What is the name of the speedway where Pixar's Cars (2006) opens with its first race?

Pixar's Cars (2006) opens at the Motor Speedway of the South.

The fictional speedway hosts the opening Piston Cup race, where Lightning McQueen competes against Chick Hicks and The King. The race ends in a three-way tie after Lightning's rear tires fail, setting up the deciding race in California.

The venue's name is easy to confuse with real-world NASCAR tracks or with later locations in the film. Motor Speedway of the South is a fictional setting created for Cars, while Radiator Springs is the town where much of the story takes place.

The opening race establishes Lightning as talented but self-centered. He refuses to accept help from his pit crew and focuses on finishing alone, behavior that contributes directly to his later crash and accidental arrival in Radiator Springs. The speedway therefore serves as both the film's opening location and the starting point of Lightning's character arc.