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Volusia Speedway Park

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Time zone
  
EST/EDT (-0500/-0400)

Length
  
0.8 km (0.5 mi)

Major event
  
Xfinity Series

Surface
  
Dirt (Clay)

Phone
  
+1 386-985-4402

Opened
  
1968

Volusia Speedway Park

Location
  
1500 East State Rd. 40, De Leon Springs, Florida

Operator
  
Dean Miracle - General Manager

Major events
  
NASCAR Busch Series (1989-92) World of Outlaws series Super DIRTcar Series

Address
  
1500 East State Road 40, De Leon Springs, FL 32130, United States

Former names
  
Barberville Speedway; Volusia County Speedway

Similar
  
New Smyrna Speedway, Daytona Internatio Speedway, Putnam County Speedway, Speed Park Motorspo, De Leon Springs State Park

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Volusia Speedway Park (formerly known as Volusia County Speedway) is an auto racing facility located near Barberville in Volusia County, Florida. It Currently operates as a 1/2-mile dirt oval and a 1/8-mile dirt oval for karts. It currently hosts races from the World of Outlaws series (both sprints and late models) and the UMP late model series, As well as the UMP Super DIRTcar Series (Both big-block and small block modified racing).

Contents

The track opened as a 1/4 mile dirt oval in 1968, operating through 1969. It expanded to 3/8 mile (still dirt) in August 1969, operating through 1971. It expanded again to 1/2 mile in February 1972, operating through 1989, when it was paved. It operated as a paved oval until 1997, when it was converted back to dirt.

The 3/8 mile dirt oval opened behind turn 4 of the original oval, operating from 1993 until it was paved in 1998, In late 2004 the paved surface was torn up and as of 2015 only the slight footprint of the 3/8 mile paved oval remains. A 1/8 mile dirt karting track is located inside the former 3/8 mile course.

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NASCAR events

From 1989 until 1992, the track hosted a NASCAR Busch Series race.

References

Volusia Speedway Park Wikipedia