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The speedway is currently an 18 degree banked paved oval. The track is 0.596 mi (0.959 km) long. Inside the larger oval is a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved oval. [citation needed] The track was converted to a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons.
The 1976 Music City USA 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 8, 1976, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee.. The five drivers that dominated the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season were David Pearson (average finish of 7th place), Cale Yarborough (average finish of 8th place), Richard Petty (average finish of 9th place), Benny ...
The race itself took two hours, fifty-one minutes, and forty seconds from the first green flag to the checkered flag. [2] Benny Parsons was the race winner with an average speed of 87.49 miles per hour (140.80 km/h) while the pole position winner Darrell Waltrip had a speed of 103.643 miles per hour (166.797 km/h) and finished the race in 3rd place. [2]
Nashville Speedway was converted to a half-mile paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track. The speedway was lengthened between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The corners were cut down from 35 degrees to their present 18 degrees in 1972. [citation needed]
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Jul. 21—NASHVILLE — Bristol Motor Speedway announced the release of three architectural renderings showcasing the much-anticipated restoration of the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
Nashville 420 (1970–1978) ... The Pepsi 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Fairgrounds Speedway from 1958 to 1984. Past winners. Year Date No.
The race was the last at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the 2023 season. The complete results are at All America 400 results. Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter.