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Huntsville Speedway is a quarter-mile (.402 km) oval race track in Huntsville, Alabama. It opened in 1959 as a dirt track, and was paved in 1962. It held one NASCAR Grand National Series event in 1962, won by Richard Petty. [1] Today the track hosts weekly racing with a variety of stock car and modified classes. It shut down early in 2013 and ...
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.
Sunny South Raceway: Alabama Grand Bay: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Go-Karts, INEX Bandoleros, INEX Legends, Stingers, Bombers, Pro Challenge Huntsville Speedway: Alabama Huntsville: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Late Models, Super Modifieds, Super streets, Mini Stocks, Hobby Cups, Trucks, Hot Shots, American Buzz Sayre Speedway: Alabama Sayre: 0. ...
Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1969; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The track has been owned by NASCAR since 2019 ...
The event runs Jan. 6-7, 10, 12-14 at Vado Speedway Park with racing starting at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. depending on the night. For complete event schedules go to vadospeedwaypark.com .
Mobile International Speedway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval track along U.S. Highway 90 in Irvington, Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was built by Walter "Skip" Wetjen, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and opened in 1965.
The original one-mile dirt oval was built as a horse track. On October 7, 1906, the track hosted its first motorcycle race, followed by an automobile race three days later. These events continued regularly through 1917. A 10,000-seat grandstand was built in 1925. In 1932 the oval was reduced to a half-mile circuit.
Sunny South Raceway originally opened in 1989 as a 1/8 mile dirt go-kart track in Grand Bay, Alabama. Full-size cars started running on the track in 1993. In 1996, the track was expanded to 1/4 mile and later paved in 2002. Sunny South Raceway has previously been operated under the names Big Oaks Speedway and J & J Speedway. [1]