Memphis International Raceway

**Memphis International Raceway**
1999–2009: Memphis Motorsports Park
1986–1998: Memphis International Motorsports Park
	Shelby County , Tennessee , USA
Route type:	permanent race track
Owner:	Moroso Investment Partners
Operator:	-
Start of building:	1986
Opening:	1986
Decommissioned:	October 30, 2009
Short track oval
	Tri-oval
	Route data
Important ; events:	NASCAR Nationwide Series; Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series; MemphisTravel.com 200
Route length:	1.203 km (0.75 mi )
Curve superelevation:	Curves: 11 ° ; start-finish straight: 4 ° back ; straight: 3 °
Audience capacity:	28,000
	http://racemir.com

35.282777777778 -89.9475Coordinates: 35 ° 16 ′ 58 ″ N , 89 ° 56 ′ 51 ″ W.

The Memphis Motorsports Park is a racetrack on the opposite side of the Loosahatchie River at Memphis in the State of Tennessee , about 10 miles south of Millington . The track was owned by Dover Motorsports , which also owns Dover International Speedway , Gateway International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway . NASCAR Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series races were held on the oval . The facility also includes a 4,400-foot acceleration track for the National Hot Rod Association's drag racing and other events.

In 1986, construction began on Memphis International Motorsports Park, originally from a distance for drag race , a road course, a non-fixed price and a Kart consisted railway. In 1996 the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach acquired the entire facility and added a 0.75 mile long tri-oval on the site of the former dirt track the following year. This was moved to the area of the kart track. At the same time, the name was changed to Memphis Motorsports Park, whose tri-oval opened on June 5, 1998. With the purchase of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach by Dover Motorsports a short time later, the Motorsports Park also became their property. NASCAR's first race took place on September 13, 1998.

The track was closed on October 30, 2009 and changed hands in January 2011.

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 s (120.139 mph), 1999
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Travis Kvapil , 1:41:03 (89.065 mph), 2002

Web links

Official website

Individual evidence

^ Moroso Investment Partners closes on Memphis Motorsports Park facility ( Memento of February 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), engl. News from January 31, 2011, accessed on February 3, 2011.

[1] Moroso Investment Partners closes on Memphis Motorsports Park facility ( Memento of February 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), engl. News from January 31, 2011, accessed on February 3, 2011.