‘Right to race’ laws and the battle over America’s local racetracks

‘Right to race’ laws and the battle over America’s local racetracks

Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley, S.C., held its last race in 2022. The track is at the center of debates over redevelopment and the future of local racing facilities. Tony Crescibene/flickr, CC BYAcross the United States, the local auto racing tracks that have anchored rural and working-class communities for generations are disappearing. Some have lost out to real estate developers when suburban sprawl makes the land beneath them too valua…