Memphis International Raceway

Memphis International Raceway
"Where the Racing Rocks"

D-oval (1998–2022)
Location5500 Victory Lane, Millington, Tennessee, 38053
Time zoneUTC−6 (UTC−5 DST)
Coordinates35°16′58″N 89°56′51″W / 35.28278°N 89.94750°W / 35.28278; -89.94750
Capacity35,000 (Oval) - 25,000 (Drag Strip)
OwnerIRG Sports & Entertainment
Palm Beach International Raceway (2011–2022)
Dover Motorsports (July 1998–December 2010)
Grand Prix Association of Long Beach (1996–1998)
Ed Gatlin (1986–1995)
Opened1986
Closed17 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-17)
Former namesMemphis Motorsports Park (June 1998–March 2011)
Memphis International Raceway (1986–May 1998)
Major eventsIHRA (2011–2022)
ARCA Menards Series
Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 (1998, 2001, 2017–2020)
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 (1999–2009)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
MemphisTravel.com 200 (1998–2009)
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series (1988–2009)
AMA Superbike Championship (1987)
Trans-Am (1987)
D-oval (1998–2022)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.750 miles (1.207 km)
BankingTurns - 11°
Straights - 4° front, 3° back
Drag Strip
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.8326 miles (1.340 km)
Road Course (1987–1998)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.770 miles (2.848 km)
Race lap record1:05.692[1] (United States Pete Halsmer, Merkur XR4Ti, 1987, Trans-Am)

Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) was an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis.

  1. ^ "Trans-Am Memphis 1987". 13 September 1987. Retrieved 23 March 2023.