(MMS) - Montgomery Motor Speedway - Montgomery,AL.

Track Facts

Elevation: 150 feet
Latitude: 32.357216
Longitude: -86.447382
GPS: N 32 21.4329, W 86 26.8429

Type of Facility
The track is a semi-banked 1/2 mile Paved Oval
Outside Length = 3000 ft. Inside Length = 2700 ft.
Track Width = 60 ft.
Front Straight = 700 ft. Back Straight = 600 ft.
Turns 1&2 = 700 ft. Turns 3&4 = 650 ft.
Front and Back Straight Banking = 3 to 5 degrees
Turns 1&2 Banking = 15 degrees
Turns 3&4 Banking = 13 degrees
Complete MUSCO lighting system (same as most NASCAR tracks)
Track resurfaced in 2009
Complete outside retaining wall
Full pit road with 36 Pit Spaces.
Tech Building - houses scales, water, air, body templates and a referee for all Late Model Divisions.
Brand New Sound Supressing Concrete Bleachers with a capacity of nearly 2,000 seats.

Historical Note

The track opened on April 25th, 1955. NASCAR Grand National races were
held intermittantly between 1955 and 1968. The track was a dirt surface when
opened in 1955 and then paved for the 1956 season (per Racing-Reference.info).

Grand National Race Recaps (Sprint Cup Series of today)

Year-race#--Date-Cars--Winner--Start--Make-----Length--Miles--Purse -Pole Speed---Average Speed
1955--09--04/17/55-15-Tim Flock--5-'55 Chrysler-.500-D-100---3,675-----64.290--------60.872
1955--36--09/11/55-24-Tim Flock--1-'55 Chrysler-.500-D-100--4,285-----68.728--------63.773
1956--35--07/29/56-14-Marvin Panch---1-'56 Ford-.500-P-100--3,985------69.444--------67.252
1967--27--06/27/67-21-Jim Paschal--3-'67 Plymouth-.500-P-100-4,640----77.088--------72.435
1968--02--11/26/67-30-Richard Petty--1-'67 Plymouth-.500-P-100-4,940--79.964--------70.644
1969--02--12/08/68-22-Bobby Allison--3-'68 Plymouth-.500-P-100-4,740--80.899--------73.200

6 races

Convertible Series Race Recaps (Nationwide Series of today)

1956--04/15/56-23-Marvin Panch--2-'56 Dodge-.500-P-100-3,885-69.471---64.119
1 race

The track has also operated as Montgomery International Raceway, Montgomery International Speedway and Montgomery Speedway USA.

Track Office

Montgomery Motor Speedway
480 Booth Road
Montgomery, AL 36108

334-262-6101
334-262-6102