List of NASCAR tracks
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.
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 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for the 2020 racing season.Key to table
- Track: The name of the facility.
- Miles: Length of the course.
- Configuration: Shape of the course.
- Location: Geographical location of the track.
- Series: NASCAR national series currently hosted by the track. Numbers in parentheses indicate if the course holds more than one series event during the season.
- Seating: Number of seats for spectators at the track, if known.
- Races: Feature races for the top national series that race there.
- Lights: If the track has lights, the column will say yes, otherwise no.
Track table
Track | Nickname | Location | Map | Lights | Seating | Cup Races | Xfinity Races | Truck Races | ||
Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hotlanta Speedway | Quad-Oval | Georgia | Yes | 111,000 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 | EchoPark 250 | Vet Tix/Camping World 200 | ||
Auto Club Speedway | Fontana | D-Shaped Oval | California | Yes | 68,000 | Auto Club 400 | Production Alliance Group 300 | No | ||
Bristol Motor Speedway | The Last Great Colosseum / Thunder Valley | Oval | Tennessee | Yes | 160,000 | Food City 500 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race | Cheddar's 300 Food City 300 | UNOH 200 | ||
Charlotte Motor Speedway | America's Home For Racing | Quad-Oval | North Carolina | Yes | 94,000-171,000 | Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR All-Star Race | Alsco 300 | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 | ||
Charlotte Motor Speedway | Roval | Road course | North Carolina | Yes | 94,000-171,000 | Bank of America Roval 400 | Drive for the Cure 250 | No | ||
Darlington Raceway | The Track Too Tough to Tame / The Lady in Black | Egg-Shaped Oval | South Carolina | Yes | 47,000 | Southern 500 | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 | No | ||
Daytona International Speedway | World Center of Racing | Tri-Oval | Florida | Yes | 101,000 | Busch Clash Bluegreen Vacations Duel Daytona 500 Coke Zero Sugar 400 | NASCAR Racing Experience 300 Wawa 250 | NextEra Energy 250 | ||
Dover International Speedway | Monster Mile | Oval | Delaware | No | 54,000 | Drydene 311 Drydene 311 | Drydene 200 Drydene 200 | KDI Office Technology 200 | ||
Homestead-Miami Speedway | Oval | Florida | Yes | 65,000 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Hooters 250 | Baptist Health 200 | |||
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | The Brickyard | Rectangular-Shaped Oval | Indiana | No | 257,325 | Brickyard 400 | Pennzoil 150 | No | ||
Kansas Speedway | Tri-Oval | Kansas | Yes | 48,000 | Super Start Batteries 400 Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 | |||
Kentucky Speedway | Tri-Oval | Kentucky | Yes | 107,000 | Quaker State 400 | Alsco 300 | Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 | |||
Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Sin City / The Diamond in the Desert | Tri-Oval | Nevada | Yes | 116,000 | Pennzoil 400 South Point 400 | Boyd Gaming 300 Alsco 300 | Strat 200 World of Westgate 200 | ||
Martinsville Speedway | The Paperclip | Paperclip-Shaped Oval | Virginia | Yes | 44,000 | Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 Xfinity 500 | NASCAR Xfinity Series 300 | NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 | ||
Michigan International Speedway | D-Shaped Oval | Michigan | No | 56,000 | FireKeepers Casino 400 Consumers Energy 400 | LTi Printing 250 | Corrigan Oil 200 | |||
New Hampshire Motor Speedway | The Magic Mile | Oval | New Hampshire | No | 88,000 | Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 | ROXOR 200 | No | ||
Phoenix Raceway | The Jewel of the Desert | Tri-Oval | Arizona | Yes | 42,000 | FanShield 500 Bluegreen Vacations 500 | LS Tractor 200 Desert Diamond West Valley Casino 200 | Lucas Oil 150 | ||
Pocono Raceway | The Tricky Triangle / What Turn 4? | Triangular-Shaped Oval | Pennsylvania | No | 76,812 | Pocono Organics 325 Pocono 350 | Pocono Green 225 | Pocono Organics 150 | ||
Richmond Raceway | Strawberry Hill | D-Shaped Oval | Virginia | Yes | 51,000 | Toyota Owners 400 Federated Auto Parts 400 | Go Bowling 250 | ToyotaCare 250 | ||
Road America | Road Course | Wisconsin | No | Open seating | No | Henry 180 | No | |||
Talladega Superspeedway | Dega | Tri-Oval | Alabama | No | 80,000 | GEICO 500 YellaWood 500 | Unhinged 300 | Sugarlands Shine 250 | ||
Texas Motor Speedway | The Great American Speedway | Quad-Oval | Texas | Yes | 181,655 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 AAA Texas 500 | My Bariatric Solutions 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | Vankor 350 SpeedyCash.com 400 | ||
World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway | Egg-Shaped Oval | Illinois | Yes | 78,000 | No | No | CarShield 200 |
Defunct or inactive NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Gander Outdoors Truck Series tracks
The following tables list all of the tracks previously used by NASCAR that are either closed or, for various reasons, are no longer used by any NASCAR national series.Key to tables
- Track: Name of the track. Either the current name of the track or the last known name of the track is shown.
