Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Layout of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Time zone	UTC−6 (UTC−5 DST)
Coordinates	36°7′50″N 86°45′44″W / 36.13056°N 86.76222°W / 36.13056; -86.76222
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Operator	Bob Sargent-Track Enterprises, Inc and Randy Dyce D & D Events, Inc.
Broke ground	1904
Opened	1904
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	Current: ARCA Menards Series East Music City 150 (1992, 2007–2008, 2015–2019, 2021–present) Super Late Model All American 400 (1981–2010, 2012–present) North-South Challenge (2016–present) Former: Winston Cup Series Pepsi 420 (1958–1984) Coors 420 (1959, 1964–1965, 1973–1984) NASCAR Busch Series BellSouth Mobility 320 (1984, 1988–1989, 1995–2000) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Federated Auto Parts 250 (1996–2000) Superstar Racing Experience (2021–2022) CARS Tour (2003–2004, 2018–2021) NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (2007)
Website	nashvillefairgroundsspeedway.racing
Large Oval
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.596 miles (0.959 km)
Banking	Turns: 18° Straights: 3°
Race lap record	0:19.963[1] ( William Sawalich, Toyota Camry, 2024, ARCA Menards)
Small Oval
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.250 miles (0.402 km)

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a 0.596 mi (0.959 km) 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.