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[edit]

Name Location State Length and surface Operation Series
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 track listings by state[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Track name Location Type
Hollis Speedway Heflin 1/5 mile banked dirt oval

Alaska[edit]

Track name Location Type
Alaska Raceway Park Palmer 1/3 mile dirt oval

Arkansas[edit]

Track name Location Type
Riverside International Speedway West Memphis 1/4 mile black gumbo oval

California[edit]

Track name Location Type
Ocean Speedway Watsonville 1/4 mile banked clay oval
Placerville Speedway Placerville 1/4 mile very high-banked clay oval
Cal Expo Sacramento 1 mile dirt oval

Delaware[edit]

Track name Location Type
Delaware International Speedway Delmar 1/2 mile clay oval
Georgetown Speedway Georgetown 1/2 mile dirt oval

Florida[edit]

Track name Location Type
Volusia County Speedway De Leon Springs 1/2 mile D-shape oval

Illinois[edit]

Track name Location Type
Macon Speedway Macon 1/5 mile high-banked dirt

Indiana[edit]

Track name Location Type
Kokomo Speedway Kokomo 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval
Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute 1/2 mile clay oval
Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt 1/4 mile oval

Iowa[edit]

Track name Location Type
Boone Speedway Boone 1/3 mile dirt
Crawford County Speedway Denison 3/8 mile dirt
Davenport Speedway Davenport 1/4 mile dirt; 1/2 mile dirt
Knoxville Raceway Knoxville 1/2 mile dirt

Kansas[edit]

Race track Location Type
Belleville High Banks Belleville 1/2 mile dirt oval
Lakeside Speedway Kansas City

Maryland[edit]

Track name Location Type
Potomac Speedway Budds Creek 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval
Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown 1/2 mile red clay oval

Minnesota[edit]

Track name Location Type
Ogilvie Raceway Ogilvie 3/8 mile clay
Madison Speedway Madison 3/8 mile

Missouri[edit]

Track name Location Type
Missouri State Fair Speedway Sedalia 0.500 miles (0.805 km) ground dirt oval

Nebraska[edit]

Track name Location Type
Nebraska Raceway Park Greenwood 0.4 miles (0.64 km) black dirt

Nevada[edit]

Track name Location Type
The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas 1/2 mile clay oval

New Jersey[edit]

Track name Location Type
Bridgeport Speedway Bridgeport (Logan Township) 3/8 mile dirt oval
New Egypt Speedway New Egypt (Plumsted Township) 7/16 mile D-shaped clay oval

New York[edit]

Track name Location Type
Albany-Saratoga Speedway Malta 4/10 mile dirt
Brewerton Speedway Central Square 1/3 mile dirt
Can Am Motorsports Park La Fargeville 4/10 mile dirt
Canandaigua Motorsports Park Canandaigua 1/2 mile dirt
Fonda Speedway Fonda 1/2 mile dirt
Fulton Speedway Fulton 3/8 mile high-banked clay
Little Valley Speedway (closed 2018) Little Valley 1/2 mile dirt
New York State Fairgrounds The Moody Mile (last race 10/11/15) Syracuse 1 mile flat track
Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown 5/8 mile hard clay
Stateline Speedway Busti 1/3 mile banked clay
Utica-Rome Speedway Vernon 1/2 mile banked clay
Weedsport Speedway Weedsport 1/3 mile

Ohio[edit]

Track name Location Type
Eldora Speedway Rossburg 1/2 mile high-banked clay oval
Fremont Speedway Fremont 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval
Mansfield Motorsports Park Mansfield 0.440 miles (0.708 km) dirt oval

Oregon[edit]

Track name Location Type
Sunset Speedway Banks 1/4 mile dirt oval

Pennsylvania[edit]

Track name Location Type
Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville 1/3 mile clay/dirt oval
Mercer Raceway Park Mercer 3/8 mile clay semi-banked oval
Port Royal Speedway Port Royal 1/2 mile clay oval
Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove 1/2 mile clay oval
Tri-City Raceway Park Oakland Township 1/2 mile dirt oval

Texas[edit]

Track name Location Type
85 Speedway Ennis 1/4 mile clay
Cowtown Speedway Kennedale 1/4 mile clay
Royal Purple Raceway Baytown 5/16-3/8 mile clay
Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track Fort Worth 4/10 mile dirt

Vermont[edit]

Track name Location Type
Devil's Bowl Speedway West Haven .50 miles (0.80 km) clay

West Virginia[edit]

Track name Location Type
Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne 1/4 mile dirt

Wisconsin[edit]

Track name Location Type
141 Speedway Francis Creek 1/3 mile banked clay oval
Angell Park Speedway Sun Prairie 1/3 mile clay oval
Beaver Dam Raceway Beaver Dam 1/3 mile dirt
Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval
Seymour Speedway Seymour 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oval Tracks Archives".