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NL Tracks:

Superspeedways:

Daytona International Speedway: Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959 as a replacement to the rough and often dangerous Daytona Beach Road Course. Best known for hosting the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series (and the twin 150 mile qualifying races that set the field) race every February since 1959, as well as an annual NASCAR Cup Series race each July, Daytona also currently hosts NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series races every year. Past divisions to compete at the track include the now defunct IROC Series, the defunct Goody's Dash Series and even the USAC Indy cars competed at the track in 1959. If that's not enough racing excitement the track also has a 3.56 mile infield road course that hosts a variety of sports car events, most notably the annual Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race. The road course also hosted Cup Series races in both 2020 and 2021. If you are a 2 wheeled fan, the track also has a motorcycle road course which hosts the annual Daytona 200 (among other motorcycle races) and a motocross track which the AMA Supercross Series competes on. Richard Petty has the most points race wins at the track in NASCAR's top division with 10 victories. A complete, NL version of the legendary high banked 2.5 mile superspeedway this track was originally based off of Papyrus' N3 track that was included on a promo CD. It may have had some editing done by Jim Paiva, but is not the version from Rubbin's Racin'. 

 

Short Tracks:

Augusta Speedway: Located on the grounds of the Augusta International Raceway which was a multi-use motorsports facility located in Hephzibah, GA, Augusta Speedway was designed by Fireball Roberts and constructed in 1960 as a half mile dirt track. In 1964 the track was paved, but it closed down only six years later after being plagued by poor attendance. The half mile track hosted 12 NASCAR Grand National from 1962 until 1969, with Joe Weatherly, Richard Petty, David Pearson and Bobby Isaac all winning 2 races each. Fellow legends Fred Lorenzen, Ned Jarrett, Darel Dieringer and Dick Hutcherson also visited victory lane at Augusta. The Diamond Lakes Regional Park (a park, campground and sports facility owned by the City of Augusta) currently occupies the lands of the former racing facility with much of the track layout still in existence. The NL version of this track which is based off of Bristol, was made by Tony Krist and was posted on the old Coast 2 Coast website.

Beltsville Speedway: Originally named Baltimore-Washington Speedway due to it's close proximity to those cities, the half mile paved oval opened in 1965 and was a hotbed for Mid-Atlantic region sportsman and modified racing until it's closing in 1978 due to urban encroachment. Track champions include legendary drivers like Runt Harris, Bill Dennis Lennie Pond and Reds Kagle. Beltsville Speedway hosted 9 Grand National (Cup Series) races from 1965 to 1970. 3 of those races were won by 1970 Grand National champion Bobby Isaac. The land the speedway was built on is currently the site of a technical college . The NL version of this track is based of N3 Martinsville Speedway and was created by Jim Paiva from Rubbin's Racin' .

Middle Georgia Raceway: Opening in 1966 at a cost of $500,000 the high-banked 0.500 mile oval located in Byron Georgia hosted 9 top level NASCAR races from 1966 to 1971. Richard Petty won 4 of the races, Bobby Allison 3 and with David Pearson and Bobby Isaac winning the other 2. Known as NASCAR's fastest half mile, Middle Georgia Raceway gained national attention when federal agents raided a moonshine still which was located beneath the track and arrested the track's owner. After hosting an ARCA race and late models the track closed in 1984 after several lean years. Ken Ragan (father of current NASCAR David Ragan) won the last race. The has been unused  ever since, however in 2011 a commercial promoting the Dodge Durango was filmed at the deteriorating faciilty.  The NL version of this track is based of N3 I-70 Speedway and was created by Jim Paiva from Rubbin's Racin' .

 

Oxford Plains Speedway: Located in Oxford, ME, Oxford Plains Speedway opened as a 1/2 mile track before being shortened to a paved 1/3 mile track then finally becoming a  paved 3/8 mile in 1992. Hosting multiple touring series over the years including NASCAR Modifieds, the NASCAR North Series, the BGNN/ NASCAR K&N East Series, the NASCAR BGN Series, the NASCAR Grand National Series (now known as NASCAR Cup) and the ACT Tour. In addition to the 3 Cup Series races that were held from 1966-68, the track is most famous for holding the annual Oxford 250.  Starting in 1974 the Oxford 250 has run under a variety of sanctions including NASCAR BGN and ACT, with past winners including stars like Geoff Bodine, Dave Dion, Chuck Bown, Junior Hanley, Kyle Busch and Bubba Pollard. Currently Oxford hosts 2 nights of racing a week, on Wednesday nights is the Oxford Acceleration Series featuring five entry level  divisions, then Saturday night the Oxford Championship Series divisions run headlined by super late models joined by other lesser divisions and sometimes touring series. This version of the track is a Mike Paiva edit for N3, that was converted to NL.

 

Dirt Tracks:

Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds: The 3rd longest serving track (only behind Martinsville and Darlington) on the current NASCAR Cup Series schedule, the track that is now known as Richmond Raceway opened on October 12th, 1946 with a AAA Championship race won by Ted Horn. In 1953 the track hosted it's first Grand National race which was won be Lee Petty. In mid 1968 the track was paved and remeasured at 0.542 miles, then 20 years later it was completed reconfigured to the 3/4 mile d-shaped oval that fans are familiar with today. Over the years Richmond has hosted over 200 races just counting the 3 major NASCAR series, as well as hosting NASCAR Whelen Modifieds, K&N Pro Series East and the old Convertible Series, the defunct IROC Series, the USAC Midget and Silver Crown Series' and  Indycars. This NL version of the track is a surface swap of the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway that came with NL.

Columbia Speedway: Located in Cayce, SC (a suburb of Columbia), the Columbia Speedway opened in 1948 as a 0.500 mile dirt track. On June 16th, 1951 the track hosted it's first NASCAR Grand National (now Cup Series) race which was won by Frank Mundy. Over the next 19 years Columbia hosted a total of 43 races for NASCAR's top division. Richard Petty is the Grand National wins leader at the track with 7 victories. Among the other race winners are NASCAR hall of famers like Tim Flock, Buck Baker, Junior Johnson, Bobby Isaac and David Pearson. The long since defunct NASCAR Convertible Series and Grand National East Series both ran multiple races at the track as well. After being paved in time for the 1970 season, racing ended at Columbia Speedway in 1978. However in 2009, after nearly 40 years of dormancy the speedway was cleared of overgrowth to host a racers reunion. That event was so successful that it provided incentive for the current owners of the property to fix up the old speedway grounds, so it could be used as a community events center, holding events like concerts, flea markets, festival and soccer games. The NL version of this track is based off of Greenville-Pickens Speedway and was originally posted on the old Smitty's NASCAR Legends Pit Stop website.

Flemington Fair Speedway: First opening in 1848 as half mile, four-cornered dirt oval that hosted horse racing, Flemington hosted it's first motorcycle race in 1911, then in 1915 started hosting auto racing. Hosting a variety of special events (including a trio of AAA (Indycar) national championship races in 1946) the track started hosting weekly modified stock car races in 1955. Prior to the 1967 season the track was reconfigured into a 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded rectangle, producing legendary drivers like Frankie Schneider, Al Tasnady, Jimmy Horton and Billy Pauch. Fr\om the mid 1950's through the 1980's Flemington Fair Speedway was a hotbed of dirt open wheel racing hosting just about every major series including the World of Outlaws, USAC Silver Crown, Sprint Cars and Midgets as well as modified touring series racing, which in the early days was sanctioned by NASCAR, then DIRT. The track was paved in time for 1991 season and would go on to host the series which are now known as the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Series as well as ARCA and Hooters Cup events, before closing at the end of the 2000 season. In 2005 the facility was sold to developers and the land is now the site of the Raritan Town Center which includes a Lowe's store. The NL version of this track included in this download is a dirt surface swap of the paved track that came with N99.

Greenville-Pickens Speedway: A half mile oval located in Easley, SC, Greenville-Pickens Speedway was a dirt track from when the track opened in 1940, until 1969. The track was paved in time for the 1970 season and is still in existences today hosting late model racing. Over the years the track has several touring series, but is best known for hosting 28 Grand National/ Winston Cup races from 1955 to 1971. Greenville-Pickens has the distinction of hosting the first NASCAR race that was televised flag to flag on live TV, when the 1971 Greenville 200 (won by Bobby Isaac) was carried on ABC's Wide World of Sports. Over the years several big name drivers have claimed late model track championships at Greenville, including Ralph Earnhardt, Butch Lindley, Robert Pressley and Randy Porter.

Hickory Motor Speedway: One of the most famous short tracks in the Southeast, Hickory opened in 1951 as a half mile dirt track, then was reconfigured to a 4/10 mile dirt track in 1955, which was paved for the first time during the 1967 season. In 1970, the Hickory, NC track was shortened to a length of 0.363 miles which is the layout still in use today. In 1953 Hickory Motor Speedway hosted it's first NASCAR Grand National (Cup) Series race which was won by Tim Flock and went to host a total of  35 races for NASCAR's premier division. After that the track hosted 5 Grand National East races in 1972 and 1973, then went on to be a staple of the BGN series hosting 42 races, from the series inception in 1982 until 1998. Currently Hickory is a popular track for pavement late model racing, hosting NASCAR sanctioned weekly races, as well as CARS Late Model Tour events. Known as "The Birthplace of Stars" Hickory's list of former track champions includes legendary names like Gwyn Staley, Junior Johnson, Ralph Earnhardt, Ned Jarrett, Harry Gant, Jack Ingram, Dennis Setzer and Andy and Tommy Houston among others. This NL version of Hickory is based off of the N99 track.

Langley Field Speedway: Located in Hampton, VA the track first  opened in 1953 as a 0.400 mile dirt track known as Langley Raceway, before being renamed Langley Field Speedway in 1965. The track was paved before the 1968 season and remains in use today as Langley Speedway, hosting NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series events. Over the years Langley has hosted just about every stock car touring series imaginable including 9 NASCAR Grand National (Cup) races from 1964-70 (all of which were won  by Cup champions) and 14  NASCAR BGN races from 1982-88. Track alumni include Denny Hamlin, Danny Edwards Jr., Tommy Ellis, Ray Hendrick and Lennie Pond.

 

Smoky Mountain Raceway: Opening in 1965 as a 1/2 mile dirt oval located in Maryville, TN, the track was then paved  in 1968, then again returned to dirt in 1979. Reconfigured to a 4/10 mile dirt oval in 1988, the track now known as Smokey Mountain Speedway, is a hotbed for dirt late model racing, hosting special events such as the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series and the WoO Late Models.  From 1965 to 1971 the track hosted a dozen NASCAR Grand National races, half of which were won by Richard Petty.

 

*Please note that I take no credit for making any of these tracks, about the most I did was swap surfaces and edit the track texts. If any of the tracks posted on here are your work and you either want credit for your work, or to have the track(s) removed, please email me at ssra_racing@live.com.

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