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Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville, Iowa · 1/2-mile dirt oval · Known as the 'Sprint Car Capital of the World' and home of the annual Knoxville Nationals.

Location

Knoxville, Iowa

Track size

1/2-mile

Shape

Oval

Banking

up to 8°

Race night

Saturdays

Opened

1954

Official website ↗ Directions ↗

Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked half-mile dirt oval at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa, with 8 degrees of banking in the turns and 4 degrees on the straightaways. It has hosted weekly sprint car racing since 1954.

Classes that race at Knoxville Raceway

410 Sprints 360 Sprints Pro Sprints Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Super Late Models 410 Sprint Cars 360 Sprint Cars

Trivia & guides for these classes: Sprint Cars · Dirt Late Models

Weekly program

Saturday-night weekly program (2026 season opener May 2; 410s/360s/Pro Sprints); weekly gate/race times not published on site

Schedule

Knoxville Raceway runs a weekly program on Saturday nights.

We don't have a verified date-by-date schedule for this track yet — check the official website before you go, since dirt schedules change with weather. Know this track? Send us a correction.