- Type and layout: Approximate course length, shape, and surface type. For course length, the last known measurement provided by NASCAR is shown. Note that this figure may differ in various sources depending on the method that NASCAR or other sanctioning bodies have used to measure the track.
- Location: The state and city where each track is located.
- Named race: For many years, specific names have been given to races during a given season as a way of marketing the event. Where these names are known, they are noted next to the seasons in which that name was used.
- Season: NASCAR seasons in which the track hosted an event. Note that only points-paying races are counted as part of a given series' season; tracks where additional exhibition or special races have been held are included in a separate table.
- Notes: Any additional information or clarification that may be useful. This includes details on the track's current status, or whether the track saw further use in other NASCAR series.
- Permanently closed or demolished tracks are marked with grey background.
Road and street courses
Paved intermediate tracks and superspeedways
Paved short tracks
Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race | Season | Notes |
Asheville Speedway / New Asheville Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Asheville 300 Asheville 300 | 1962–1968 1971 1982 | Shawna Robinson became the first woman to win NASCAR Touring Series race when she won a Dash race in 1988; Pavement still used as Carrier Park Velodrom. |
Augusta International Raceway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Georgia | Georgia Cracker 300 Augusta 300 Dixie 250 Augusta 200 Cracker 200 | 1964–1969 | Complex closed in 1970; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park. |
Beltsville Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Maryland | Beltsville 200 Maryland 200 Beltsville 300 Maryland 300 | 1965–1970 | Closed after 1978; now the site of Capitol College. |
Bowman Gray Stadium | 0.250-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Myers Brothers Memorial International 200 Myers Brothers Memorial | 1958–1971 | Remains active; 2009 weekly racing subject of Madhouse television series. Current home of NCAA Division II Winston-Salem State Rams college football team. |
Boyd's Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Georgia | Confederate 200 Confederate 200 | 1962 1964 | Remains active. |
Bremerton Raceway | 0.900-mile paved oval | Washington | 1957 | Auto racing discontinued by 1958. | |
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | 0.333-mile paved oval | Ontario | Jim Mideon 500 | 1958 | Stadium oval track closed in 1966; reopened in 1990 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. |
Caraway Speedway | 0.455-mile paved oval | North Carolina | 1982–1983 | Still active in NASCAR feeder series. | |
Champion Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina | 1958–1959 | Closed in 1959. | |
Colorado National Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | Colorado | Total Petroleum 200 Colorado 200 | 1995–1997 | Remains active. |
Columbia Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | South Carolina | Arclite 200 Sandlapper 200 Columbia 200 | 1951–1971 | Closed in 1977. Track restoration in progress for historical car shows. |
Cumberland International Speedway | 0.410-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Cumberland 200 | 1973 | Still operates as the dirt Fayetteville Motor Speedway |
Dayton Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Ohio | 1950–1952 | Closed in 1982; now the site of a landfill. | |
Dixie Speedway | 0.250-mile paved oval | Alabama | 1960 | Closed after 1983, reopened as Sayre Speedway in 1988. | |
Dog Track Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Moyock 300 Tidewater 300 | 1964–1966 | Closed c. 1974. |
Evergreen Speedway | 0.646-mile paved oval | Washington | Mark Galloway 150 Shootout NASCAR Summer Showdown 200 NAPA Auto Parts 150 / Toyota 100 | 1995–2000 | Track still active. Hosts NASCAR Whelen All American Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. |
Five Flags Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Florida | 1953 | Only Grand National race run two weeks after opening. Remains active, with signature Snowball Derby event in December. | |
Flemington Speedway | 0.625-mile paved oval | New Jersey | 1995–1998 | Track closed in 2002, demolished in 2005. | |
