speedway vs route

speedway and route both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speedway	Yes	No	No	No
route	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, route is a hypernym of speedway; that is, route is a word with a broader meaning than speedway:

Other hypernyms of speedway include road.

speedway (noun)	route (noun)
a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles	an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
road where high speed driving is allowed	an established line of travel or access

speedway (verb)	route (verb)
	send via a specific route
	divert in a specified direction
	send documents or materials to appropriate destinations