Whitesville is a home rule-class city in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.According to the United States Census Bureau, Whitesville has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.08 km2), all of it land.The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.79% African American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.95% from two or more races.Whitesville is home to Kentucky Motor Speedway, a 3/8 mile short-track facility built in 1960, with an infield figure 8 track crossover added in 1981.The facility was idle from 2005 to 2008 due to bankruptcy issues, but reopened on April 19, 2009.