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Track News

The most recent news posted to the site about NASCAR tracks.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway – Auto Club Speedway –  Bristol Motor Speedway – Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Circuit of the Americas – Darlington Raceway – Daytona International Speedway – Dover International Speedway –  Homestead-Miami Speedway – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Kansas Speedway – Knoxville Raceway – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Los Angeles Coliseum – Martinsville Speedway – Michigan International Speedway – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Nashvillle Superspeedway – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Phoenix Raceway – Pocono Raceway – Richmond Raceway – Road America – Sonoma Raceway – Talladega Superspeedway – Texas Motor Speedway – Watkins Glen International – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)

Inactive Tracks:

Chicagoland Speedway – Eldora Speedway – Fairgrounds Speedway (Nashville) – Iowa Speedway – Kansas Speedway – Kentucky Speedway – Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway – Rockingham Speedway

 

NASCAR Tracks News

Taylor Hanson Named Recipient Of First Jimmie Johnson Scholarship

Taylor Hanson Named Recipient Of First Jimmie Johnson Scholarship

August 5, 2021
Charlotte Motor Speedway awarded Central Cabarrus High graduate Taylor Hanson with the first Jimmie Johnson Scholarship, speedway officials announced on Thursday

Earliest NASCAR Could Race at Nashville Fairgrounds is 2023

Earliest NASCAR Could Race at Nashville Fairgrounds is 2023

August 4, 2021
Conversations continue for Speedway Motorsports to bring NASCAR racing to Fairgrounds Speedway even though the deadline from a letter of intent expired July 31

Veteran Speedway Motorsports Executive Rob Ramage Promoted To Senior Vice President and General Manager at Texas Motor Speedway

Veteran Speedway Motorsports Executive Rob Ramage Promoted To Senior Vice President and General Manager at Texas Motor Speedway

Veteran Texas Motor Speedway executive and general counsel Rob Ramage has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager at The Great American Speedway. Speedway Motorsports President and Chief Executive Officer Marcus Smith made the announcement Wednesday

Increased Amount of Pre-Race Experiences Await Fans When They Return to Coke Zero Sugar 400 Weekend at Daytona

Increased Amount of Pre-Race Experiences Await Fans When They Return to Coke Zero Sugar 400 Weekend at Daytona

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Darlington Raceway Partners with State of South Carolina for In It To Win It 200

Darlington Raceway Partners with State of South Carolina for In It To Win It 200

August 3, 2021
Darlington Raceway and the State of South Carolina announce a partnership on the entitlement of the fall NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff race as part of the Darlington Raceway Labor Day Race Weekend presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery on Sept

Phoenix Raceway Infield Renamed FanShield Infield Experience

Phoenix Raceway Infield Renamed FanShield Infield Experience

August 2, 2021
One of the most innovative, fan-focused destinations in all of motorsports has a new name. Phoenix Raceway and ticket insurance provider FanShield announced today that Phoenix Raceway’s state-of-the-art infield experience will now be known as the FanShield Infield

Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Sponsoring Xfinity Series Race at Watkins Glen

Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Sponsoring Xfinity Series Race at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen International today announced long-time partner Empire Merchants North has expanded their relationship with the track to become the entitlement partner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race with the Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 on Sat., Aug. 7

Indianapolis Motor Speedway says ticket sales strong for Cup race

Indianapolis Motor Speedway says ticket sales strong for Cup race

August 1, 2021
Ticket sales for the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are looking strong, according to IMS President Doug Boles

Laps Under the Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Laps Under the Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

July 31, 2021
Join us on Friday, August 27, 2021from  7:00 PM 11:00 PM for our first Laps Under the Lights benefiting the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. Experience the thrill of a lifetime by driving your car, truck, motorcycle or other street-legal vehicle

Take a spin around Talladega Superspeedway in your own vehicle on Saturday, August 7

Take a spin around Talladega Superspeedway in your own vehicle on Saturday, August 7

July 30, 2021
Before the greatest drivers converge at NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track for the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs weekend, featuring the YellaWood 500, in October, fans and families will have a chance to drive their own vehicle around the greatest race track on the planet - Talladega

All-new Atlanta Motor Speedway quickly taking shape

All-new Atlanta Motor Speedway quickly taking shape

July 29, 2021
Things happen fast at a racetrack, so it’s no surprise that a lot has changed at Atlanta Motor Speedway in just 18 days

STILLHOUSE Spirits Named “Official Bourbon” of Daytona International Speedway and DAYTONA 500

STILLHOUSE Spirits Named “Official Bourbon” of Daytona International Speedway and DAYTONA 500

Officials from Daytona International Speedway and STILLHOUSE Spirits, a part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, announced today that STILLHOUSE Black Bourbon has become the Official Bourbon of the Daytona International Speedway and the DAYTONA 500

Ellen Stallcup named Vice President of Marketing at Texas Motor Speedway

Ellen Stallcup named Vice President of Marketing at Texas Motor Speedway

July 28, 2021
Texas Motor Speedway has promoted Ellen Stallcup to the newly created position of vice president of marketing for the multi-purpose facility celebrating its 25th Season of Speed in 2021

Darlington Raceway to Host Track Laps for Charity Benefiting Blessings in a Backpack & Classic Car Show on Aug. 21

Darlington Raceway to Host Track Laps for Charity Benefiting Blessings in a Backpack & Classic Car Show on Aug. 21

Darlington Raceway will offer fans the opportunity to drive their personal vehicles around the iconic 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval with Track Laps for Charity on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For a donation of $20 per car, fans will drive three laps around

QuikTrip, Folds of Honor return to sponsor first Cup race on all-new AMS in 2022

QuikTrip, Folds of Honor return to sponsor first Cup race on all-new AMS in 2022

July 27, 2021
QuikTrip and its partner, Folds of Honor, will sponsor a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the eighth consecutive year

Phoenix Raceway Hosting Track Laps for Charity in October

Phoenix Raceway Hosting Track Laps for Charity in October

July 26, 2021
Less than a month before NASCAR Championship Weekend returns to The Valley, Phoenix Raceway will host Track Laps for Charity from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 16. For a donation of $25, motorists can drive their personal vehicles around Phoenix Raceway’s

More Than $127,000 Raised for Local Nonprofits During New Hampshire Race Weekend

More Than $127,000 Raised for Local Nonprofits During New Hampshire Race Weekend

July 23, 2021
NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) proved to be successful for local nonprofits with the dedication of both the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCCNH) and the many volunteer groups who helped fundraise more than $127,000 during

NASCAR And Penn National Gaming Expand Strategic Alliance With Market Access Partnership in Arizona

NASCAR And Penn National Gaming Expand Strategic Alliance With Market Access Partnership in Arizona

July 21, 2021
NASCAR® and Penn Interactive, a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: NASDAQ) (“Penn National” or the “Company”), announced today a new multi-year market access partnership in the state of Arizona. As part of the agreement, Penn National’s Barstool Sportsbook

Chris Lane to Perform Pre-Race Concert for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

Chris Lane to Perform Pre-Race Concert for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

MULTI-PLATINUM Country music star Chris Lane will perform the pre-race concert prior to the start of one of the summer’s most anticipated sporting events – the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 28, the “last-chance” race for drivers

Aric Almirola battles darkness, Bell to win Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, clinch playoff berth

Aric Almirola battles darkness, Bell to win Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, clinch playoff berth

July 18, 2021
Aric Almirola raced Mother Nature, daylight and the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) field to claim his first win since 2018 in a wild Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) and a berth in the 2021 NCS Playoffs