Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Layout of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Time zoneUTC-6 / -5 (DST)
Coordinates36°7′50″N 86°45′44″W
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
Length0.959 km (0.596 miles)
Banking
  • Turns: 18°
  • Straights: 3°
Oval
Length0.40 km (0.25 miles)
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