NASCAR: Five Tracks Fans Wish Were Still On The Schedule

Nashville Speedway

The 1/2-mile Nashville Speedway hosted 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup races between 1958 to 1984. Like North Wilkesboro, the raceway has had its share of struggles in recent years but thankfully the track is still in operation today.

Fairgrounds Speedway as it’s called today was once the breeding ground of some of NASCAR’s top stars. Drivers like Darrell Waltrip and Sterling Marlin cut their teeth on the fabled Nashville asphalt. The winners list of Cup events read like a who’s who of NASCAR stars with Petty, Allison, Yarborough, Waltrip and Earnhardt all claiming victory.

Other than Bristol’s August race, Nashville was the only other track on the Cup schedule that hosted a night race for many years.

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