O'Reilly Raceway Park is, without a doubt, the best track still visited by big-time NASCAR. It has the perfect "Saturday night short track" feel that all but disappeared when tracks like the Nashville Fairgrounds, Myrtle Beach, and South Boston fell off the schedule.
ORP was the first progressively banked track, long before there was even a term for such things, making it the perfect track for some good old fashioned rootin' and gougin'.
The infield at ORP is grassy and spacious (the haulers are parked outside the track) making it the perfect spot to watch the race. And the pond in turn 4 is prime minow fishing grounds. And the traditional Kroger trailers are sure to be behind the backstretch on Saturday night. All in all, ORP is a place like no other, and fans with an appreciation of the history of the sport will recognize it as one of the last beacons of the way things used to be...
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