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Charlotte, North Carolina: 1949–1956 Closed c. 1956. Cleveland County Fairgrounds 0.500-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 Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 1956–1957
Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motorsport circuits. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (track complex formerly known as Las Vegas Speedway Park from 1993 to 1996, Las Vegas Speedway in 1992, Las Vegas International Speedway from 1990 to 1992, as the Las Vegas International Speedrome from 1972 to 1990) is a 1.5-mile (2.414 km) tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track complex since its ...
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, INEX Legends, TQ Midgets, Bandoleros, Microstocks, Champ Karts, Go-Karts Wiscasset Raceway [43] Maine Wiscasset: 0.333 miles (0.536 km) High-banked oval (asphalt)
Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 1.017-mile (1.637 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup ...
In 2004, as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, SMI gained ownership of the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. SMI closed North Carolina Speedway and moved the track's final race date to Texas Motor Speedway. On October 2, 2007, SMI sold North Carolina Speedway at auction.
The track length consists of various configurations, the longest being 6.100 mi (9.817 km) as the longest road course in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common configurations range from 1.500 to 2.400 mi (2.414 to 3.862 km) for the driving schools, with other custom configurations for members and track rentals.
In total, there were 3 tracks under the Concord Speedway name, this facility being the third. The first track to use the Concord Speedway moniker was built in the 1950s and was built off of Poplar Tent Rd. – located at the end of Old Speedway Dr. NW, this track held seven NASCAR Grand National (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) events between 1956 and 1959.