Golden Gate Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Florida | 1963 | Closed in 1978; reopened in 1981; closed again in 1984. | |
Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | South Carolina | Greenville 200 Pickens 200 | 1971 1983 | Remains active, track hosts NASCAR K&N Pro Series East currently |
Harris Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | North Carolina | 1964–1965 | Remains active. | |
Hickory Motor Speedway | 0.362-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Buddy Shuman Memorial Hickory 250 Hickory 250 Hickory 276 | 1969–1971 1982-1998 | Remains active. |
Huntsville Speedway | 0.400-mile paved oval | Alabama | 1962 | Remains active. | |
I-70 Speedway | 0.525-mile paved oval | Missouri | 1995–1999 | Closed in 2008. Planned to be reopened as a 3/8 mile dirt track and drag strip in 2019. | |
Iowa Speedway | paved D-shaped Oval | Iowa | CircuitCity.com 250 U.S. Cellular 250 M&M's 200 | 2009–2019 2009–2019 | Tracks still active, no race in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Possible return to racing in 2021 season, but no confirmed date. |
Islip Speedway | 0.200-mile paved oval | New York | Islip 300 Islip 250 | 1964–1968 1971 | Closed after 1984; now the site of a factory. |
Kingsport Speedway | 0.337-mile paved oval | Tennessee | Kingsport 250 Kingsport 100 Kingsport 300 | 1969–1971 | Reopened in 2010 after 8 years of inactivity. Also the asphalt was taken up and concrete laid down at some point. |
Langley Speedway | 0.395-mile paved oval | Virginia | Crabber 250 Tidewater 375 Tidewater 300 | 1968–1970 1982–1988 | Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events. |
Lanier National Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | Georgia | 1988–1992 | Track has been closed except for special events; none scheduled. | |
Louisville Motor Speedway | 0.438-mile paved oval | Kentucky | 1988–1989 | Also hosted Truck Series racing from 1996–99 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 | Ohio | UAW / GM Ohio 250 City of Mansfield 250 Ohio 250 | 2004–2008 | Closed in 2010; reopened in 2015. Was converted back to a dirt track for the 2016 season. |
McCormick Field | 0.250-mile paved oval | North Carolina | 1958 | Remains active as home to the Asheville Tourists baseball team; auto racing discontinued in 1959. | |
Memphis International Raceway | 0.750-mile paved oval | Tennessee | Sam's Town 250 Sam's Town 250 Benefiting St. Jude Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 | 1999–2009 | Track still active, closed in 2009 and was reopened in 2011. Used by ARCA Menards Series. |
Mesa Marin Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | California | 1995–2001 2003 | Original track demolished in 2005, new speedway open. | |
Meyer Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Texas | Space City 300 | 1971 | Closed in 1979. |
Middle Georgia Raceway | 0.548-mile paved oval | Georgia | Speedy Morelock 200 Macon 300 Middle Georgia 500 Georgia 500 | 1966–1971 | Closed after 1971; reopened 1988, closed for good in 2005 due to new noise ordinances being imposed on the track. |
Montgomery Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Alabama | Alabama 200 | 1955–1956 1967–1969 | Remains intact; racing returned in 2009 under new ownership. |
Motor Mile Speedway | 0.416-mile paved oval | Virginia | 1988–1992 | 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 New River Valley Speedway. | |
Myrtle Beach Speedway | 0.538-mile paved oval | South Carolina | Carolina Pride 250 | 1988–2000 | Closing in 2020 |
Nashville Speedway | 0.596-mile paved oval | Tennessee | Nashville 500 Nashville 400 Nashville 400 Nashville 400 Nashville 420 Music City USA 420 Melling Tool 420 Cracker Barrel 420 Marty Robbins 420 Coors 420 Pepsi 420 | 1958–1984 1995–2000 | Remains active, Currently plays host to the Music City 200, ARCA race, and is the home of the All American 400 |
North Wilkesboro Speedway | 0.625-mile paved oval | North Carolina | Wilkes 200 Gwyn Staley 400 Wilkes 320 Wilkes 250 Wilkes 400 Northwestern Bank 400 Holly Farms 400 First Union 400 | 1957–1996 | Closed in 1996, reopened in 2010; raced in 2010 with USARacing Pro Cup, ASA Late Models, PASS Super Late Models and Frank Kimmel Street Stocks. Has since closed again as of 2011 due to the facility's deteriorating condition & financial woes. |
Old Bridge Stadium | 0.500-mile paved oval | New Jersey | Fireball Roberts 200 Old Bridge 200 | 1956–1958 1963–1965 | Closed in 1968. |
