Speedway Motorsports
| Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US8477881069 |
| founding | 1959 |
| Seat | Concord , United States |
| management | Marcus G. Smith, CEO |
| Number of employees | 726 |
| sales | 453,590,000 USD |
| Branch | Motorsport |
| Website | www.speedwaymotorsports.com |
| As of December 31, 2017 | |
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ( SMI ) is a US company founded by Bruton Smith that owns and manages the NASCAR Sprint Cup and other racing series.
It owns around a third of all the race tracks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Speedway Motorsports also owns the Performance Racing Network , a radio station group that broadcasts the races on the racetracks.
Other investments include North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro , North Carolina , in which the company has a 50% interest, and full ownership of the closed North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina . The move to get races on the speedway in Texas by buying and closing racetracks resulted in the Ferko lawsuit , a competition lawsuit by Speedway Motorsports against NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation , after which it was awarded a second race on the speedway.
The races on the Speedway Motorsports tracks are known for elaborate pre-start shows, often paired with demonstrations by the armed forces of the United States .
Racetracks
| Surname | place | length | Seats | opening | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton , Georgia | 1.54 miles | 125,000 | 1960 | 1990 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol , Tennessee | 0.533 miles | 160,000 | 1960 | 1996 |
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously Lowe's Motor Speedway ) |
Concord , North Carolina | 1.5 miles | 165,000 | 1960 | 1994 |
|
Sonoma Raceway (previously Infineon Raceway , Sears Point Raceway ) |
Sonoma , California | 2.52 miles (total distance), 1.99 miles (NASCAR distance) |
102,000 | 1968 | 1996 |
| Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas , Nevada | 1.5 miles | 156,000 | 1996 | 1999 |
| Kentucky Speedway | Sparta , Kentucky | 1.5 miles | 107,000 | 2000 | 2008 |
| New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon , New Hampshire | 1,058 miles | 105,000 | 1990 | 2007 |
| Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth , Texas | 1.5 miles | 213,000 | 1996 | 1996 |
Former routes
| Surname | place | length | Seats | opening | Property time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro , North Carolina | 0.625 miles | 40,000 | 1947 | 2007-2011 |
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Rockingham Speedway (previously North Carolina Speedway ) |
Rockingham , North Carolina | 1,017 miles | 35,000 | 1965 | 2004-2007 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Speedway Motorsports 2017 Form 10-K Report , accessed July 15, 2018