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Speedway Motorsports
Coverage of Speedway Motorsports in the Nexus archive.
- Nashville state lawmakers enter fray over fight for fairground speedway
Lawmakers in Nashville are divided over the racing requirement at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, a mandate set by city voters in 2011. An anti-racing group, Restore Our Fairgrounds, is gathering signatures to vote for removing this requirement from the city charter in 2027. The debate pits housing development plans against arguments regarding the facility’s historical value and potential renovation costs.