Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Layout of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Time zoneUTC−6 (UTC−5 DST)
Coordinates36°7′50″N 86°45′44″W / 36.13056°N 86.76222°W / 36.13056; -86.76222
Capacity15,000
OwnerTennessee State Fairgrounds
OperatorBob Sargent-Track Enterprises, Inc and Randy Dyce D & D Events, Inc.
Broke ground1904, 1958
Opened1904
Former names
  • Nashville Speedways (1904–1958)
  • Fairgrounds Speedways (1959–1973)
  • Nashville Speedway (1974–1978)
  • Nashville International Raceway (1979–1983)
  • Nashville Raceway (1984–1987)
  • Nashville Motor Raceway (1988–1994)
  • Nashville Speedway (1995–2001)
  • Fairgrounds Speedway at Nashville (2002-2003)
  • Music City Motorplex (2004–2009)
Major events
Websitenashvillefairgroundsspeedway.racing
Oval
Length0.596 miles (0.959 km)
Banking
  • Turns: 18°
  • Straights: 3°
Race lap record0:19.963[1] (United States William Sawalich, Toyota Camry, 2024, ARCA Menards)
Oval
Length0.25 miles (0.40 km)

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a 6/10 mile motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States.[2] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.

  1. ^ "2024 ARCA Menards Series East Music City 150". 11 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ Pogue, Greg (April 4, 2013). "Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2016.