Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

NASCAR President, Steve O’Donnell, Says Returning To Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Is An “Uphill Battle”

Apr 15, 2026 @ 3:51pm

There’s some real momentum building around NASCAR returning to the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, but will it matter at all? There’s been rumblings of NASCAR returning to the Nashville Fairground ever since former Mayor John Cooper announced in 2021 that the city had signed a letter of intent with Bristol Motor Speedway to renovate the Fairgrounds Speedway, which hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1984. Evidently, that’s still been a work in progress – or maybe even a work […] The post NASCAR President, Steve O’Donnell, Says Returning To Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Is An “Uphill Battle” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

NASCAR Great Says Nashville Mayor, Freddie O’Connell, Needs To Get His “Head Out Of His *ss” About Fairgrounds Speedway

Apr 14, 2026 @ 8:18pm

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NASCAR great Kenny Wallace isn’t afraid to give his two cents on Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Fans of NASCAR know how big of a deal it was for the sport to return to Music City. The stock car auto racing organization went over a decade without hosting race in Nashville, Tennessee before they returned in 2021 with a Cup Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway. As far as racetracks in Nashville, the Superspeedway in Lebanon is longer, coming in at […] The post NASCAR Great Says Nashville Mayor, Freddie O’Connell, Needs To Get His “Head Out Of His *ss” About Fairgrounds Speedway first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Leads Stacked Entry List for Nashville CARS Tour Showdown

Apr 7, 2026 @ 2:10pm

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to Music City to headline a stacked entry list for the CARS Tour's inaugural Late Model race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

CARS Tour Changes Doug Barnes Jr. Penalty After Appeal Ahead of Nashville

Apr 7, 2026 @ 9:08am

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The CARS Tour has officially amended the penalty issued to Doug Barnes Jr. following an appeal, clearing the driver to compete this weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway while still enforcing a revised suspension tied to last month’s incident at Wake County Speedway.The decision, announced Monday, marks a notable shift from the original ruling, which had […] The post CARS Tour Changes Doug Barnes Jr. Penalty After Appeal Ahead of Nashville appeared first on Heavy Sports.