Company:Dover Motorsports
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| Type | Public |
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| NYSE: DVD Russell Microcap Index component | |
| Industry | Motorsports |
| Headquarters | Dover, DE |
| Products | Sporting events |
| Website | dovermotorsports.com |
Dover Motorsports, Inc. (formerly Dover Downs Entertainment) is a company that currently owns two auto racing circuits in the United States. The company is based in Dover, Delaware, United States, the home of its flagship track Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval with a seating capacity of 95,500 that opened in 1969. The company formerly owned the Dover Downs harness racing track adjacent to the Dover speedway. Dover Motorsports operates Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 mile concrete oval track in Lebanon, Tennessee, and formally Gateway International Raceway, a 1.25 mile egg-shaped asphalt oval track in Madison, Illinois, in addition to its flagship one-mile concrete oval track. Dover Motorsports owned Memphis Motorsports Park, a 0.75 mile tri-oval asphalt short track in Millington, Tennessee, but closed the track in October 2009 to competition and was sold to Palm Beach International Raceway after sitting unused for over a year.
In 2011, Dover Motorsports announced that it will not sanction NASCAR events at Gateway International Raceway, and Nashville Superspeedway will also no longer host NASCAR races starting in 2012. In 2021, Nashville Superspeedway is planned to reopen and host a NASCAR race weekend, which will replace one of the race weekends at Dover International Speedway.[1]
Dover Motorsports Incorporated tracks
Current
| Track Name | Location | Length | Seating | Year Opened | Year Closed | Reopened |
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| Dover International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 95,500 | 1969 | open | N/A |
| Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | 1.333 miles (2.145 km) | 50,000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2021 |
Former
| Track Name | Location | Length | Seating | Year Opened | Year Closed | Reopened | Current Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway International Raceway | Madison, Illinois | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) | 78,000 | 1996 | 2010 | 2012 | Curtis Francois |
| Memphis Motorsports Park | Millington, Tennessee | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | 28,000 | 1998 | 2009 | 2011 | Moroso Investment Partners |
References
External links
- Company website
- Business data for Dover Motorsports, Inc.:
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