The Top 50 Tracks of The Summer of 2014: A Ranking of Grassroots Tracks Across the United States
(9/28/2014)
Racingin.com Acknowledges it's Top 50 Most Popular Grassroots Race Tracks Across the United States
From Memorial Day thru Labor Day, grassroots racing thrives all across the United States. While big, well known tracks like Knoxville and Eldora truly are great tracks that grew from nothing and are never far from the minds of fans across the nation, the grassroots of racing truly grow from seeds sown by family, friends, and neighbors at more than 1,300 other local tracks across the nation. Whether it's a local drag strip with weekly test-and-tunes or a long-living oval in the middle of a small town, these are the tracks that people seem to find when they're traveling or when they search for 'that track someone told me about'.
Having served up local track information to visitors who viewed individual race track profiles nearly 1 million times in the past year, RacingIn.com's Top 50 Ranking provides recognition to the tracks whose profiles were viewed the most times from Memorial Day through Labor Day of 2014. The profiles of these 50 race tracks cumulatively experienced over 120% more interaction this summer versus the summer of 2013. "As RacingIn.com continues to experience significant growth in the number of race fans looking for grassroots racing, the promoters and entire staffs of these 50 tracks deserve special recognition" said Scott Kosak, the founder of RacingIn.com, continuing, "They've obviously done the right things, typically with very few financial resources, to spread the word about their local tracks."
As you scroll through the Top 50 tracks, you can connect with the track through their profile page simply by clicking on the track name. In addition, you can click on the state of each track and see all the race tracks in that state plotted along the highways and byways.
| # |
Track |
Description |
City, State |
| 1 |
311 Speedway |
Madison, NC |
1/2 mile clay oval |
| 2 |
Muskingum County Spdwy |
Zanesville, OH |
3/8 mile clay oval |
| 3 |
710 Dragstrip |
Rowland, NC |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 4 |
Williston Basin Speedway |
Williston, ND |
1/3 mile clay oval |
| 5 |
Toccoa Speedway |
Toccoa, GA |
5/16 mile clay oval |
| 6 |
Hudson Speedway |
Hudson, NH |
1/4 mile asphalt oval |
| 7 |
Quaker City Motorsports Park |
Salem, OH |
1/4 mile drag strip |
| 8 |
Leesville 171 Speedway |
Leesville, LA |
1/4 mile clay oval |
| 9 |
Brewer's Speedway |
Rocky Mount, NC |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 10 |
Breakaway Dragway |
Panama City, FL |
1/8 mile drag strip |
(Got Questions? Click here for the 'Beyond the Rankings' story with more information about the selection process!)
As you can see, race fans aren't just looking for ovals either! The even representation between ovals and drag strips is a pattern that was similar to the Top 10 Tracks of The Summer of 2013. Each of the above tracks will receive a commemorative plaque from RacingIn.com identifying them as one of RacingIn.com's Top 10 Tracks of the Summer of 2014.
Moving on to the next 10 tracks, we see more representation from a variety of local tracks all across the country. Keep in mind, the RacingIn.com ranking is not your normal ranking. This ranking is truly all about 'GRASSROOTS' tracks, ones that many times lack the resources for heavy advertising and online promotion. These are tracks that pull themselves up by their bootstraps every week. They are fueled by the passion and sweat of armies of passionate volunteers who do it for their love of racing and who know how much of an important role their local track plays in their local community.
| # |
Track |
Description |
City, State |
| 11 |
Hesston Speedway |
Hesston, PA |
1/2 mile clay oval |
| 12 |
Thornhill Dragstrip |
Morning View, KY |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 13 |
Southern Raceway |
Milton, FL |
3/8 mile dirt oval |
| 14 |
Northwest Florida Speedway |
Baker, FL |
1/4 mile dirt oval |
| 15 |
Cherokee Raceway Park |
Rogersville, TN |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 16 |
Thompson Raceway Park |
Thompson, OH |
1/4 mile drag strip |
| 17 |
Thunder Road Raceway Park |
Gillam, LA |
1/4 mile drag strip |
| 18 |
411 Dragway |
Knoxville, TN |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 19 |
Big Diamond Speedway |
Minersville, PA |
3/8 mile clay oval |
| 20 |
Crystal Motor Speedway |
Crystal, MI |
3/8 mile clay oval
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(Got Questions? Click here for the 'Beyond the Rankings' story with more information about the selection process!)
Well, there's the Top 20 Tracks at RacingIn.com from the Summer of 2014. What? You can't believe it? Your track is missing and you KNOW it's incredibly popular? No doubt about it, there are some big names missing there. But as we mentioned earlier, the RacingIn.com top 50 is not your normal ranking. This ranking is VERY unique, as explained further by the founder, Scott Kosak.
