▁NCAA ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁conference ▁of ▁S out he astern ▁college ▁teams , ▁including ▁the ▁Alabama ▁C rim son ▁T ide , ▁Ark ansas ▁Raz or back s , ▁A ub urn ▁Tig ers , ▁Kentucky ▁Wild c ats , ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁Reb els , ▁Florida ▁G ators , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Game co cks , ▁Tennessee ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁and ▁V ander b ilt ▁Com mod ores . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁NAS C AR ▁teams ▁are ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁area ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁sports ▁operations ▁headquarters ▁and ▁media ▁out lets . ▁Tra cks ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁include ▁Day ton a ▁International ▁Speed way , ▁Hom est ead - M iami ▁Speed way , ▁T alla de ga ▁Sup ers pe ed way , ▁Br istol ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁Atlanta ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁Dar ling ton ▁Race way , ▁Kentucky ▁Speed way , ▁Mart ins ville ▁Speed way , ▁and ▁Richmond ▁International ▁Speed way . ▁ ▁The ▁sout heast ▁also ▁hosts ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Tri ple ▁Crown : ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁and ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes ▁are ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast , ▁being ▁run ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁The ▁Derby ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁western ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁considered ▁the ▁southern ▁leg . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Hamm ock ▁(