Special from the Nashville Tennessean: Nashville, TN (Saturday, July 4, 2020) - Sports returned to Nashville Saturday with a roar. It was the roar of stock car engines zooming around the track at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway where 1,505 fans were asked to follow government-ordered coronavirus pandemic guidelines in order to watch the action. The first race of the 63rd season at the track originally was scheduled for April 18. [...]

Austin Brawley Fast Time in Friday Practice   A group of over 20 of the best Pro Late Model cars took to the track today for the practice event preluding the 63rd season opening event on asphalt tomorrow at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.  Indiana's Cole Williams topped the chart for two of the four sessions.  William Hale took the second practice session with Austin Brawley at [...]

Special from Speed51.com - Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway kicks off its 2020 season on Saturday, July 4 with a jam-packed card of weekly racing, headlined by a 100-lap Pro Late Model feature.  To preview the upcoming race and season at the historic venue, we take a look "By the Numbers" at some of that history.   WATCH RACING FROM NASHVILLE ON SPEED51   1: There has only [...]

America's Favorite Short Track   Nashville, TN (Thursday, July 2, 2020) - July 4th, an American tradition celebrated all across our great country. It doesn’t get much better than celebrating the 4th at enjoying the sport of stock car racing at America’s Favorite Short Track.   The 63rd season of asphalt racing takes the green flag on the 4th of July, 2020. The fans and [...]

Mike Alexander Racing Team vs Sterling Marlin Racing Team this Saturday in Nashville   Nashville, TN (Wednesday, July 1, 2020) - The 2020 season rolls off this Saturday night (July 4th) at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. One of the more interesting developments of the offseason as the track changes management guard is the return of the Mike Alexander owned #84 Pro Late Model team.    Alexander [...]

Help us keep racing in Nashville! The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is proud to be the first outdoor venue to reopen in Nashville and will be used as a “Pilot Program” to help set the stage for future outdoor venues to assist in reopening Nashville.   As promised, here are all the details for the 63rd Season Opener Saturday, July 4th   Will there be a [...]

Speedway to Serve as Strategic Research Pilot Program to Reopen Nashville Outdoor Venues   Nashville, TN (Friday, June 26, 2020) - Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is pleased to announce approval for the official opening event of the 2020 season, set for Saturday, July 4th. Track President Randy Dyce spent several hours Thursday, presenting ideas and suggestions in order to meet concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic [...]

Nashville, TN (Tuesday, June 23, 2020) – The local racing event at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) scheduled for Saturday, June 27th has been postponed one week, until July 4, 2020, due to heightened restrictions by city officials as a result of a continued upward trend of COVID-19 cases in the City of Nashville, Tennessee.   Opening Night for the 63rd Season of Asphalt Racing at [...]

Nashville, TN (Friday, June 12, 2020) – Racing returns to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday, June 27, 2020. On Friday afternoon, June 12th Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) Officials received approval from Nashville Government Officials to host an auto racing event at the historic speedway with fans, at a reduced grandstand capacity.   Saturday, June 27th will feature all NFS Local Divisions, Pro Late Models, Whelen [...]

Private Testing Begins June 4th at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway   Nashville, TN (Friday, May 29, 2020) – For the first time in 2020 engines will come to life at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway beginning June 4th. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville, The Fairgrounds Nashville and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) have mutually agreed on a plan to begin private testing track rentals at NFS starting [...]