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Tampa NASCAR Local Track Series
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Links here are all about a Tampa daily drive series focusing on racetracks and current information for race fans.
Six major NASCAR tracks are within a day’s drive of Tampa. That really doesn’t qualify a track as local, but when considering speed and good times - distance isn’t always an obstacle. With the proper definition somewhat distant racetracks become local if the enthusiasm of fans is calculated before miles are measured. Great destinations justify journeys.
Local Tampa NASCAR Racetrack definition (Fan bias included):
Popular motorsports venues are considered local if they aren’t more than a 10 hour drive from Tampa.
NASCAR racetracks -- [Miles] [Route] [Travel time by car]
Daytona International Speedway [140 miles] [I-75 E – 2 ˝ hours]
Homestead-Miami Speedway [300 miles] [I-75 S – 5 hours]
Atlanta Motor Speedway [440 miles] [I-75 N – 7 hours]
Darlington Raceway [525 miles] [I-95 N – 9 hours]
Talladega Superspeedway [570 miles] [I-75 N – 9 ˝ hours]
Charlotte Motor Speedway [600 miles] [I-95 N – 10 hours]
Daytona 500 Experience adds exhibit Daytona International Speedway
Talladega attracts double duty Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega a local Tampa track? Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega daily drive Talladega Superspeedway
Darlington Stripe Zone Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Hall of Fame Charlotte
Miss America to perform Anthem Talladega Superspeedway
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