Report: Nashville SuperSpeedway sale delayed again

Last May, Robb Sexton – CEO of global technology company NeXovation – announced he was buying the track from Dover Motorsports for $46 million. A spokesperson for the company told the newspaper that despite the delays, "NeXovation continues to work closely with Dover Motorsports in the purchase of the Nashville Superspeedway. We look forward to bringing a world-class motorsports experience to Nashville and the Middle Tennessee community."

The unique 1.3-mile oval, which opened in 2001, was conceived as a compromise design that would accommodate both stock cars and open-wheelers and hosted both IndyCar and second-tier NASCAR events. Despite early success (ABOVE: the start of the 2008 IndyCar event, LAT photo), attendance proved disappointing and Dover Motorsports ended racing operations at the facility in 2010.

Former Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway owner Gary Baker told the Lebanon Democrat he considered the hybrid layout a liability that would have to be scrapped if any new owners are to have a chance of success.

"It's impossible to build a track that's suited for both stock cars and Indy cars," Baker said. "The only way to fix it, in my opinion, it to totally re-configure it. If they did that, and a few other things, it might have a chance to succeed."