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Short track motor racing In
North America n
auto racing , particularly with regard to
NASCAR , a
short track is a
racetrack of less than one mile (1.6km) in length. Short track racing, often associated with fairgrounds and similar venues, is where
stock car racing first got off of the back roads and into organized and regulated competition. Many traditional fans and purists still see short track racing as the "real" NASCAR, because the lower speeds make "paint swapping", where the bodies of the cars actually rub against one another, practical without a very high likelihood of serious accidents.
In recent years, there has been a gradual push away from short track venues for
Nextel Cup (the highest level of
NASCAR ) in favor of longer tracks. This is due to larger venues having accommodations for more fans (although the short track in
Bristol, Tennessee ,
Bristol Motor Speedway , now has over 160,000 seats) and higher speeds.
Connecticut Track Name Location Type Classes Stafford Motor Speedway Stafford Springs, CT 1/2 mile slightly banked oval SK Modifieds, Late Models, Dare Stocks, Limited Late Models Thompson International Speedway Thompson, CT 5/8 mile high banked oval Mini Stock, Limited Sportsman, Late Models, Pro Stocks, Modifieds, TM Waterford Speedbowl Waterford, CT 3/8 mile oval SK-Modifieds, Modifieds, Late Model, Sportsman, Mini Stock, Legends Cars, X Mods, X cars, Super-X cars, |}Illinois Track Name Location Type Classes Clay County Speedway Flora, Ill 1/3 mile dirt UMP modified LaSalle Speedway LaSalle, Ill 1/4 mile dirt limited late models Quad City Speedway East Moline, Ill 1/4 mile dirt late models Quincy Raceway Quincy, Ill 1/4 mile dirt late models Bureau County Speedway Princeton, Ill 3/8 mile dirt Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hornets
Iowa Track Name Location Type Classes 34 Raceway Burlington, Iowa 3/8 mile dirt late models Adams County Speedway Corning, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt modifieds, late models, stock cars, hobby stocks Algona Raceway Algona, Iowa 4/10 mile dirt modifieds,stock cars, hobby stocks,b-mods, cruisers, hornets Benton County Speedway Vinton, Iowa 1/4 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks Blackbird Bend Motersports Speedway Onawa, Iowa 1/3 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks Bloomfield Speedway Bloomfield, Iowa 3/8 mile dirt modifieds, hobby stocks Boone Speedway Boone, Iowa 1/3 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks, SportMods Buena Vista Raceway Alta, Iowa 3/8 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks CJ Raceway Columbus Junction, Iowa 4/10 mile dirt stock cars Crawford County Speedway Denison, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt stock cars, hobby stocks Davenport Speedway Davenport, Iowa 3/8 mile dirt late models Dubuque Speedway Dubuque, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt modifieds, late models Eldon Raceway Eldon, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt modifieds, hobby stocks Farley Speedway Farley, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt late models, stocks cars, hobby stocks Greenbelt Speedway Eldora, Iowa 1/2 mile clay modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks Hamiliton County Speedway Webster City, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt late models Hancock County Speedway Britt, Iowa 4/10 mile dirt stock cars, hobby stocks Hawkeye Downs Speedway Ceder Rapids, Iowa 1/4 mile asphalt stock cars, hobby stock, asphalt modifieds I-35 Speedway Mason City, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt modifieds Independence Mother Speedway Independence, Iowa 3/8 mile clay stock cars, hobby stocks Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway Des Moines, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt modifieds, late models, stock cars, hobby stocks Jackson County Speedway Maquoketa, Iowa 1/4 mile dirt late models Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 1/2 mile dirt sprint cars Lee County Speedway Donnellson, Iowa 3/8 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, hobby stocks Marshalltown Speedway Marshalltown, Iowa 1/4 mile dirt modified, stock cars, hobby stocks Shelby County Speedway Harlen, Iowa 4/10 mile dirt modifieds, stock cars, late models, hobby stocks Stuart Speedway Stuart, Iowa 1/4 mile clay modifieds, stock cars
Nebraska Track Name Location Type Classes Beatrice Speedway Beatrice, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay Boone County Raceway Albion, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay Butler County Motorplex Rising City, Nebraska 1/3 mile clay Dawson County Raceway Lexington, Nebraska 3/8 mile dirt Eagle Raceway Eagle, Nebraska 1/3 mile dirt 360 Sprint Cars, modifieds Hitchcock County Raceway Culbertson, Nebraska 3/8 mile dirt Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Nebraska 3/8 mile dirt Lincoln County Raceway North Platte, Nebraska 3/8 mile dirt McCook Speedway McCook, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay Nebraska Raceway Park Greenwood, Nebraska 4/10 mile dirt Riviera Raceway Norfolk, Nebraska 3/10 mile clay The Speed Bowl Red Cloud, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay Thayer County Speedway Deshler, Nebraska 3/8 mile clay U.S. 30 Speedway Columbus, Nebraska 1/3 mile clay
South Carolina Track Name Location Type Classes Cherokee Super Speedway Gaffney, SC 1/2 mile dirt }
