"Where the Racing Rocks" | |
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Location | 5500 Victory Lane, Millington, Tennessee, 38053 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (UTC−5 DST) |
Coordinates | 35°16′58″N 89°56′51″W / 35.28278°N 89.94750°W |
Capacity | 35,000 (Oval) - 25,000 (Drag Strip) |
Owner | IRG 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) |
Opened | 1986 |
Closed | 17 June 2022 |
Former names | Memphis Motorsports Park (June 1998–March 2011) Memphis International Raceway (1986–May 1998) |
Major events | IHRA (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) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.750 miles (1.207 km) |
Banking | Turns - 11° Straights - 4° front, 3° back |
Drag Strip | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.8326 miles (1.340 km) |
Road Course (1987–1998) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.770 miles (2.848 km) |
Race lap record | 1:05.692[1] ( 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.