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Encyclopedia > List of NASCAR race tracks

12.166.94.40 03:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is now the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series presented this logo for the 2006 season. ...


(Key: N-Nextel Cup; B-Busch Series; C-Craftsman Truck Series. RC - denotes Road Course.)

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Hampton is a city located in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a 4. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Nickname: The Birthplace of Country Music Motto: A Good Place To Live Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee County Sullivan Mayor Jim Messimer Area    - City 76. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix and Champ Car Molson Indy Montreal. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... The city of Joliet is located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... Darlington is a city in Darlington County, in northeastern South Carolina. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Daytona Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... Nickname: The State Capital since 1777 Coordinates: County Kent County Incorporated 1717 Mayor Stephen R. Speed Area    - City 58. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... Madison is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Location of Homestead in Miami-Dade County, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. ... The Wing and Wheel, respresentative symbol of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1909 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909... Speedway from the air. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area    - City 963. ... Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the golden hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ... Sonoma City Hall in the town plaza Sonoma is a historically significant town in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA. Sonoma is centered around its historic town plaza, a remnant of the towns Spanish colonial past. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ... Sparta is a city located in Kentucky. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is a half-mile automobile race track located just north of Mansfield, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Heart of Ohio Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Richland Mayor Lydia Reid (D) Area    - City 29. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville is an independent city located within the confines of Henry County, Virginia. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... Millington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Brooklyn is a village located in Jackson County, Michigan. ... The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... Wisconsin State Fair West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1773 Board of Selectmen Dustin Bowles Roger Maxfield Steven R. Ives Area    - Town 123. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... Avondale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a location in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... Talladega is a city located in Talladega County, Alabama. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... Justin is a city located in Denton County, Texas. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... Watkins Glen is a village located in Schuyler County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,149. ...

Defunct or inactive tracks (last race)

Bowman-Gray Stadium is a 18,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Nickname: Twin City, Camel City Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Forsyth County Founded Incorporated 1766 (Salem) 1849 (Winston) 1913 Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area    - City 283. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Dodge Weekly Series is a semi-professional and amateur racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It is commonly seen as the lowest level of competitive racing sanctioned by NASCAR, and is thus the entry point for a number of aspiring drivers. ... for the current NASCAR track, see Lowes Motor Speedway. ... Nickname: The Queen City, Hornets Nest Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area    - City 280. ... The inaugural NASCAR Strictly Stock season began on June 19 and ended on October 16 in the year 1949. ... Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ... Daytona Beach is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. ... Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. ... Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Also Known As: Action Raceway Between Turn 3 & 4 Gate Access from 208th Ave. ... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (Estimated) 92,000 Area 303 square kilometres Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal Party), Langley... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For Langley Speedway, closed racetrack in British Columbia, Canada, see Langley Speedway. ... Langley is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... The Myrtle Beach Speedway originally named Rambi Raceway was built in 1958 and is located on US 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. ... Location of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina Coordinates: County Horry Mayor John Rhodes Area    - City 43. ... Music City Motorplex is a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Nazareth Speedway Track was a motor racing circuit in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. ... Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The North Carolina Speedway, affectionately known as The Rock, was home to NASCAR racing from 1966 to 2004. ... Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. ... North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short track which held races in NASCARs top three series from NASCARs inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996. ... North Wilkesboro is a town located in Wilkes County, North Carolina. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open and is the only track remaining from the inaugural, 1949 season. ... Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Ontario Motor Speedway located in Ontario, California, was a 2. ... Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ... Fountain is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Riverside International Raceway (Sometimes known as RIR or Riverside Raceway) was a racing track or road course in Riverside, California. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fans looking east at Turn Five at the 1995 June Sprints at Road America Road America is a road course racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. ... Elkhart Lake is a village located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... The AMA Superbike is part of the AMA Pro Racing series which is managed by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ... South Boston Speedway or SoBo is a race track located in South Boston, Virginia, approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. ... South Boston is a town located in Halifax County, Virginia. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Suzuka International Racing Course (Suzuka Circuit for short) is the host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix and one of the oldest and most-famous motorsport race tracks in Japan. ... Suzuka (鈴鹿市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan, about 50 miles south west of Nagoya. ... Twin Ring Motegi is an automobile racing track located in Motegi, Japan. ... Motegi (茂木町; -machi) is a town located in Haga District, Tochigi, Japan. ...

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NASCAR - definition of NASCAR in Encyclopedia (562 words)
Tracks vary in length from 0.526 (Martinsville Speedway) to 2.66 miles (Talladega Superspeedway) (0.847 to 4.281 km).
The fastest track is Talladega Superspeedway where the record race speed is 188 mph (303 km/h) with the record qualifying lap of 212.809 mph/44.998s (342.483 km/h) set by Bill Elliott.
The first NASCAR competition held in Japan was the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City on November 24, 1996.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/NASCAR (3311 words)
The famous Daytona, Florida race used a two mile (3 km) stretch of the beach as one straightaway and the beachfront highway as the other, prior to the construction in 1959 of the Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mile (4 km) high-banked track that became the icon of the sport.
NASCAR races are not conducted on identical tracks.
At each track there are different speeds the cars are required to travel at (the speed depends on the size of the track and the size of pit road, generally 35 mph (60 km/h) on short tracks and road courses, 45 mph (70 km/h) on intermediate tracks and 55 mph (90 km/h) on superspeedways).
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