"In connecting race fans with grass roots racing, we know that there are tracks with really deep pockets that can afford their own promotion. They are great tracks. They attract huge events and tend to have paid staff taking care of media, marketing, their website, and a lot more," explained Kosak. "RacingIn.com is truly focused on the grassroots though, helping race fans across the nation find those tracks that live, breathe, and survive thanks to the passion of the racers and volunteers that give their track a great reputation. They may not have the budgets to do the things that nationally exposed tracks do, but one race fan at a time, RacingIn.com is feeding the grass roots of racing, one track at a time."
And now, on to the rest of the list!
| # |
Track |
Description |
City, State |
| 21 |
Orange County Fair Spdwy |
Middletown, NY |
5/8 mile dirt oval |
| 22 |
Cleveland Speedway |
Cleveland, TN |
1/3 mile dirt oval |
| 23 |
US 43 Dragway |
Ethridge, TN |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 24 |
Bronco Raceway Park |
Cleveland, TX |
1/4 mile clay oval |
| 25 |
411 Motor Speedway |
Seymour, TN |
3/8 mile dirt oval |
| 26 |
Bemidji Speedway |
Bemidji, MN |
1/4 mile clay oval |
| 27 |
Beckley Motor Speedway |
Beckley, WV |
3/8 mile clay oval |
| 28 |
Thunder Hill Raceway |
Summertown, TN |
1/4 mile clay oval |
|
29
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Headhunters Dragway |
Eatonton, GA |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 30 |
Bithlo Motorsports Park |
Orlando, FL |
MotoCross Track |
| 31 |
DeSoto Speedway |
Bradenton, FL |
3/8 mile asphalt oval |
| 32 |
Daugherty Speedway |
Boswell, IN |
3/8 mile clay oval |
| 33 |
Canandaigua Motorsports Park |
Canandaigua, NY |
1/2 mile dirt oval |
| 34 |
Boothill Speedway |
Greenwood, LA |
1/4 mile clay oval |
| 35 |
81 Speedway |
Park City, KS |
3/8 mile dirt oval |
| 36 |
Lanier Nat'l Spdwy/Raceplex |
Braselton, GA |
3/8 mile asphalt oval |
| 37 |
Piedmont Dragway |
Greensboro, NC |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 38 |
Oglethorpe Speedway |
Pooler, GA |
1/2 mile clay oval |
| 39 |
Thunder Valley Mudplex |
Neeses, SC |
MudBog Complex |
| 40 |
Middle Tennessee Dragway |
Buffalo Valley, TN |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 41 |
Kinross Speedpark |
Kinross, MI |
1/4 mile asphalt oval |
| 42 |
Tomah Sparta Raceway |
Tomah, WI |
3/8 mile asphalt oval |
| 43 |
Georgetown Speedway |
Georgetown, DE |
1/2 mile clay oval |
| 44 |
Eldora Speedway |
New Weston, OH |
1/2 mile clay oval |
| 45 |
Brown County Dragway |
Bean Blossom, IN |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 46 |
Edgewater Motorsports Park |
Cleves, OH |
1/4 mile drag strip |
| 47 |
Newport Speedway |
Newport, TN |
4/10 mile asphalt oval |
| 48 |
GALOT Motorsports Park |
Dunn, NC |
1/8 mile drag strip |
| 49 |
Plumerville Super Speedway |
Plumerville, AR |
1/4 mile dirt oval |
| 50 |
441 Speedway |
Rentz, GA |
3/8 mile dirt oval |
And there you have it, the Top 50 most viewed race track profiles at RacingIn.com between Memorial Day and Labor Day of 2014. Is YOUR track missing? If it is, that doesn't mean it's not popular or gaining more interest.
Take for instance Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, North Dakota. Even though it's located in an area of the country that's less populated, given effective promotion by it's staff, it's profile was viewed over 320% more times in 2014 than in 2013. With every view of every track profile potentially signifying one more fan who might experience a track they've never been to before, local tracks across the United States are certainly continuing to draw more and more interest as is evidenced at RacingIn.com.
"While we are happy to acknowledge all of the top 50 tracks, we are truly proud to continue to help deliver more exposure for every race track across the United States," summarized Kosak, continuing, "Ultimately, during racing season, RacingIn.com engages tens of thousands of race fans every week who are simply looking for great racing where they live or where they may be travelling. As we look forward to connecting well over 1 million Fans of Fast with great racing in 2015, we love the fact that we're helping to raise the tide around grassroots racing as a whole with each track able to benefit as the tide continues to come in"
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