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Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
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Time zone | UTC−6 (UTC−5 DST) |
Coordinates | 36°7′50″N 86°45′44″W / 36.13056°N 86.76222°W |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Owner | Tennessee State Fairgrounds |
Operator | Bob Sargent-Track Enterprises, Inc and Randy Dyce D & D Events, Inc. |
Broke ground | 1904, 1958 |
Opened | 1904 |
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Website | nashvillefairgroundsspeedway |
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Length | 0.959 km (0.596 miles) |
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Length | 0.40 km (0.25 miles) |
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a 5/8 mile motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States.[1] The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.