Memphis International Raceway
Address: 5500 Taylor Forge Road, Shelby County, Tennessee, 38053
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series MemphisTravel.com 200
35.282777777778 - 89.9475Koordinaten: 35 ° 16 ' 58 "N, 89 ° 56' 51 " W
The Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track on the opposite side of the Loosahatchie River at Memphis, Tennessee, about 10 miles south of Millington. Owner of the track was Dover Motorsports, which, the Gateway International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway also includes the Dover International Speedway. On the oval races were held the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The grounds also include a 4400 foot long acceleration path for drag racing of the National Hot Rod Association and other events.
In 1986, construction began on Memphis International Motorsports Park, which originally consisted of a track for drag racing, a road course, a non- fixed price and a kart track. In 1996, the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach acquired the entire system and added the following year to a 0.75 miles long tri- oval on the site of the former dirt track. This was transferred to the area of kart track. At the same time the name was changed to Memphis Motorsports Park, the tri-oval was opened on 5 June 1998. With the purchase of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach by Dover Motorsports Motorsports Park is also the a short time later passed into their possession. The first race of NASCAR took place on 13 September 1998.
The track has been closed on 30 October 2009, and moved in January 2011 the owners.
Records
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Jeff Green, 22,450 s ( 120.267 mph ), 2000
- NASCAR Nationwide Series race: Kevin Harvick, 2:01:49 ( 92.352 mph ), 2000
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Greg Biffle, 22.474 seconds ( 120.139 mph ), 1999
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race: Travis Kvapil, 1:41:03 ( 89.065 mph ), 2002