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Speedway Motorsports

TitleSpeedway Motorsports

Speedway Motorsports, LLC is a leading marketer, promoter and sponsor of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The Company provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiaries; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its U.S. Legend Cars International subsidiary; and produces and broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to radio stations nationwide though its Performance Racing Network subsidiary.

History

Since the early days in 1959, when Speedway Motorsports, LLC Executive Chairman O. Bruton Smith began construction of Charlotte Motor Speedway, Speedway Motorsports has developed a robust history of innovation and improvement to the race experience enjoyed by our fans, sponsors, team owners, drivers, media and others. For nearly six decades, Speedway Motorsports has built and modernized our eleven world-class motorsports properties to become the finest in the industry, offering unmatched spectator enjoyment, convenience and accessibility.

Speedway Motorsports provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiaries; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its U.S. Legend Cars International subsidiary; and produces and broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to radio stations nationwide though its Performance Racing Network subsidiary.

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1959

Charlotte Motor Speedway was designed and built in 1959 by executive chairman and NASCAR Hall of Fame inducteeO. Bruton Smith. The late Curtis Turner, one of stock car racing’s earliest driving stars, was Smith’s business partner.

1960

The inaugural World 600 NASCAR Grand National Series Event was run on June 19, 1960 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was NASCARs first 600 mile race and it was the longest NASCAR race distance in terms of miles. Joe Lee Johnson was the winner of the inaugural race.

1975

Bruton Smith takes over as Chief Executive of Charlotte Motor Speedway

1981

Performance Racing Network is formed

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1984

Charlotte Motor Speedway is the first sports facility in America to offer year-round living accommodations when it built condominiums high above turn one.

1988

The Speedway Club, opens, an exclusive dining and entertainment facility trackside at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

1990

Acquired Atlanta Motor Speedway

1992

A permanent lighting system developed by MUSCO Lighting was installed at Charlotte Motor Speedway, allowing Charlotte Motor Speedway to be the first modern superspeedway to host night auto racing.