Nashville Superspeedway
Tri-oval (2001–present) | |
| Location | 4847-F McCreary Road Lebanon, Tennessee 37090 |
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| Coordinates | 36°02′39.91″N 86°24′45.43″W / 36.0444194°N 86.4126194°W |
| Capacity | 25,000 (Can expand to 30,000) |
| Owner | Speedway Motorsports (2021–present) Dover Motorsports (2001–2020) |
| Operator | Speedway Motorsports (2021–present) Dover Motorsports (2001–2020) |
| Broke ground | 26 August 1999 |
| Opened | 7 April 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$125 million |
| Major events | Current: NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 (2021–present) NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 (2001–2011, 2021–present) Federated Auto Parts 300 (2002–2011) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Flote 200 (2001–2011, 2021–present) Bully Hill Vineyards 200 (2010–2011) IndyCar Series Borchetta Bourbon 400 (2001–2008, 2024–present) |
| Website | nashvillesuperspeedway |
| Tri-oval (2001–present) | |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 2.140 km (1.330 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns: 14° Frontstretch: 9° Backstretch: 6° |
| Race lap record | 0:22.9685 ( Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara IR-02, 2003, IndyCar) |
| Road Course (2001–present) | |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 2.897 km (1.800 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
Nashville Superspeedway is a 1.330 mi (2.140 km) tri-oval intermediate speedway near Lebanon, Tennessee. The track has held a variety of racing events since its opening in 2001, including NASCAR and the IndyCar Series. It is currently owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) since 2021 and led by track general manager Matt Greci.
The track has a current permanent seating capacity of 25,000, with potential to expand to 38,000 with temporary grandstands. It is one of three NASCAR tracks that features a concrete racing surface instead of the traditional asphalt; its sibling tracks in Dover, Delaware and Bristol, Tennessee, are the other two. Along with the main track, the track complex also features a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road course layout that uses parts of the main track along with an infield road course that is used to make a "roval". The complex initially planned to expand further to include a drag strip, short track, and a dedicated road course; however, these plans were scrapped.
Initial plans for the track were announced in 1997 by Dover Downs Entertainment (last known as Dover Motorsports) as part of a rise of popularity in stock car racing in the 1990s and with hopes to bring back the NASCAR Cup Series to the Nashville area. The track opened in 2001 to host Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Busch Series. However, a decade later, all major racing left the track due to poor attendance caused by the failure to obtain a Cup Series race, and was left desolate and abandoned for nearly a decade. In 2020, in a surprise move, Dover Motorsports announced the return of NASCAR racing; this time with the NASCAR Cup Series.