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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.
Founded in 1965 by Gene and Gerda Heffley, Colorado National Speedway sits at the foot of the Rocky Mountains at exit 232 off of I-25. Each summer, CNS hosts some of the best local racing in the country; along with several national touring series, car and motorcycle shows, swap meets, and an annual Father's Day Sunday Super Show featuring Monster Trucks, Stunt Bikes, and more.
Oval (asphalt) 2006 Langhorne Speedway: Pennsylvania: Middletown Township: 1.0 mile (1.6 km) Oval (asphalt) 1971 Little Egypt Kart Raceway Park: Vermont: Lyndon: 0.20 miles (0.32 km) Oval (asphalt) 2001 Louisville Motor Speedway
0.500-mile dirt oval Hamburg, New York: 1949–1950 Remains 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
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.
An oval is an oval-shaped racing facility. A road course is a permanent motor racetrack, too, but features both left and right turns. A street circuit is composed of temporarily closed-off public roads or airport runways. A combined road course is a racing facility that features a road course that is linked to the oval track.
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 ...
Pages in category "Dirt oval race tracks in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .