Metrolina Speedway

Race track in Charlotte, North Carolina

Metrolina SpeedwayLocation| 4916 Airway Avenue
Charlotte, North Carolina

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Time zone| GMT-5
Opened| 1968 (1968)
Closed| 1998
Former names| Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway
Half Mile Oval
Surface| Dirt
Length| 0.500 miles (0.804 km)
Turns| 4

Metrolina Speedway was an auto racing track located in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina on the Metrolina Fairgrounds.

## History

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The track, also known as Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway', was 1/2 mile (.804 km) in length and had a clay surface. It was paved for a short time in the 1970s to allow the NASCAR circuit to hold races there.[needs update] Many racers have raced at Metrolina Speedway, including Dale Earnhardt Sr., Brad Teague, and Harry Gant. It is one of many racetracks in the Metrolina region of North Carolina and South Carolina.

In 2009, plans were announced to reopen the track as the Metrolina Speed and Sport Center.[1] The track was to be repaved and the plans included a Go-Kart track, outdoor RC racing track, a hotel, and roof-top skate park but the proposal failed to move forward.

The track was the subject of the first episode of Lost Speedways on Peacock hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr.[2]

A FedEx logistics center now sits next to the site.

## References

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1. ^ "Metrolina Speed and Sport Center to generate 150 jobs". WBTV. June 1, 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
2. ^ Martinelli, Michelle (June 28, 2021). "Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares passion for lost, old speedways and hopes for new tracks on NASCAR schedule". USA Today. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

## External links

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* Metrolina Speedway on Google Maps
* Metrolina Speedway at Ghosts of Southern Dirt Tracks
* Photos at Ghosts of Southern Dirt Track, the track in late 2005
* Flickr photos tagged Metrolina Speedway

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AAA National Championship race venues (1905, 1916, 1920–1941, 1946–1955)

Paved ovals|

* Darlington
* Indianapolis
* Milwaukee
* Narragansett Park
* Southland
* Twin City

Dirt ovals|

* Altoona
* Arlington
* Ascot Park
* Bainbridge
* Bay Meadows
* Brunots Island
* Centennial Park
* Charter Oak Park
* Del Mar
* Detroit
* DuQuoin
* Empire City
* Fort Miami
* Glenville
* Good Time Park
* Grosse Pointe
* Hudson River
* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
* Kenilworth Park
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Las Vegas Park
* Legion Ascot
* Milwaukee
* Morris Park
* Oakland
* Phoenix
* Randall Park
* Readville
* Recreation Park
* Roby
* Rockingham Park
* Sacramento
* St. Paul
* San Jose
* Springfield
* Syracuse
* Trenton
* Williams Grove

Board ovals|

* Akron-Cleveland
* Altoona
* Atlantic City
* Baltimore-Washington
* Beverly Hills
* Charlotte
* Cincinnati
* Cotati
* Culver City
* Des Moines
* Fresno
* Fulford–Miami
* Kansas City
* Omaha
* Pittsburgh-Bridgeville
* Rockingham Park
* San Francisco
* Sheepshead Bay
* Speedway Park
* Tacoma
* Uniontown

Road courses/
Street circuits|

* Corona
* Elgin
* Fresno
* Lowell
* Mines Field
* Roosevelt
* Santa Monica

1946 Big car tracks|

* Allentown
* Altamont
* Batavia
* Bedford
* Bloomsburg
* Charlotte
* Dayton
* DuBois
* Essex Junction
* Flemington
* Great Barrington
* Greensboro
* Hamburg
* Harrington
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Port Royal
* Powell
* Raleigh
* Reading
* Richmond
* Rutland
* Selinsgrove
* Shelby
* Skowhegan
* Thompson
* Trenton
* Uniontown
* Washington
* Williams Grove
* Winchester
* Winston-Salem

Other tracks|

* Indianapolis (brick oval)
* Pikes Peak (hill climb)

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Circuits of the ISCARS Dash Touring Series (1975–2011)

ISCARS era (2005–2011)|

* ACE
* Callaway
* Coeburn
* Concord
* Cordele
* Dillon
* Florence
* Hickory
* Nashville (fairgrounds)
* Newport
* Old Dominion
* Rougemont
* Senoia
* Shenandoah

NASCAR/IPOWER era (1975–2004)|

* 411
* ACE
* Anderson
* Asheville
* Atlanta
* Atlanta (quarter mile)
* Birmingham
* Bowman Gray
* Bristol
* Caraway
* Charlotte
* College Station
* Columbia
* Concord
* Darlington
* Daytona
* Dover
* Five Flags
* Fayetteville
* Greenville
* Hardeeville
* Hickory
* Homestead
* Jacksonville
* Kenly
* Kentucky
* Kingsport
* Langley
* Lanier
* Lake Erie
* Lakeland
* Louisville
* Martinsville
* Memphis
* Metrolina
* Montgomery
* Motordrome
* Motor Mile
* Myrtle Beach
* Nashville (fairgrounds)
* Nashville (SS)
* North Wilkesboro
* Oglethorpe
* Pinellas Park
* Pocono
* Richmond
* Rockingham
* South Boston
* Southside
* St. Augustine
* Summerville
* Talladega
* Tri-County
* Volusia

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Sports venues in Metrolina

Current|

* American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte)
* Atrium Health Ballpark (Kannapolis)
* Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
* Belk Track/Transamerica Field (Charlotte)
* Bojangles Coliseum (Charlotte)
* Cabarrus Arena (Concord)
* CaroMont Health Park (Gastonia)
* Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte)
* Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord)
* CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex (Pineville)
* Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte)
* GoPro Motorplex (Mooresville)
* Grady Cole Center (Charlotte)
* Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex (Charlotte)
* Irwin Belk Complex (Charlotte)
* Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate)
* Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park (Pineville)
* John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
* Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte)
* Keffer Stadium (Charlotte)
* Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex (Rock Hill)
* Millbridge Speedway (Salisbury)
* Mooresville Dragway (Mooresville)
* North Carolina Quarter Midget Association Speedway (Salisbury)
* Richardson Stadium (Davidson)
* Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte)
* Sims Legion Park (Gastonia)
* Spectrum Center (Charlotte)
* Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews)
* T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field (Davidson)
* Truist Field (Charlotte)
* Tuckaseegee Dream Fields (Charlotte)
* U.S. National Whitewater Center (Mecklenburg Co.)
* Waddell High School Stadium (Charlotte)
* Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill)
* Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill)
* zMax Dragway (Concord)

Future|

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Defunct|

* Belk Gymnasium (Converted, Charlotte)
* Charlotte Coliseum (Demolished, Charlotte)
* Concord Speedway (Demolished, Midland)
* Griffith/Crockett Park (Burned down, Charlotte)
* Intimidators Stadium (Demolished, Kannapolis)
* Knights Stadium (Demolished, Fort Mill)
* Metrolina Speedway (Demolished, Charlotte)

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