Short track motor racing

In North American 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.

Short track listings by state

Arizona

Track Name	Location	Type	Classes
Tucson Raceway Park	Tucson, AZ	3/8 mile high bank asphalt	Late models, Grand American Modifieds, Factory Stock, Legends, Bandaleros

Colorado

Track Name	Location	Type	Classes
Colorado National Speedway	Denver, CO	1/2 mile paved	Late models, Grand American Modifieds, Super Stock, Figure 8, "trains"

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

Indiana

Track Name	Location	Type	Classes
Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown, Indiana	1/4 mile dirt	late models

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	late models, street stock, super stock