Norwood Arena | 0.250-mile paved oval | Massachusetts | Yankee 500 | 1961 | Closed in 1972; now an industrial park. |
Old Dominion Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Virginia | Old Dominion 400 | 1958 1963–1966 | Closed in 2013; track razed for development in 2015. |
Orange County Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval | North Carolina | 1983–1994 | Track still active. Closed in 2003, reopened in 2006 with ASA Member Track sanctioning. | |
Oxford Plains Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Maine | Maine 300 | 1966–1968 1986–1991 | Remains active. |
Palm Beach Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Florida | 1956 | Demolished in 1984. | |
Peach State Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Georgia | Peach State 200 Jeffco 200 | 1968–1969 1986–1987 | Now Gresham Motorsports Park, track reconfigured in 2009. Racing ceased in 2012 due to low car counts. |
Portland Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Oregon | 1956–1957 1995–1998 | Closed in 2002. | |
Saugus Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | California | 1995 | Closed midway through 1995 season. Track site still used as a swap meet. | |
Savannah Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Georgia | Savannah 200 | 1969–1970 | Closed in 1981; apparently reopened but closed again by 2004; track is currently under water. |
Shangri-La Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | New York | 1952 | Closed in 2005; track is now the site of a rock quarry. Replaced by Shangri-La II Speedway on former site of Skyline Park. | |
Smoky Mountain Raceway | 0.520-mile paved oval | Tennessee | Smoky 200 Maryville 300 Maryville 200 East Tennessee 200 | 1968–1971 | Paved in 1968; remains active; has been reverted in 1972 to its original dirt surface. |
South Boston Speedway | 0.375-mile paved oval 0.400-mile paved oval | Virginia | South Boston 400 South Boston 100 Halifax County 100 | 1961–1964 1968–1971 1982–2000 | Remains active as a host to several NASCAR feeder series and weekly events. |
Southside Speedway | 0.333-mile paved oval | Virginia | 1961–1963 | Closed briefly for the 2011 season due to the health of one of the owners; had a shortened season then a full season in 2012. | |
Starkey Speedway | 0.250-mile paved oval | Virginia | 1958 1961–1962 1964 | Closed in 1966. | |
Thompson International Speedway | 0.625-mile paved oval | Connecticut | Thompson Speedway 200 | 1951 1969–1970 | Remains active as home to several NASCAR feeder series. |
Tucson Raceway Park | 0.375-mile paved oval | Arizona | 1995–1997 | Track still active. Was closed briefly | |
Volusia County Speedway | 0.500-mile paved oval | Florida | 1989–1992 | Originally a dirt track, the track was paved in 1988. Has reverted to a dirt track and is owned by World Racing Group. | |
Wall Stadium | 0.333-mile paved oval | New Jersey | 1958 | Remains active. | |
West Virginia International Speedway | 0.438-mile paved oval | West Virginia | Mountaineer 300 Mountaineer 500 West Virginia 300 West Virginia 500 | 1963–1964 1970–1971 | Closed in 1972; reopened in 2007 as Ona Speedway. |
Dirt oval tracks
Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race | Season | Notes |
Air Base Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval 0.250-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1951 | One Grand National race held on August 25, 1951. | |
Airborne Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | 1955 | Paved in 1961; Converted back to dirt in 2017; remains active currently running the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. | |
Albany-Saratoga Speedway | 0.400-mile dirt oval. | New York | Albany-Saratoga 250 | 1970–1971 | Track was dirt after 1978; converted back to asphalt in 2009; returned to dirt in 2012. |
Altamont–Schenectady Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | 1951 1955 | Auto racing discontinued after 1955. Footprint of track, repurposed, still exists. | |
Arizona State Fairgrounds | 1.000-mile dirt oval | Arizona | Copper Cup Championship | 1951 1955–1956 1960 | Closed in 1963; reopened in 1985 as 0.125-mile dirt oval; remains active. |
Ascot Park | 0.400-mile dirt oval | 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. | |
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 0.540-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Western North Carolina 500 Fireball 300 | 1951–1969 | Closed in 1970. |
