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Bristol Motor Speedway Dover Motor Speedway. This is a list of tracks which have hosted a NASCAR race from 1948 to present. Various forms of race track have been used throughout the history of NASCAR, including purpose-built race tracks such as Daytona International Speedway and temporary tracks such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Darlington Raceway is a 1.366 mi (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval track in Darlington, South Carolina.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1950; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France Sr. to host racing that was held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars.
The track followed the edge of the hillside to two uphill right-hand turns, over an exciting blind crest into a right-hand turn, down and up into a left-hand turn rejoining the old track. The new layout measured 3.377 miles (5.435 km); with its intrinsic link to the Formula One race, it became known colloquially as the Grand Prix Circuit .
By August 1974, the track was reconfigured to a length of 2.25 miles (3.62 km). [6] In 2018, the road course was modified to suit NASCAR racing, adding a backstretch chicane . [ 7 ] this was modified the following year In 2019, one of the speedway's chicanes, located on the backstretch, was modified. [ 8 ]
Length: 1.500 miles (2.414 km) Turns: 4: ... As of 2024, the track holds two annual NASCAR weekends: the fall Hollywood Casino 400 and the spring AdventHealth 400 ...
The Martinsville Speedway is notably short, the smallest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The Talladega Superspeedway is notably long, the biggest track in the series. The Daytona International ...
Varying sanctioning bodies have disputed the length of the track; NASCAR's official measurement is at 1.33 mi, [2] while IndyCar measures the track at 1.333 mi (2.145 km). [3] Along with the main track, an infield road course was built with the main track's construction.