Cordele, Georgia · Watermelon Capital of the World
One track,
three names
Cordele Motor Speedway, Crisp Motorsports Park, and Watermelon Capital Speedway are the same place: the asphalt oval at 385 Farmers Market Rd in Cordele, Georgia.
How the names fit together
Until · January 2024
Crisp Motorsports Park
The facility’s name until it was renamed Cordele Motor Speedway in January 2024.
Since · January 2024
Cordele Motor Speedway
The name of the facility since January 2024.
The oval · Always
Watermelon Capital Speedway
The name of the oval itself — Cordele Motor Speedway is the home of Watermelon Capital Speedway, in the town known as the Watermelon Capital of the World.
January 2024: new owners, new name
In January 2024, Greg and Lori Noland bought the track from Wayne and Flo Lyle, and Crisp Motorsports Park was renamed Cordele Motor Speedway. The announcement is in the news archive.
The track
A 3/8-mile, medium-banked, D-shaped oval — asphalt, not dirt — on 100 acres, half a mile from I-75, Exit 104.
Long-running races like the World Crown 300 and the Georgia Summer Nationals still anchor the season. See what’s next on the schedule.
- Length
- 3/8 mile
- Banking
- Medium-banked
- Shape
- D-shaped oval
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Grounds
- 100 acres
- Access
- Half a mile from I-75, Exit 104
From the archive
Milestones from the track’s own news posts, in the words they were published in.
Crisp Motorsports Park years
March 30, 2023
2023 Ga Spring Nationals Postponed Due To Weather!!August 14, 2023
11th Annual Ga Summer Nationals August 19thSeptember 12, 2023
Next Event September 23rd - 2nd Annual Ray Ingle Memorial RaceCordele Motor Speedway years
Got an old program?
Programs, photos and results from the Crisp Motorsports Park and Watermelon Capital Speedway years belong here. If you have some, the track wants to hear from you.