Green Valley Raceway

Green Valley Raceway
The Valley
The Track that Milk Built
Coordinates32°53′48″N 97°12′37″W / 32.89667°N 97.21028°W / 32.89667; -97.21028[1]
OwnerBill McClure (founder)
Bill Hielscher (race coordinator)
Opened1960
Closed1986
Major eventsRoad course:
Drag strip:
Websitenrhgreenvalleyraceway.com
Road Course (1966–1986)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.100 miles (3.380 km)
Turns8
Race lap record0:59.204 (Republic of Ireland Michael Roe, VDS-002, 1984, Can-Am)
Original Road Course (1960–1965)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.600 miles (2.575 km)
Race lap record1:13.900 (United States Jim Hall, Porsche 718 RSK, 1961, Sports car racing)

Green Valley Raceway was a motorsports race track located in Smithfield, Texas, and was part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Designed and built by Bill McClure on his North Texas dairy farm, the facility opened in 1960, and was used for over 20 years until its closure in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "Tracks: Green Valley Raceway". Guido de Carli. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRHPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).