Question: What was the original name of the 0.4 mile dirt oval which is now a closed track ?

text: List of NASCAR tracks
Defunct or inactive NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series , and Gander Outdoors Truck Series tracks -- Defunct or closed tracks

This is a list of tracks which have hosted a NASCAR race from 1948 to present. Various forms of race track have been used throughout the history of NASCAR, including purpose-built race tracks such as Daytona.
Track Type and layout Location Season ( s ) Notes
Air Base Speedway 0.5-mile dirt oval 0.25-mile dirt oval South Carolina ( Greenville ) 1951 One Grand National race held on August 25 , 1951 . ( Previously often misreported as held at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway . )
Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds ( 42°41′50″N 74°01′37″W / 42.69733°N 74.02698°W / 42.69733 ; -74.02698 ) 0.5-mile dirt oval New York ( Altamont ) 1951 1955 Auto racing discontinued after 1955 . Footprint of track , repurposed , still exists
Ascot Park 0.4-mile dirt oval California ( Los Angeles ) 1957 1959 1961 Race held in 1957 under the track name Los Angeles Speedway ; race in 1959 under the name New Ascot Stadium . Closed in 1990
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway 0.5-mile dirt oval North Carolina ( Weaverville ) 1951-1969 Closed in 1970
Augusta International Raceway 0.5-mile paved oval 3-mile road course Georgia ( Augusta ) 1962-1969 ( oval ) 1964 ( road ) Oval was originally dirt and paved in 1964 ; road course abandoned after 1963 ; complex closed in 1970 ; Now the site of Diamond Lakes Regional Park
Bainbridge Fairgrounds ( 41°21′36″N 81°23′21″W / 41.36004°N 81.38909°W / 41.36004 ; -81.38909 ) 1-mile dirt oval Ohio ( Bainbridge ) 1951 Operated from 1946-1969
Bay Meadows Racetrack 1-mile dirt oval California ( San Mateo ) 1954-1956 Conducted final horse race in August 2008 ; subsequently razed
Beltsville Speedway 0.5-mile paved oval Maryland ( Laurel ) 1965-1970 Closed after 1978 ; now the site of Capitol College
Birmingham International Raceway 0.5-mile dirt oval Alabama ( Birmingham ) 1958 1961 1963-1965 1967-1968 Track demolished in 2009 by city
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds ( 40°59′47″N 76°27′51″W / 40.99632°N 76.46414°W / 40.99632 ; -76.46414 ) 0.5-mile dirt oval Pennsylvania ( Bloomsburg ) 1953 Auto racing discontinued after 1985
Bremerton Raceway 0.9-mile paved oval Washington ( Bremerton ) 1957 Auto racing discontinued by 1958
Bridgehampton Race Circuit 2.85-mile road course New York ( Bridgehampton ) 1958 1963-1964 1966 Track closed for good in 1998 . Site demolished for housing and golf
Buffalo Civic Stadium 0.25-mile cinder oval New York ( Buffalo ) 1958 In later years , home to the Buffalo Bills in both the AFL ( 1960-69 ) and NFL ( 1970-72 ) ; demolished in 1988
California State Fairgrounds 1-mile dirt oval California ( Sacramento ) 1956-1961 Closed in 1970 when fairgrounds moved to new location ; site now University of California , Davis School of Medicine . The new location also includes a one-mile dirt oval and has hosted both USAC Silver Crown and AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle racing
Canfield Speedway / Canfield Fairgrounds 0.5-mile dirt oval Ohio ( Canfield ) 1950-1952 ARCA & USAC ran on an inner mixed .250 mi oval until it closed to auto racing in 1973 . It is still used for horse racing
Carrell Speedway ( 33°52′23″N 118°17′32″W / 33.87309°N 118.29227°W / 33.87309 ; -118.29227 ) 0.5-mile dirt oval California ( Gardena ) 1951 1954 Closed in late 1954 to make way for the Artesia Freeway
Central City Speedway 0.5-mile dirt oval Georgia ( Macon ) 1951-1954 Closed during 1956
Champion Speedway 0.333-mile paved oval North Carolina ( Fayetteville ) 1958-1959 Closed in 1959
Charlotte Speedway 0.75-mile dirt oval North Carolina ( Charlotte ) 1949-1956 Closed c. 1956
Chicago Motor Speedway 1.029-mile paved oval Illinois ( Cicero ) 2000-2001 ( Truck ) Track demolished , now the site of a Walmart