EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
No. 333-80021 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 16, 1999