Citizens Against Racetrack Expansion

03/25/2026

This morning's story from the Nashville Scene lays out the dangerous legal and ethical implications of a Fairgrounds Speedway expansion.

Mayor O’Connell needs to stop entertaining the prospect of a deal with Speedway Motorsports and let voters decide the future of this site.

A proposed charter amendment and an ethics controversy pose obstacles for a potential deal between the mayor and speedway operator

02/03/2026

One would imagine it's bad practice to be constructing a NASCAR stadium complex on the same site where you're hosting the Olympics.

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01/20/2026

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01/15/2026

❗📻Neighborhood advocate and leader of Neighbors Opposing Track Expansion (NOTE), Heidi Basgall Favorite sat down with City Cast Nashville's host, Marie Cecile Anderson, this week.

Check out this episode to see what it's REALLY like to live next to a racetrack and why CARE and other advocacy groups are fighting to change the Metro Charter to put affordable housing at the Fairgrounds instead of racing.

Want to get involved? DM us and we’ll follow up with more details about joining our campaign! We'd love to have you.



https://nashville.citycast.fm/podcasts/neighbors-vs-nascar-what-should-happen-at-the-nashville-fairgrounds

01/13/2026

❗📻Neighborhood advocate and leader of Neighbors Opposing Track Expansion (NOTE), Heidi Basgall Favorite sat down with City Cast Nashville's host, Marie Cecile Anderson, this week

Check out this episode to see what it's REALLY like to live next to a racetrack and why CARE and other advocacy groups are fighting to change the Metro Charter to put affordable housing at the Fairgrounds instead of racing.

Want to get involved? DM us and we’ll follow up with more details about joining our campaign! We'd love to have you.



https://open.spotify.com/episode/2l4w8ztmjMC9Sqxs5umye6?si=hI4s2peGTzKqUjv95aiOGQ&nd=1&dlsi=3bb697979ba54365

City Cast Nashville · Episode

09/25/2025

An ethics complaint filed last week alleged that a member of the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners leaked information to local media outlets about a deal pertaining to NASCAR and Nashville’s …

09/24/2025

In today's Tennessean: Fairgrounds neighbors are speaking out.

“We believed you when you said neighborhoods would come first in your administration.

Bringing NASCAR into our neighborhood doesn’t honor that pledge.”

This fight isn’t only about noise. It is about public land, clean water, and the future of Nashville.

Read the full open letter to Mayor O'Connell:

Mayor Freddie O'Connell may be close to a deal to bring a NASCAR racetrack to the Nashville Fairgrounds. Nearby residents oppose the idea

08/23/2025

Not so fast! A story in 4 parts:

1) NASCAR “sources” tell Fox17 there’s a racetrack deal
2) Mayor O’Connell’s office says no deal
3) Fox deletes the article
4) Fox17 issues a correction

Nashville just can’t trust these NASCAR lobbyists to shape the future of the Fairgrounds.

08/21/2025

"Let's put a pause on this idea that the only thing that really can exist there is racing and let's reimagine what it could be for the community."

h/t WKRN News 2