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List of NASCAR race tracks

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The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series.

(Key: N-Nextel Cup; B-Busch Series; C-Craftsman Truck Series. RC - denotes Road Course.)

[edit] Defunct or inactive tracks (last race)

  • Bowman Gray Stadium - Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1971 last Grand National race, still operating as part of the Dodge Weekly Series)
  • Charlotte Speedway - Charlotte, North Carolina the site of NASCAR's first series race in 1949, closed in 1956.
  • Daytona Beach Road Course - Daytona, Florida the site of NASCAR's first sanctioned race in 1948, closed in 1958.
  • Hickory Motor Speedway - Hickory, North Carolina (1998 last race but still operating)
  • Langley Speedway (British Columbia) - Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) (1978 last NASCAR Winston West race)
  • Langley Speedway (Virginia) - Langley, Virginia, the last race at the track was the last Grand National race before the series was renamed Winston Cup (November 1970), Busch Series (1982 to 1988).
  • Myrtle Beach Speedway - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1998 last race but still operating)
  • Nashville Speedway USA - Nashville, Tennessee (2002 but still operating under new management as Music City Motorplex)
  • Nazareth Speedway - Nazareth, Pennsylvania (2004)
  • North Carolina Speedway - Rockingham, North Carolina (2004)
  • North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (1996)
  • Occoneechee Speedway - Hillsborough, North Carolina (1968).
  • Ontario Motor Speedway - Ontario, California (1980)
  • Pikes Peak International Raceway - Fountain, Colorado (2005)
  • Princess Anne Speedway - Norfolk, Virginia (1960)
  • Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, California (RC) (1988)
  • Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (GN) (1955, still operating for many other racing series including Champ Car, AMA Superbike, and sports car series)
  • South Boston Speedway - South Boston, Virginia (1972 last Cup race but still operating with Dodge Weekly Series and USAR Hooters Pro Cup, last Truck race in 2004)
  • Suzuka Circuit - Suzuka, Japan 1996 - 1997 (NASCAR All-Star exibition race)
  • Twin Ring Motegi - Motegi, Japan 1998 (NASCAR All-Star exhibition race)

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