebraska (North Platte)1953Remains active.
Linden Airport 2.000-mile (3.219 km) paved road course New Jersey (Linden)1954Temporary airport course.
Louisiana Fairgrounds0.500-mile dirt oval Louisiana (Shreveport)1953Facility remains active; track closed in 1980.
McCormick Field 0.250-mile paved oval North Carolina (Asheville)1958Remains active as home to the Asheville Tourists baseball team; auto racing discontinued in 1959.
Merced Fairgrounds Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval California (Merced)1956Located within Merced County Fairgrounds; rebuilt to 0.375-mile length in 1991; remains active. [36]
Meyer Speedway0.500-mile paved oval Texas (Houston) Space City 300 (1971)1971Closed in 1979 and demolished in the early 1980s. A school was built on the northern half of the site in 2020, but the southern half remains undeveloped, with the imprint of the track and some roads inside the oval just barely visible.
Monroe Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Michigan (Monroe)1952Closed c. 1954.
Montgomery Air Base 2.000-mile (3.219 km) paved road course New York (Montgomery)Empire State 200 (1960)1960Temporary airport course.
New Bradford Speedway0.333-mile dirt oval Pennsylvania (Bradford)1958Remains active.
Newberry Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval South Carolina (Newberry)1957Closed c. 1979.
Norwood Arena0.250-mile paved oval Massachusetts (Norwood)Yankee 500 (1961)1961Closed in 1972; now an industrial park. [37]
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)1956Not active since 2009; track was demolished in early August 2010.
Pine Grove Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Pennsylvania (Shippenville)1951Closed during the 1960s.
Playland Park Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Indiana (South Bend)1952Was located within Playland Park; reportedly closed c. 1956.
Powell Motor Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Ohio (Columbus)1953Closed in 1959; smaller tracks used same site until 1965. Track was sold to developers in 2001 and torn down to make room for a housing development. [38]
Princess Anne Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval Virginia (Norfolk)1953Closed in 1954.
Rapid Valley Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval South Dakota (Rapid City)1953Remains active.
Salisbury Superspeedway0.625-mile dirt oval North Carolina (Salisbury)1958Closed in 1961.
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval California (San Jose)1957Rebuilt in 1990 to a 0.333-mile dirt oval in 1991; facility remains active but track is gone. [39]
Santa Fe Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Illinois (Willow Springs)1954Closed in 1995; demolished to make way for subdivision. Only remains truly left are a sign on an old barn roof on I–55. [40]
Sharon Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Ohio (Hartford)1954Remains active while track shortened; now owned by Dave Blaney.
Soldier Field 0.500-mile paved oval Illinois (Chicago)1956Several races, sanctioned by NASCAR were held on this race track between 1956 and 1959. However, only one race (held on July 21, 1956) counted towards the championship.
Stadium remains active as home to the NFL's Chicago Bears; track was removed in 1970.
Stamford Park0.500-mile dirt oval Ontario (Niagara Falls)1952Closed during 1953.
Starlite Speedway0.500-mile dirt oval North Carolina (Monroe)Independent 2501966Closed after 1973.
Stateline Speedway 0.333-mile dirt oval New York (Busti)1958Remains active.
Shangri-La Speedway (Tioga Speedway)0.500-mile dirt oval New York (Owego)1952Closed in 2005; track is now the site of a rock quarry. Replaced by Shangri-La II Speedway on former site of Skyline Park.
Titusville-Cocoa Airport 1.600-mile (2.575 km) street course Florida (Titusville)1957Temporary airport course
Tucson Rodeo Grounds0.500-mile dirt oval Arizona (Tucson)1955Stopped hosting auto races during 1955; facility remains active. [41]
Vernon Fairgrounds 0.500-mile dirt oval New York (Vernon)1950Closed c. 1951; semi-active as a horse track.
Wall Stadium 0.333-mile paved oval New Jersey (Belmar)1958Remains active.
West Capital Raceway0.500-mile dirt oval California (Sacramento)1957Closed in 1980; former site now marked by a monument. [42]
Williams Grove Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg)1954Remains active.
Winchester Speedway 0.500-mile oiled oval Indiana (Winchester)1950Paved in 1951; remains active. [43]

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.

TrackType and layoutLocationMapNamed race(s)Season(s)Notes
Calder Park Thunderdome 1.119-mile (1.801 km) paved oval Calder Park, Victoria, Australia Calder Park (Australia) track map--Thunderdome Speedway.svg (Goodyear NASCAR 500  – exhibition; 1988)1988Inactive. Hosted the Australian NASCAR Championship until 2001. Hosted the Australian variant AUSCAR until the series' demise in 1999.
Pompano Beach Speedway1.125-mile dirt oval Pompano Beach, Florida 1948Closed c. 2000, was most likely a horse track after racing.
Suzuka International Racing Course (East Circuit)1.400-mile road course Suzuka, Mie, Japan Suzuka East Circuit.png (exhibition; 1996–1997)1996–1997Remains active, hosted Formula One race from 1987  2006; returned to Formula One in 2009.
Twin Ring Motegi 1.549-mile paved oval Motegi, Tochigi, Japan Twin Ring Motegi oval map.svg Coca-Cola 500 (exhibition; 1998)1998Oval closed in 2011, hosted Indy Japan 300 for IndyCar Series from 1998 to 2011. Road Course still open and is used by MotoGP and the Super Formula series.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1974 Dixie 500</span> Auto race held at Atlanta International Raceway in 1974

The 1974 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on July 28, 1974, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.

The 1954 NASCAR Grand National season consisted of 37 races from February 1, 1954, and to November 1. Lee Petty, driving for Petty Enterprises, won the championship, his first of three in the series.

The 1956 NASCAR Grand National Season began on November 13, 1955, and ended on November 18, 1956, lasting slightly longer than a full year.

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