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Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 1951–2010 Asphalt .70 miles (1.13 km) Bridge cross Riverhead Raceway: Riverhead: New York: 1951 Asphalt Figure 8 World ...
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.
Track closed in 2005 and reopened with new owners. Sales contract prohibits the holding of national or international races with more than 5000 spectators. Therefore only used for local racing series or as a test track. Raleigh Speedway: 1.000-mile (1.609 km) paved oval Raleigh, North Carolina: Raleigh 300 (1953) Raleigh 250 (1954; 1956–1958)
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.
The track's egg shape mimics the legendary Darlington Raceway and Mobility Resort Motegi race tracks. Five-time WWTR winner Antron Brown during nighttime qualifying at the 2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals. The infield of the oval track includes a road course that features a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) configuration.
The track first opened in 1951 as a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) dirt track. Gwyn Staley won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion. Drivers such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and Ralph Earnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt winning five of them.
Hagerstown Speedway is a 0.5-mile-long (0.80 km) red clay oval auto-racing track, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Hagerstown, Maryland, situated on US Route 40.It hosts weekly local racing of Late Model Sportsman, Pure Stock, and Hobby Stock divisions, and throughout the season hosts regional and national touring series such as the Lucas Oil Late Model Series, International Motor Contest Association ...
Afterwards, Corbin partnered with racing promoters Bob Bartel and Ed Otto to launch the World Series of Asphalt Auto Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. [6] The track's schedule traditionally starts the new NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series club racing championship. Drivers across the country participate in the track's annual Ally Red Eye held ...