Augusta International Raceway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1962–1963 | Oval was originally dirt and paved in 1964; complex closed in 1970; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park. | |
Bainbridge Fairgrounds | 1.000-mile dirt oval | Ohio | 1951 | Operated from 1946–1969. | |
Bay Meadows Racetrack | 1.000-mile dirt oval | California | 1954–1956 | Conducted final horse race in August 2008; subsequently razed. | |
Birmingham International Raceway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Alabama | Birmingham 200 | 1958 1961 1963–1965 1967–1968 | Track demolished in 2009 by city. |
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1953 | Auto racing discontinued after 1985 | |
Buffalo Civic Stadium | 0.250-mile cinder oval | New York | 1958 | In later years, home to the Buffalo Bills in both the AFL and NFL ; demolished in 1988. | |
California State Fairgrounds | 1.000-mile dirt oval | California | 1956–1961 | Closed 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 | Ohio | Poor Man's 500 | 1950–1952 | ARCA & 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 Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | California | 1951 1954 | Closed in late 1954 to make way for the Artesia Freeway. | |
Central City Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1951–1954 | Closed during 1956. | |
Charlotte Speedway | 0.750-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1949–1956 | Closed c. 1956. | |
Chisholm Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Alabama | 1956 | Closed during 1978. | |
Cleveland County Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1956–1957 1965 | Now a 1/4-mile dirt track with local races. | |
Coastal Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1956–1957 | Replaced by current Myrtle Beach Speedway. | |
Columbus Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1951 | Closed during the 1950s. | |
Concord Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Lee Kirby Memorial Textile 250 | 1956–1959 1962 1964 | 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 remains active for special event races. |
Corbin Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Kentucky | 1954 | Closed during the 1960s; reopened at some point and is currently active. Track was paved at some point and shortened to 0.25-mile. | |
Davenport Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Iowa | 1953 | Remains active. | |
Dog Track Speedway | 0.250-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1962–1963 | Paved and lengthened in 1964, closed c. 1974. | |
Eldora Speedway | dirt oval | Ohio | Eldora Dirt Derby | 2013–2019 | Tracks still active, no race in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Possible return to racing in 2021 season, but no confirmed date. |
Fonda Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | Fonda 200 | 1955 1966–1968 | Remains active. |
Forsyth County Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1955 | Auto racing discontinued after 1963. | |
Ft. Miami Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Ohio | 1951–1952 | Shortened to 0.375-mile length in 1957; closed after 1958. | |
Gamecock Speedway | 0.250-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1960 | Remains active as Sumter Speedway. | |
Gastonia Fairgrounds | 0.333-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1958 | Closed during the 1980s. Now Gaston Christian School. | |
Grand River Speedrome | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Michigan | 1951 1954 | Closed in 1966 to make way for U.S. Route 131. | |
Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds | 0.333-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1957–1958 | Now site of Greensboro Coliseum Complex. | |
Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | Greenville 200 | 1955–1956 1958–1970 | Paved in 1971 |
Hamburg Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | 1949–1950 | Remains active. | |
Harnett Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1953 | Closed c. 1970. | |
Hartsville Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1961 | Closed c. 1962. | |
Hayloft Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1952 | Closed in 1955, Gordon Park Speedway built on site in the 1980s. | |
Heidelberg Raceway | 0.250-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1949 1951 1959–1960 | Closed after 1973. Now the site of a shopping center. | |
Hickory Motor Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval 0.400-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Buddy Shuman Memorial Buddy Shuman Memorial | 1953–1968 | Paved in 1969 |
Jacksonville Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Jacksonville 100 | 1957 1964 | Closed after 1964; site of Richard Petty's first championship. |
Speedway Park Jacksonville Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Florida | Jacksonville 200 | 1951–1952 1954–1955 1961 1964 | Closed in August 1969. Site of Wendell Scott's historic win. |
Lakeview Speedway | 0.750-mile dirt oval | Alabama | 1951 | Closed in 1972. | |
Lakewood Speedway | 1.000-mile dirt oval | 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 | Pennsylvania | 1949–1957 | Closed after 1971; now the site of a shopping center. | |
Langley Speedway | 0.400-mile dirt oval | Virginia | Tidewater 250 | 1964–1967 | Paved in 1968 |
Lancaster Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1957 | Remains active. | |
Las Vegas Park Speedway | 1.000-mile dirt oval | Nevada | 1955 | Demolished; now the site of a Hilton hotel. | |
Lincoln City Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Nebraska | 1953 | Remains active. | |
Lincoln Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania 200 Classic | 1955–1958 1964–1965 | Remains active. |
Louisiana Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Louisiana | 1953 | Facility remains active; track closed in 1980. | |
Marchbanks Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | California | 1951 | Originally a 0.500-mile dirt oval | |
Martinsville Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Virginia | 1949–1955 | Paved in 1956 | |
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway | 1.500-mile dirt oval | Arkansas | Mid-South 250 | 1954–1957 | Closed 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. |
Merced Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | California | 1956 | Located within Merced County Fairgrounds; rebuilt to 0.375-mile length in 1991; remains active. | |
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway | 1.000-mile dirt oval | Michigan | Motor City 250 | 1951–1952 | Facility remains active; track was converted into parking lot. |
Monroe County Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | 1950–1956 1958 | Track closed c. 1962; briefly reopened during 1981. | |
Monroe Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Michigan | 1952 | Closed c. 1954. | |
Morristown Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New Jersey | 1951–1955 | Closed in 1955. | |
Myrtle Beach Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | Carolina Pride 250 | 1958–1965 | Paved in 1987. Closing in 2020. |
New Bradford Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1958 | Remains active. | |
Newberry Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1957 | Closed c. 1979. | |
Norfolk Speedway | 0.400-mile dirt oval | Virginia | 1956–1957 | Closed during 1957. | |
North Carolina State Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | North State 200 Home State 200 | 1955 1969–1970 | Track closed after 1970. |
North Wilkesboro Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval 0.625-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1949–1957 | Paved in 1957; Closed in 1996 | |
Oglethorpe Speedway Park | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1954–1955 | Remains active. | |
Oakland Speedway | 0.625-mile mixed oval | 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 | North Carolina | Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 Joe Weatherly Memorial 150 Hillsborough 150 | 1949–1968 | Closed in 1968. Restoration to the track is currently underway. |
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Oklahoma | 1956 | Not active since 2009; track was demolished in early August 2010. | |
Palm Beach Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Florida | 1952–1955 | Paved in 1956; demolished in 1984. | |
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Carolina | 1953–1966 | Closed c. 1986. Often used for vintage car events. | |
Pine Grove Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1951 | Closed during the 1960s. | |
Playland Park Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Indiana | 1952 | Was located within Playland Park; reportedly closed c. 1956. | |
