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Until the early 1970s, drivers typically competed on both dirt and asphalt surfaces with the same car. [2] Modified cars resemble a hybrid of open wheel cars and stock cars. The rear wheels are covered by fenders but the front wheels and engine are left exposed. There are sanctioning bodies that control the rules for this class at most tracks.
Track Owner Track Length Banking Configuration Location Map Seating Cup Races Xfinity Races Truck Races Atlanta Motor Speedway: Speedway Motorsports: 1.540-mile (2.478 km) Turns: 28° Straights: 5° Paved Quad-Oval: Hampton, Georgia: 71,000-125,000 (depends on config.) Ambetter Health 400 Quaker State 400: Raptor King of Tough 250 Focused ...
The dirt track is directly behind the original asphalt facility. On July 5, 2018, it was announced that I-70 Speedway was bought by Chris Payne, owner of Heartland Motorsports Park and would reopen in 2019. The half-mile asphalt oval at I-70 would be converted to a dirt track with a drag strip to be included on the property. [2]
A dirt track borders the field, which gave just enough space for a race to be feasible. “At a certain point, the corners might get too tight,” Flugger said. “This setup was perfect.”
When it opened in 1989, [1] Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years. Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations (ranging from 1.8 to 2.5 miles or 2.9 to 4.0 kilometres in length), a 3 ⁄ 8 mi (0.6 km) clay oval, off-road course and a 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.4 km) drag strip.
A controlled low-friction area made of ceramic tiles is on one side of the pad. Another area is coated with the asphalt sealant Jennite and can be watered down to produce a low friction surface. The Oval Track is a 3.8 miles (6.1 km) circuit; The Circle Track encloses the VDTA and is a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) banked circle.
USAC Stock Cars raced on dirt tracks, asphalt ovals and road courses.The Milwaukee Mile was regularly on the schedule. [3] The variety of tracks included the dirt at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack's oval, Indianapolis Raceway Park's asphalt oval, and the asphalt circle at Langhorne Speedway.
Car owner Steve Dale, along with a group of investors, purchased the ASA at the end of the 2003 season, and began massive changes for 2004 hoping for further expansion of the series. The ASA then further expanded its Member Track program, hoping to deliver tracks to their side with a lower sanctioning fee than rival NASCAR's sanctioning fees.