List of dirt track ovals in the United States
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US.[1]
The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt. Tracks are sometimes banked in the turns and on the straights. This banking is utilized primarily to allow vehicles to carry more speed through the corners. However, some tracks prefer less banked turns.
Notable dirt tracks
Name | Location | State | Length and surface | Operation | Series |
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Albany-Saratoga Speedway | Malta | New York | 0.350 miles (0.563 km) clay | 1965 | NASCAR Cup Series (1971) Super DIRTcar Series |
Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix | Arizona | 1 mile (1.6 km) dirt | 1951-1963 | NASCAR Cup Series (1951-1960) USAC Champ Car (1956-1963) |
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Weaverville | North Carolina | 0.540 miles (0.869 km) clay | 1951-1987 | NASCAR Cup Series (1951-1969) |
Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol | Tennessee | 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 | 1949-1956 | NASCAR Cup Series (1950-1956) |
The Dirt Track at Charlotte | Concord | North Carolina | 0.400 miles (0.644 km) clay | 2000 | World of Outlaws (2000-present) Super DIRTcar Series (2010-present) American Flat Track |
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack | Du Quoin | Illinois | 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt | 1946 | AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1948-1970) USAC Silver Crown Series (1981-present) ARCA (1998-present) |
Eldora Speedway | Rossburg | Ohio | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay | 1954 | World of Outlaws (1978-present) USAC Silver Crown Series (1981-present) NASCAR Truck Series (2013-2019) |
Forsyth County Fairgrounds | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) black dirt | 1948-1963 | NASCAR Cup Series (1955) |
Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack | Springfield | Illinois | 1 mile (1.6 km) clay | 1910 | AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1934-1970) USAC Silver Crown Series (1971-present) ARCA (1985-present) |
Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis | Indiana | 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt | 1903-2019 | AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1946-1970) |
Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville | Iowa | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay | 1954 | Knoxville Nationals (1961-present) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series |
Lakewood Speedway | Atlanta | Georgia | 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt | 1919-1979 | AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1946-1958) NASCAR Cup Series (1951-1959) |
Manzanita Speedway | Phoenix | Arizona | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) dirt | 1950-2009 | ARCA Menards Series West (1974-1975) World of Outlaws (1978-2009) USAC Silver Crown Series (2007-2009) |
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway | West Memphis | Arkansas | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) ground dirt | 1954-1957 | NASCAR Cup Series (1954-1957) |
New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack | Syracuse | New York | 1 mile (1.6 km) cinder | 1903-2015 | AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1924-1962) World of Outlaws (1978-1995) Super DIRTcar Series (1982-2015) |
Occoneechee Speedway (1954 renamed Orange Speedway) | Hillsborough | North Carolina | 0.900 miles (1.448 km) black dirt | 1947-1968 | NASCAR Cup Series (1950-1968) |
Port Royal Speedway | Port Royal | Pennsylvania | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay | 1938 | World of Outlaws (1979-present) USAC Silver Crown Series (2022-present) |
State Fairgrounds Speedway | Raleigh | North Carolina | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) black dirt | 1955-1970 | NASCAR Cup Series (1955, 1969-1970) |
Smoky Mountain Speedway | Maryville | Tennessee | 0.400 miles (0.644 km) clay | 1964 | NASCAR Cup Series (1965-1971) |
Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt | Indiana | 0.400 miles (0.644 km) clay | 1957 | World of Outlaws |
Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville | Florida | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay | 1968 | World of Outlaws (2005-present) UMP Super DIRTcar Series |
Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg | Pennsylvania | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) clay | 1939 | World of Outlaws USAC Silver Crown Super DIRTcar Series |
Race tracks by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Riverside International Speedway
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kokomo Speedway
- Terre Haute Action Track
- Tri-State Speedway
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Albany-Saratoga Speedway
- Brewerton Speedway
- Can Am Motorsports Park
- Canandaigua Motorsports Park
- Fonda Speedway
- Fulton Speedway
- Little Valley Speedway (closed 2018)
- New York State Fairgrounds The Moody Mile (last race 10/11/15)
- Orange County Fair Speedway
- Stateline Speedway
- Utica-Rome Speedway
- Weedsport Speedway
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
References
- ^ "Oval Tracks Archives".