Memphis International Raceway
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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, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles north of the city of Memphis.
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Location | 5500 Victory Lane, Millington, Tennessee, 38053 |
Time zone | GMT-6 |
Coordinates | 35°16′58″N 89°56′51″W |
Capacity | 35,000 (Oval) - 25,000 (Drag Strip) |
Owner | IRG Sports & Entertainment |
Opened | 1987 |
Closed | 2022 |
Major events | IHRA Nitro Jam Summit Racing Equipment World Finals |
D-oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | .75 miles (1.2 km) |
Banking | Turns - 11° Straights - 4° front, 3° back |
Drag Strip | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | .8326 miles (1.34 km) |
Road Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
Race lap record | 1:05.692[1] ( Pete Halsmer, Merkur XR4Ti, 1987, Trans-Am) |
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