Volusia Speedway Park (formerly known as Volusia County Speedway and Barberville Speedway) is an

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facility located near Barberville in

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. It currently operates as a 1/2-mile dirt oval and a 1/5-mile dirt oval for

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. The track currently hosts races from the

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series (both

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and late models) and the UMP late model series, As well as the UMP Super DIRTcar Series (Both big-block and small block

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). The track was built by Benny Corbin and opened in 1968 as a 1/4 mile dirt oval, operating through 1969. It expanded to 3/8 mile (still dirt) in August 1969, operating through 1971. It was expanded again to 1/2 mile in February 1972. Dick Murphy bought the racetrack in 1982, and paved it in 1989. Murphy sold it in 1992, and re-purchased it in 1997, when it was converted back to dirt. The

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had run nine races in the complex between 1991 and 1998, the first eight events were on the 1/2 mile paved track. The last event, in 1998, was on the 3/8 mile recently paved oval but since it was converted back into dirt for 1999, the track was removed from Southeast schedule. The 3/8 mile dirt oval opened behind turn four of the original oval, operating from 1993 until it was paved in 1998 for a

event, but in 1999 it was converted back into dirt. In late 2004 the paved surface was torn up and removed and the karting track that was located inside of the asphalt track was redesigned and took over all of the former track. The 1/5 mile dirt karting track complex is known as "Volusia Karting". Murphy sold the racetrack in 2005 to DIRT Motorsports, later renamed the "

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". In 2021,

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flat track events, sanctioned by

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, moved from Daytona to Volusia Speedway Park. In 2022, American Flat Track will add a

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race at Volusia.

NASCAR events

From 1989 until 1992, the track hosted a

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race on the 1/2 mile layout. Track history at racing-reference.info
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References

External links

Official siteDIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway ParkVolusia Speedway Park race results
at Racing-Reference Motorsport venues in Florida Sports venues in Volusia County, Florida NASCAR tracks 1968 establishments in Florida Sports venues completed in 1968 {{Autoracing-venue-stub