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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.
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.
This list contains all known paved oval tracks larger than or equal 2 miles (3.2 km). ... Track name Location Length Shape/banking ... Oval: Open-Wheen Modifieds ...
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.
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 ...
0.500-mile dirt oval Montgomery, Alabama) 1955 Paved in 1956 Morristown Speedway 0.500-mile dirt oval Morristown, New Jersey) 1951–1955 Closed in 1955. Myrtle Beach Speedway: 0.500-mile dirt oval South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) Carolina Pride 250 (NNS, 1988–2000) 1958–1965 (Cup) Paved in 1987. Closed in 2020. Norfolk Speedway 0.400-mile ...
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.
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 ...