Location
Lebanon, Tennessee, United States of America
Circuit
Anti clockwise
Circuit Type
Oval
Surface Type
Concrete
Length
2.145
Nashville Superspeedway is a famous motor racing complex in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. Opened in 2001, the 1.333-mile (2.145 km) concrete oval currently hosts NASCAR events, including the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Its grandstands have a capacity of approximately 38,000 spectators, with additional capacity available through temporary seating. The circuit has also hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series races.
Trivia
The track is often referred by the standard term of a "superspeedway", which has been done to differentiate it from the .596 mile Fairgrounds Speedway.
It has a tradition of presenting specially-designed Gibson Les Paul guitars to the race winners in place of conventional trophies.
Significance
The IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 200 competitive racing had been conducted on this track until 2008.
Nashville Superspeedway has been featured in various television and film projects.
Nashville Superspeedway track has given a golden opportunity to many racers to debut in the racing world successfully.
Till 1984, Nashville Speedway had already conducted a pair of 420-lap Cup races but NASCAR suddenly pulled its sanctioning license from the circuit due to conflicts over who would handle the track before 1985 season.
During its peak time, the facility used to host around four major races each year: two NASCAR Nationwide Series races (from 2001 till 2011) and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races (one race/year until 2010).
Nashville Superspeedway used to be the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time when it actively hosted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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