Gassed up and ready to go for an exciting season at the track

The four Dover Motorsports tracks are as diverse as the motorsports enthusiasts who call Dover International Speedway, Gateway International Raceway, Memphis Motorsports Park and Nashville Superspeedway their home tracks. Hundreds of thousands of people make their way through the gates at the four facilities each year to witness some of the best racing action in North America. They come as part of their annual vacation. They come for an adrenaline rush. They come for the family fun. They come to support their favorite driver.

Some come to race, others come to watch the race. But no matter which of the four tracks they go to, they’re always in for a great time in a fan friendly environment at one of the premier racing venues in the country.

Fiercely known as the “Monster Mile,” Dover International Speedway is a one-mile, high-banked concrete oval in Dover, Del. The track has been a fixture on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule since the track’s inception in 1969 and continues to host NASCAR’s three national touring series – the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – as well as the NASCAR Camping World Series, a regional touring series.

Dover is in the midst of a “Monster Makeover,” a multi-year capital improvement project that will continue to bring new fan amenities and renovations to the 135,000-seat facility. Improvements this season focus on pit road and include a new retaining wall equipped with SAFER barrier technology, wider pit lanes and an additional pit stall. In 2008, Dover’s 40th season of racing, construction projects included the 46-foot Monster Monument at Victory Plaza, presented by AAA – a larger-than-life sculpture of Dover’s signature icon Miles the Monster – an expanded FanZone display area, and continued beautification of the entire facility.

On the bank of the mighty Mississippi is Gateway International Raceway, an all-purpose racing facility hosting the NHRA O'Reilly Midwest Nationals on its 1/4-mile drag strip, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on its 1.25-mile oval. Gateway is the site of more than 250 racing events throughout the season. The facility hosts everything from local drag racing and drifting to late model touring series. Gateway boasts a challenging 1.6-mile road course utilized by the Sports Car Club of America and a number of local, regional, and national racing clubs.

Just minutes from Graceland and world-famous Beale Street, Memphis Motorsports Park is one of the nation’s most versatile racing facilities. The multi-track complex features a 3/4-mile NASCAR oval and a 1/4-mile NHRA championship drag strip. Consistently ranked as one of “Tennessee’s Top-10 Attractions,” Memphis Motorsports Park is home to more than 150 events each season. After celebrating the 10th anniversary of the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008, the track observes another milestone in 2009 with the debut of the PINKS: All Out phenomenon.

Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., houses a 1.33-mile, fully lighted, “D” shaped, concrete track and grandstands with future capabilities of accommodating more than 150,000 fans. The facility also boasts a 1.8-mile road course that is host to numerous motorcycle and road course events. Built by Dover Motorsports, Inc. in April 2001, Nashville Superspeedway continues to provide “Music City, U.S.A.,” with top-notch NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series racing events. In 2008, with an incredible market for drag racing, Nashville Superspeedway converted the pit road area into an eighth-mile drag strip for weekly drag racing events which attracted thousands on Friday nights throughout the season.

Dover Motorsports, Inc. waves the green flag on another year of great racing and thanks you for coming to the track.

Enjoy your time at the races!