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Memphis Motorsports Park |
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Location: Millington, TN
Shape: Oval
Distance: .750-miles
Banking, Turns: 11 degrees
Banking, Front Straight: 4 degrees
Banking, Back Straight: 3 degrees
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| Memphis Motorsports Park's oval is home to NASCAR's Busch Series, Grand National Division, Craftsman Truck Series and ASA ACDelco, among others. |
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It all started in 1986, as a multi-track facility run by a group of investors headed by Ed Gatlin. Gatlin and his business partners dealt in a no nonsense business style that allowed Memphis Motorsports Park to survive the up-and-down Memphis sports market and become the model of perserverance among Mid-South sports entities.
Gatlin and his group went through some learning pains, but the group took their failures and setbacks and went to work, piece by piece, starting with what has become the area's signature race, now known as the Pennzoil Nationals presented by AutoZone.
Following the 1996 Pennzoil Nationals the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, one of the major players in American motorsports,
bought Memphis Motorsports Park from Gatlin's group.
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| CONTACT INFO |
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Tickets:
 (901) 358-7223
Get Directions
Write:
Memphis Motorsports Park
5500 Taylor Forge Dr
Millington TN 38053
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In 24 years, the organization founded by Chris Pook, has developed one of the major events in CART-FedEx Champ Car circuit--the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Now they have reached out to Mid-America in a big way.
The purchase of Memphis Motorsports Park comes on the heels of Automotive Safety and Transportation Systems (ASTS), a subsidiary of GPALB, acquiring Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Il., just outside St. Louis. Gateway is coming off a successful season in which it hosted a CART FedEx Champ Car circuit race, as well as a NASCAR Busch Grand National event and an NHRA Winston Drag Racing event.
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RACE RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Date |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
K. Harvick |
92.352 |
10/29/00 |
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QUALIFYING RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Time |
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Date |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
J. Green |
120.267 |
22.450 |
10/28/00 |
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Craftsman
Truck Series |
G. Biffle |
120.139 |
22.474 |
5/7/99 |
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