Lost motorsports venues
Closed speedways, road courses, dirt tracks and drag strips. Racing facilities need large tracts of land, so many closed sites were redeveloped into housing, retail or logistics parks.
57 venues
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Altamont Raceway Park was a half-mile oval near Tracy, California, that ran NASCAR regional and weekly racing from 1966 to 2008. It is best known as the site of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert.
Ascot Park
A Gardena-area dirt track that from 1957 to 1990 was Southern California's home of sprint car, midget and motorcycle racing, ending with the 1990 Turkey Night Grand Prix.
Asheville–Weaverville Speedway
Asheville–Weaverville Speedway was a half-mile oval north of Asheville that hosted NASCAR Grand National races from 1951 to 1969. It closed in 1970 after a noise dispute and was later demolished.
Atco Dragway
Atco Dragway in Waterford Township, New Jersey, was an NHRA-sanctioned drag strip that opened in 1960 and closed abruptly on July 18, 2023. It was described as the state's oldest drag strip.
Atlantic City Speedway
Atlantic City Speedway was a 1.5-mile, 45-degree-banked board track near Hammonton, New Jersey, that ran AAA races from 1926 to 1928. It was dismantled by 1933 and the land returned to woods.
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway was a two-mile superspeedway in Fontana, California, that hosted NASCAR and Indy car racing from 1997 to 2023. Most of its land has since been sold for warehouse development.
Balboa Stadium
Balboa Stadium, built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, was the San Diego Chargers' home from 1961 to 1966. The original stadium was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by a small 3,000-seat field in 1978.
Beltsville Speedway
Beltsville Speedway was a half-mile asphalt oval in Prince George's County, Maryland, that ran from 1965 to 1978. It hosted ten NASCAR Grand National races between 1965 and 1970.
Beverly Hills Speedway
Beverly Hills Speedway was a 1.25-mile wooden board track that ran AAA championship races from 1920 to 1924. Rising land values led to its removal, and the site became part of the Wilshire Boulevard commercial district.
Bridgehampton Race Circuit
Bridgehampton Race Circuit was a 2.85-mile road course on Long Island that hosted Can-Am, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR races. It closed in 1999 and was turned into a private golf club.
Bush Stadium
Bush Stadium, opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium, was the Indianapolis Indians' home until 1996. It was partly demolished and turned into the Stadium Lofts apartments in 2013.
Charlotte Speedway (board track)
Charlotte Speedway was a steeply banked 1.25-mile board track at Pineville, North Carolina, that held AAA championship races from 1924 to 1927. An industrial park now occupies the site.
Columbia Speedway
Columbia Speedway in Cayce, South Carolina, hosted NASCAR's top series from 1951 to 1971, mostly on dirt. The property is now an events facility.
Continental Divide Raceways
Continental Divide Raceways near Castle Rock, Colorado, combined a 2.8-mile road course, a half-mile oval and a drag strip from 1959 to 1983. It hosted USAC Indy cars, Trans-Am and NASCAR's western series before being sold to developers.
Cotati Speedway
Cotati Speedway was a 1.25-mile board track in Sonoma County that held AAA championship races in 1921 and 1922. Its lumber was salvaged for local buildings after it closed.
Dayton Speedway
Dayton Speedway was a high-banked half-mile in Dayton, Ohio, that opened in June 1934 and closed after the 1982 season. It hosted AAA, USAC and NASCAR events.
Daytona Beach and Road Course
The Daytona Beach and Road Course combined the beach and a paved highway into a racing circuit that hosted NASCAR's early races until 1958. Daytona International Speedway replaced it.
Des Moines Speedway
Des Moines Speedway was a one-mile board track at Valley Junction, Iowa, operated from 1915 to 1917 by the Prince Speedway Company. It was dismantled in November 1917.
Fulford–Miami Speedway
Fulford–Miami Speedway was a steeply banked 1.25-mile board track in present-day North Miami Beach that held a single race on February 22, 1926. The September 1926 hurricane destroyed it.
Gilmore Stadium
Gilmore Stadium was an 18,000-seat Fairfax District stadium built by oilman Earl Gilmore in 1934, best known for midget auto racing and professional football before CBS Television City replaced it.
Heidelberg Raceway
Heidelberg Raceway in Scott Township near Pittsburgh ran from May 1948 to 1973 and hosted four NASCAR Grand National races. The site is now the Raceway Plaza shopping center.
Hialeah Speedway
Hialeah Speedway in Miami-Dade County, Florida, ran stock car racing from 1954 until it was sold for development in 2005. It had a 1/3-mile paved oval and a figure-8 course.
Houston Raceway Park
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, was an NHRA national-event drag strip that opened in 1988 and closed after the April 2022 SpringNationals. A 3/8-mile dirt oval was added in 2000.
Islip Speedway
Islip Speedway on Long Island was a 0.2-mile oval that ran from 1947 to September 1984, the smallest track ever to host NASCAR's Grand National Series. It is credited with the first demolition derby in 1958.