Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in
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(though the track has a
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address),
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, about 30 miles (48 km) east of
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. It is a
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oval track 1 1/3 miles (2.145 km) in length. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, which owns
Dover International SpeedwayDover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
.
The track was built in
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and currently hosts three major races: two NASCAR Nationwide Series races and a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (an
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series race was run at the track from its opening until 2008). Current permanent
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is approximately 50,000 . Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. As of 2005, NASCAR has shown little interest in staging a Sprint Cup Series race or other major event at the track, though NASCAR would likely not object if track ownership moved one of its races from
Dover International SpeedwayDover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
to Nashville. Management has shown no inclination to move either of its two successful races away from Dover. Nashville Superspeedway is the only track to host two NASCAR Nationwide Series races without hosting a Sprint Cup Series event.
As is a Nashville metropolitan tradition, specially-designed
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guitars are presented to race winners in place of conventional trophies. The track also has a reputation for producing many first-time winners.
The track is referred by the classic term of a "superspeedway" (a track of one mile (1.6 km) or longer, compared to a short track), and is named to differentiate itself from the .596 mile Nashville Speedway USA (now Music City Motorplex) at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville. Until 1984, the Nashville Speedway USA had conducted a pair of 420-lap races in the Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series), but NASCAR pulled its sanctioning license from the circuit after disputes over who would manage the track took place prior to the start of the 1985 season.
See also:
List of NASCAR race tracks
Current Races
- NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nationwide Series - Pepsi 300The Nashville 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway on Holy Saturday.-Past Winners:Nashville 300* 2009 - Joey LoganoPepsi 300* 2008 - Scott Wimmer* 2007 - Carl Edwards* 2006 - Kevin Harvick...
- NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nationwide Series - Federated Auto Parts 300The Federated Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway.-Past winners:Federated Auto Parts 300* 2009 - Kyle Busch* 2008 - Brad Keselowski* 2007 - Carl Edwards* 2006 - Carl Edwards...
- NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Camping World Truck Series - Toyota Tundra 200The Toyota Tundra 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway.* 2009 Ron Hornaday * 2008 Johnny Benson* 2007 Travis Kvapil...
- Indy Racing League
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- Firestone Indy 200The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville area. In later years it was held as a Saturday night race. The 2007 event was postponed until Sunday...
Records
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: David Stremme
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, 28.811 sec. (166.561) mph, 2007
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Race: Carl Edwards
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, 2 hrs. 18 min. 28 sec. (129.949 mph), June 9, 2007
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying: Erik Darnell
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, 29.601 sec. (162.116 mph), 2006
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race: Scott Riggs
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, 1 hr. 30 min. 34 sec. (132.466 mph), August 10, 2001
- IRL Qualifying: Scott Dixon
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, 206.211 mph (331.864 km/h), July 18, 2003
- IRL Race: Buddy Lazier
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, 144.809 mph (233.047 km/h), July 21, 2001
NASCAR Nationwide Series
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Manufacturer |
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Pepsi 300 |
April |
Greg BiffleGregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina.-Early career:...
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Pepsi 300 |
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Scott RiggsRussell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. Riggs is currently a free agent. He most recently drove the #36 Toyota Camry for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
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Ford |
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Inside Traxx 300 |
June |
Jack SpragueJack Sprague is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is currently a free agent. Sprague has finished in the top-ten in the points standings almost every year he has raced in the trucks, and won three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.-...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Pepsi 300 |
April |
David GreenDavid A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark also compete on the NASCAR circuit...
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PontiacPontiac is a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors . Pontiac has been marketed as an "athletic" brand, specializing in mainstream performance vehicles....
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Trace Adkins Chrome 300 |
June |
Scott RiggsRussell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. Riggs is currently a free agent. He most recently drove the #36 Toyota Camry for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
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Ford |
| 2004 |
Pepsi 300 |
April |
Michael WaltripMichael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion . Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 , and drives a self-owned #55 NAPA Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Jason Leffler Jason Leffler is a NASCAR driver from Long Beach, California. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks before moving to NASCAR's three major series...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Pepsi 300 |
March |
Reed SorensonBradley Reed Sorenson is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #43 Air Force/McDonald's Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Petty Motorsports.- Early career :...
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DodgeDodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
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Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Clint BowyerClint Bowyer is an American NASCAR driver. He currently pilots the #33 General Mills/BB&T/The Hartford Chevrolet Impala SS in the Sprint Cup Series and the #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet Impala SS in the Nationwide Series part-time, both for Richard Childress Racing...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Pepsi 300 |
April |
Kevin HarvickKevin Michael Harvick is an American race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards Drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion...
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Ford |
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Pepsi 300 |
April |
Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards Drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion...
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Ford |
| 2007 |
Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards Drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion...
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Ford |
| 2008 |
Pepsi 300 |
March |
Scott WimmerScott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver who was born in Wausau, Wisconsin January 26, 1976. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series.-Youth:...
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Chevy |
| 2008 |
Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Brad Keselowski Bradley Keselowski is an auto racing car driver currently competing in the #88 Delphi/Go Daddy/Unilever/Degree V12 Chevrolet Impala SS for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and in the Sprint Cup Series is scheduled to split time behind the wheel of the #25 Go Daddy Chevrolet Impala...
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Chevy |
| 2009 |
Pepsi 300 |
April |
Joey LoganoJoseph Thomas Logano nicknamed "sliced bread" by Randy LaJoie, is an American race car driver who currently drives the #20 Home Depot Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series and the #20 GameStop/Sport Clips Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.Logano's first major NASCAR win...
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Toyota |
| 2009 |
Federated Auto Parts 300 |
June |
Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch is an American race car driver. He drives the #18 Mars/Interstate Batteries/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the #18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the #51 Miccosukee Resorts Toyota...
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Toyota |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
| Season |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Manufacturer |
| 2001 |
Federated Auto Parts 200 |
Scott RiggsRussell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. Riggs is currently a free agent. He most recently drove the #36 Toyota Camry for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
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DodgeDodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
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| 2002 |
Federated Auto Parts 200 |
Mike BlissMichael Bliss is a NASCAR driver. He is currently a free agent, previously driving the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the Nationwide Series. Mike began racing at age 10...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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| 2003 |
Federated Auto Parts 200 |
Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards Drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion...
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Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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Toyota Tundra 200 |
Bobby HamiltonCharles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing, which fielded three entries in each NCWTS event...
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DodgeDodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
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| 2005 |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
David ReutimannDavid Reutimann is the driver the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the #10 Beringer Vineyards/Camping World Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series...
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Toyota |
| 2006 |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
Johnny BensonJonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson, Sr...
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Toyota |
| 2007 |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
Travis KvapilTravis Kvapil is an American race car driver. He most recently drove the #28 Ford Fusion for Yates Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
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Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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| 2008 |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
Johnny BensonJonathan Benson, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson, Sr...
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Toyota |
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