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| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Time Zone | UTC -6/-5 (DST) |
| Capacity | 8,000 (grandstands) |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Closed | 1960 |
| Major Events | World Stock Car Championship Round of Tennessee |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Distance | 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns: 11° |
Nashville Raceway
Nashville Raceway was a half-mile dirt track located in Nashville, Tennessee. It hosted the Round of Tennessee for the World Stock Car Championship, with the first running held in 1951 and the final held in 1957. The track also held race for the Convertible division from 1956 until 1960. The track closed following the 1960 Convertible series race after being sold to the owners of nearby Fairgrounds Speedway.
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Nashville Raceway opened in 1927 as the first motorsports-only facility in Tennessee; despite the nearby Fairgrounds regularly hosting auto racing, it was primarily a harness racing facility until 1957. It hosted sprint cars, modifieds, and even Indianapolis 500 entrants. After the World War II hiatus, the track began hosting stock car racing. Due to the tightly packed dirt surface, it was notable as one of the fastest dirt tracks in the country; only Langhorne Speedway could regularly boast higher average speeds.
The track hosted its first World Stock Car Championship race in 1951, a race won by Howard Joyce. Despite an annual stop by the series, the track began experiencing financial issues in the late 1950's. It was sold shortly after the 1960 running of the race and closed permanently to make room for commercial development.