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Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
Colorado National Speedway is a paved oval in Dacono, Colorado, spanning 0.375 mi (0.604 km). The track is currently a member of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and hosts the ARCA Menards Series West (former NASCAR K&N Pro Series West), the King of the Wing Sprint Car Series, and the North American Big Rig Racing Series annually.
Racing in the Pikes Peak Region included 19th century horse tracks (e.g., to the west of Colorado Springs' Palmer House along Fountain Creek by 1882 [4] and to the north by 1903, the "Roswell Racing Park"), [5] and the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb started in 1916 on the 1915 Pikes Peak Highway.
Oval: Lanier National Speedway [24] Georgia Braselton: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Oval (asphalt) Pro Late Models, Super Trucks, Sportsman, Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, and INEX Legends, Bandoleros, & Thunder Roadsters: Lebanon I-44 Speedway: Missouri Lebanon: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Oval (asphalt) Lee USA Speedway [25] New Hampshire Lee: 0. ...
Oval track racing is a form of motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the direction of traffic is almost universally counter-clockwise. Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits, used predominantly in the ...
Dirt track racing is a form of motorsport held on clay or dirt surfaced banked oval racetracks. Dirt track racing started in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s using both automobiles and motorcycles, spreading throughout Japan and often running on horse racing tracks.
1.000-mile dirt oval Langhorne, Pennsylvania: 1949–1957 Closed after 1971; now the site of a shopping center. Langley Speedway: 0.400-mile dirt oval Hampton, Virginia: Tidewater 250 (1964–1967) 1964–1967 Paved in 1968 Lancaster Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Lancaster, South Carolina: 1957 Remains active. Lincoln Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval
Location Current Length Grand Prix Seasons Events held Atlanta Motor Speedway: Oval Anti-clockwise Hampton, Georgia: 1.540 mi (2.478 km) Atlanta Grand Prix: Atlanta 500 Classic (1998), Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500 (1999), Midas 500 Classic (2000), zMax 500 (2001) 1998–2001: 4 Auto Club Speedway: Oval Anti-clockwise Fontana, California: 2.000 mi ...