▁April ▁ 2 , ▁one ▁day ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁annual ▁Nation wide ▁Series ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁April ▁T ruck ▁race ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" N ash ville ▁ 2 0 0 ". ▁Nash ville ▁Sup ers pe ed way ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁facility ▁on ▁the ▁circuit ▁to ▁host ▁two ▁T ruck ▁Series ▁races ▁without ▁hosting ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁Cup ▁event . ▁ ▁As ▁is ▁a ▁Nash ville ▁metropol itan ▁tradition , ▁spe cially - des igned ▁Gib son ▁Les ▁Paul ▁gu it ars ▁are ▁presented ▁to ▁race ▁w inners ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁conventional ▁tro ph ies . ▁The ▁track ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁producing ▁many ▁first - time ▁w inners . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁is ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁classic ▁term ▁of ▁a ▁" sup ers pe ed way " ▁( a ▁track ▁of ▁one ▁mile ▁( 1 . 6   km ) ▁or ▁longer , ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁track ), ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁itself ▁from ▁the ▁. 5 9 6   mile ▁Fair ground s ▁Speed way ▁( pre viously ▁known ▁as ▁Nash ville ▁Speed way ▁USA ) ▁at ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Fair ground s ▁near ▁dow nt own ▁Nash ville . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Nash ville ▁Speed way ▁USA ▁had ▁conducted ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ 4 2 0 - lap ▁Cup ▁races , ▁but ▁NAS C AR ▁pulled ▁its ▁san ction ing ▁license ▁from ▁the ▁circuit ▁after ▁disput es ▁over ▁who ▁would ▁manage ▁the ▁track ▁took ▁place