First known as North Carolina Motor Speedway and later as the North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham Speedway opened as a one-mile track in Rockingham, North Carolina, in 1965. Among the races it hosted were the Peach Blossom 500 (later known as the Carolina 500) and the American 500, both Grand National Series events. Declining attendance eventually led to the track's closure in 2004. Since reopening in 2008, the track has hosted the ARCA Racing Series, also known as the American 200.