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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2004
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                           SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



       Delaware                     1-13582                    51-0363307
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)               Identification No.)




5555 Concord Parkway South, Concord, North Carolina              28027
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           (704) 455-3239
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                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 5.      Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

     On July 7, 2004, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. issued a press release, which
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

    (c)      Exhibits.

Exhibit Number             Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated July 7, 2004
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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS, INC.



Date:    July 7, 2004                   By:  /s/ Marylaurel E. Wilks
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                                             Marylaurel E. Wilks
                                             Vice President and General Counsel