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Mobile International Speedway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval track along U.S. Highway 90 in Irvington, Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was built by Walter "Skip" Wetjen, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and opened in 1965.
In 1987 Dennis White completed a three-year effort to construct the Frogtown International Speedway in the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne territory by holding its first racing event. [2] Chiefs from both the recognized councils of the Canadian and American portions of the reservation conducted the opening ceremonies for over 2,500 fans. [ 3 ]
A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing. Although a quarter mile (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile (201 m) tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot (304.8 m) races.
Meadowdale International Raceway: Carpentersville: Illinois: 1958–1969 Asphalt 3.27 miles (5.26 km) 11 Mid America Raceways: Wentzville: Missouri: 1965-1984 Asphalt 2.89 miles (4.65 km) 10 Palm Beach International Raceway: Jupiter: Florida: 1965-2022 Asphalt 2.043 miles (3.288 km) 11 Riverside International Raceway: Riverside: California ...
St. Louis International Raceway was built in 1967 as a drag racing facility by Wayne and Ruth Meinert on property originally purchased by David Bergfield. [1] Initially conceived as a 0.125 mi (0.201 km) drag strip, the track was extended to a full 0.250 mi (0.402 km) in 1971.
Mobile International Speedway: Mobile, Alabama: May 3 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway [18] Nashville, Tennessee: May 22 Hickory Motor Speedway [19] Hickory, North Carolina: May 24 Newport Speedway [20] Newport, Tennessee: June 7 Montgomery Motor Speedway: Montgomery, Alabama: June 27 Five Flags Speedway: Pensacola, Florida: August 2 Mobile ...
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The Memphis International Raceway (more commonly known as MIR) was founded in 1986 by Ed Gatlin, who along with a group of investors, bought a 400-acre tract of land within the northeastern section of Shelby County, and built a drag strip with an adjacent road course, including a dirt track and a go-kart track. [2]