EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Speedway
Motorsports, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report on Speedway Motorsports, Inc. dated
February 23, 1999 and our report on Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Inc. dated
February 12, 1999, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus,
which is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference
to us under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in such
Prospectus.




DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Charlotte, North Carolina
June 4, 1999