Powell Motor Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Ohio | 1953 | Closed in 1959; smaller tracks used same site until 1965. | |
Princess Anne Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Virginia | 1953 | Closed in 1954; now site of JANAF shopping center. | |
Rapid Valley Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | South Dakota | 1953 | Remains active. | |
Redwood Acres Raceway | 0.625-mile dirt oval | California | 1956–1957 | Remains active; now a.375-mile paved oval. | |
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1958–1959 | Closed after 1979; now the site of the Fairgrounds Square Mall. | |
Salisbury Superspeedway | 0.625-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1958 | Closed in 1961. | |
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | California | 1957 | Rebuilt in 1990 to a 0.333-mile dirt oval in 1991; facility remains active but track is gone. | |
Santa Fe Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Illinois | 1954 | Closed in 1995; demolished to make way for subdivision. Only remains truly left are a sign on an old barn roof on I–55. | |
Savannah Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | St. Patrick's Day 200 Sunshine 200 Savannah 200 | 1962–1964 1967 | Paved in 1969; closed in 1981; apparently reopened but closed again by 2004; track is currently under water. |
Sharon Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Ohio | 1954 | Remains active while track shortened; now owned by Dave Blaney. | |
Smoky Mountain Raceway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Tennessee | East Tennessee 200 Smoky 200 | 1965–1967 | Paved in 1968; remains active; has since been reverted to its original dirt surface. |
Soldier Field | 0.500-mile cinder oval | Illinois | 1956 | Stadium remains active as home to the NFL's Chicago Bears; track was removed in 1970. | |
State Line Speedway | 0.333-mile dirt oval | New York | 1958 | Remains active. | |
South Boston Speedway | 0.250-mile dirt oval | Virginia | 1960 | Paved in 1961 | |
Southern States Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1954–1961 | Closed after 1960. | |
Stamford Park | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Ontario | 1952 | Closed during 1953. | |
Starlite Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Independent 250 | 1966 | Closed after 1973. |
Syracuse Mile | 1.000-mile dirt oval | New York | 1955–1957 | Track remained active until 2015. Was razed in 2016 as a part of a redevelopment project of the NYSF | |
Tar Heel Speedway | 0.250-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | Turkey Day 200 | 1963 | Closed after 1967; possibly hosted one racing event in 1975. |
Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | 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 | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1953 1955 | Closed by the 1960s. | |
Tucson Rodeo Grounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Arizona | 1955 | Stopped hosting auto races during 1955; facility remains active. | |
Valdosta 75 Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Georgia | 1962 1964–1965 | Closed in 1966. | |
Vernon Fairgrounds | 0.500-mile dirt oval | New York | 1950 | Closed c. 1951; semi-active as a horse track. | |
West Capital Raceway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | California | 1957 | Closed in 1980; former site now marked by a monument. | |
Williams Grove Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | Pennsylvania | 1954 | Remains active. | |
Wilson Speedway | 0.500-mile dirt oval | North Carolina | 1951–1954 1956–1960 | Closed in 1989. | |
Winchester Speedway | 0.500-mile oiled oval | Indiana | 1950 | Paved in 1951; remains active. |
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.Track | Type and layout | Location | Named race | Season | Notes |
Calder Park Thunderdome | 1.119-mile paved oval | Australia | 1988 | Inactive. Hosted the Australian NASCAR Championship until 2001. Hosted the Australian variant AUSCAR until the series' demise in 1999. | |
Pompano Beach Speedway | 1.125-mile dirt oval | Pompano Beach, Florida | 1948 | Closed c. 2000, was most likely a horse track after racing. | |
Suzuka International Racing Course | 1.400-mile road course | Japan | 1996–1997 | Remains active, hosted Formula One race from 1987 – 2006; returned to Formula One in 2009. | |
Twin Ring Motegi | 1.549-mile paved oval | Japan | 1998 | Oval closed in 2011, hosted Indy Japan 300 for IndyCar Series from 1998 to 2011. |