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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.
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series and Truck Series dirt races at Bristol Motor Speedway will use a format similar to selected dirt track races, such as the Bryan Clauson Classic at Indianapolis or the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals using heat races and random draws. Four 15 lap qualifying heats where the lineup is set by random draw.
Lakeside Speedway is a 4/10 mile auto racing Dirt track located in Kansas City, Kansas. It features racing on a weekly basis from March to October, In, USRA Stock Car, USRA B-Mod, E-Modifieds, Pure Stock categories. Racing at the track is sanctioned by United States Racing Association.
Kansas Speedway (formerly known as Kansas International Speedway in initial planning and construction stages) is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval intermediate speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The track, since its inaugural season of racing in 2001, has hosted a variety of racing series, including NASCAR , IndyCar , and the IMSA SportsCar ...
0.533 miles (0.858 km) dirt 2000, 2021-2023 2021-First dirt race for NASCAR Cup Series since 1971. California State Fairgrounds Race Track: Sacramento: California: 1 mile (1.6 km) rice hulls / dirt 1907-1970 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1949-1970) NASCAR Cup Series (1956-1961) Charlotte Speedway: Charlotte: North Carolina: 0.750 miles (1.207 km) clay ...
In the beginning of dirt track racing small numbers of cars would gather at a horse racing oval. [2] [page needed] The first dirt race was held in 1876 in Cranston, Rhode Island and was made up of 8 vehicles, most who were gasoline powered, however the victor was a man named Whiting who had an electric powered vehicle. [2]
The first recorded automobile race at the track was a three car battle on July 4, 1910. [1] Somewhere between 7000 and 10000 people watched the cars race 10 laps over 7 minutes and 10 seconds. [ 1 ] The initial track was a flat half mile track and it was reconfigured to a high banked half mile track in 1932.
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.