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Christopher Bell beats Joey Logano in action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race

Christopher Bell loves North Wilkesboro Speedway, and Joey Logano hates the “Promoter’s Caution.” Those were the main takeaways from the top two finishers in an action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race at the 0.625-mile oval in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. In a slam-bang affair that set a record for lead changes, Bell beat Logano by 0.829 seconds […]

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Christopher Bell loves North Wilkesboro Speedway, and Joey Logano hates the “Promoter’s Caution.”

Those were the main takeaways from the top two finishers in an action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race at the 0.625-mile oval in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

In a slam-bang affair that set a record for lead changes, Bell beat Logano by 0.829 seconds to earn his first All-Star Race victory. Bell, who won three consecutive Cup Series races earlier this season but had a previous best All-Star finish of 10th, delivered the third All-Star Race win for Joe Gibbs Racing.

“That right there is absolutely incredible,” Bell said. “North Wilkesboro, best short track on the schedule.”

He also is a fan of Marcus Smith, the president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports that owns North Wilkesboro Speedway. In a new All-Star Race wrinkle, Smith was allowed to choose when to throw a “ Promoter’s Caution ” that would bunch the field for a late restart.

Smith sent two-time Daytona 500 winner and Fox Sports personality Michael Waltrip to the flag stand to display the random yellow flag on Lap 217 with Logano leading by about a half-second over Bell.

Logano, who was trying to win his second consecutive All-Star Race, elected to stay on track rather than pit during the caution, and the decision proved costly. Bell pitted for two fresh tires, restarted in sixth and needed only five laps to catch Logano. After a battle for first that lasted a dozen laps, Bell took the lead for good on Lap 241 of 250.

“I’m pissed off right now,” said Logano, who led a race-high 139 laps. “Just dang it, we had the fastest car. I’m trying to choose my words correctly on the caution situation. Obviously, I got bit by it, so I am the one frustrated.”

It was a stark turnaround for the defending Cup Series champion, who recently said he supported the “Promoter’s Caution” because “the All-Star Race presents the opportunity to try things outside of the box.” But he was questioning its validity after Sunday’s race.

“Yeah, I’m all about no gimmicks with the caution,” Logano said. “I am all about that. Me and Marcus Smith aren’t seeing eye to eye right now, okay? I’ve got to have a word with him.”

Ross Chastain finished third, followed by Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott.

The “Promoter’s Caution” was introduced to guarantee an exciting finish, but the All-Star Race hardly needed much help this year.

After lackluster showings in the first two outings, the All-Star Race delivered much more action in its third year at North Wilkesboro Speedway. There were 18 lead changes, breaking the mark of 13 (set in 2016) for the most in the event’s 41-year history.

Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski and Logano traded the lead twice in the first 10 laps and often ran side by side for the lead. There were six leaders and 10 lead changes in the first half of the race, which topped the total number of leaders (four) and lead changes (five) in the past two All-Star Races combined.

After leading 62 laps, Keselowski’s bid for his first All-Star Race victory ended with a crash on Lap 177.

Capitalizing on pit strategy, Carson Hocevar led the final 46 laps to win the All-Star Open earlier Sunday and advanced into the NASCAR All-Star Race.

Runner-up John Hunter Nemechek also advanced to the main event by finishing second in the 100-lap warmup race. Noah Gragson won an online fan vote to earn the final transfer spot to the All-Star Race, whose field will included 20 other drivers competing for $1 million.

Pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen finished 13th after leading the first 54 laps on the 0.625-mile oval. The New Zealand native, who is in his first full Cup Series season after winning three Supercar championships in Australia, fell from first to sixth on a four-tire pit stop during the halfway caution.

“I don’t know whether to smile or cry,” said van Gisbergen, who is ranked 35th in the points standings with one top 10 this season. “It’s been a dismal year for us, but I feel like we’re getting better every week. This shows it.”

The All-Star Race winner’s share has been $1 million since the 2003 event, and some drivers have grumbled that an increase for inflation is well overdue.

“I definitely think it should get raised,” 2023 Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney said this week. “That’s the only thing about the All-Star Race I’d probably change. I don’t want to get greedy, but I think you can raise it to $3 million.”

Bubba Wallace said he’d suggest $5 million but would be good for a bump to $3 million.

“They’ve got more TV money, so why not,” Wallace said, referring to NASCAR’s media rights raising to $1.1 billion annually in a deal starting this year.

The Cup Series will race May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the season. Christopher Bell won last year’s race, which was shortened from 600 to 374 miles by rain.

Kyle Larson missed the 2024 race after arriving late because the Indianapolis 500 was delayed by rain. The Hendrick Motorsports star again will attempt to become the fifth driver to race the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

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Colorado’s Eli Tomac, motocross legend, driven to ‘prove he’s still got it’

While riding a tiny 50cc bike on his family’s ranch in southwest Colorado, a young Eli Tomac started down the track toward motocross immortality. Tomac, the son of iconic mountain biker John Tomac, got that first bike for Christmas when he was 4 years old. In the decades that followed, the father and son trained […]

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While riding a tiny 50cc bike on his family’s ranch in southwest Colorado, a young Eli Tomac started down the track toward motocross immortality.

Tomac, the son of iconic mountain biker John Tomac, got that first bike for Christmas when he was 4 years old. In the decades that followed, the father and son trained relentlessly on what was at first a small-scale track on just a couple of acres.

Now, the same 800-acre ranch where Tomac still trains is a sprawling motocross oasis in the shadow of the Battle Rock sandstone formation in McElmo Canyon. There’s a full-size motocross track, multiple supercross tracks and some smaller practice tracks, too, encompassing about 80 acres.

“We started to build the track when we first started riding together, and it kept evolving as his bikes got bigger, as his skill level raised,” John Tomac said. “We just kept advancing the track with him. We added on, we refined it, we moved it a couple of times.

“There’s a lot of kids who are good racers when they’re younger, and they don’t pan out later. I think it helped that I was a professional athlete, we had the land to practice on, and I kind of knew a good pathway and I could gauge where he was at, and where he might end up. … But even with all that, he definitely exceeded what a normal expectation for a career would be.”

Tomac is the local headliner at the Thunder Valley National on Saturday in Lakewood.

A four-time motocross champion and two-time supercross champion, he’s racing there for the first time in a couple of years after injuries prevented him from competing in 2023 and ’24. Tomac enters the race in third place in the 450 class, 17 points behind leader Jett Lawrence.

The 32-year-old veteran’s won four times in Colorado as a pro. He claimed the first supercross event at Empower Field in 2019 and has also won at Thunder Valley three times: the 250 class in 2013, and the 450 class in 2018 and ’20. Thunder Valley promoter David Clabaugh says Tomac’s return “notches up the excitement around the event.”

Tomac, who broke his leg in February at a supercross race in Tampa, believes he still has the speed to win and vie for the circuit title this season despite being one of the oldest competitors in the field. Tomac placed second in the first race of the season at Fox Raceway, then fourth in the second race last weekend at Hangtown, where he won the first moto but crashed in the second.

“The comeback and the rebound have been really good,” Tomac said. “I’m looking forward to a better showing in Colorado, because the last time I raced in Colorado in 2024, I ended up breaking my thumb in Denver (during supercross). That was a bummer.

“… I’m more motivated when I show up in Colorado. I get this natural lift and motivation, and the home crowd’s always great.”

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Colorado pro motocross racer Eli Tomac at the finish line jump during the 450 Moto #1 for the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship 2020 Thunder Valley National at Thunder Valley Park on Oct. 3, 2020. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

While Tomac looks to return to the Thunder Valley podium, John is the grand marshal of Saturday’s event. John’s guided Eli throughout his career, from the time Eli won his first race at Loretta Lynn’s at the age of nine, to Eli becoming the only rider ever to win his pro debut in 2010, and through the championships and Eli’s 108 total American Motorcyclist Association wins.

Eli said his father’s coaching and support have been critical to his success and longevity. The father-son duo got their start in the sport together when Eli was little and they’d travel to races with John competing in his own class as an amateur.

“He’s been with me by my side since the beginning of it all, going to every race,” Eli said. “It’s a little out of the ordinary, but we’ve made it work, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’ve been able to maintain a great father-son working relationship. He’s always had a great eye in terms of technique on the motorcycle, helping me find lines before the race, and the little details of the sport others might overlook.”

Considering both of their resumes, John and Eli are one of the most accomplished father-son duos to ever get on two wheels.

John won the National Off-Road Bicycle Association Championship in cross-country, downhill and slalom in 1988, and went on to accumulate several more titles before retiring in 2005 as the winningest mountain biker ever. He was also an elite road cyclist who competed for the U.S.A. Cycling National Team.

All that earned John induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

“There’s a reason why they call him ‘The General,’” said motocross racer and family friend Jeremy Martin, who trained with Eli in Cortez for several years. “That dude left no stone unturned, and he held you accountable. Even on the days you were tired, he showed up, put in the work, was consistent, was rock solid. He did what needed to be done when you never wanted to do it.”

Now, “The General” is determined to see his son finish his career on his terms.

Eli says he’s planning on racing at least one more year after this one, then he might hang it up. But John says he’s heard that before and thinks his son has even more in the tank while going up against the sport’s next generation of stars, such as Lawrence, a 21-year-old phenom who’s already won an AMA 450-class title in motocross and supercross.

“He says next year will be his last, but he’s told me that three or four times,” John quipped. “There’s some really fast young kids who are coming up now, and he really enjoys competing against them. That’s part of the fire in his belly, is to prove he’s still got it.”

A win at Thunder Valley would bump Tomac up the all-time standings.

He’s currently fourth on the all-time 450 motocross wins list with 32 victories, one short of tying Rick Johnson for third place. He’s also second on the all-time 450 supercross wins list with 53. His 85 combined wins in motocross and supercross are only bettered by the sport’s greatest rider ever, Ricky Carmichael’s 124 wins, and the king of supercross, fellow icon Jeremy McGrath’s 87 wins.

Both are AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers, a club that the speed demon from tiny Cortez seems destined to join.

“The guys he’s surrounded by in the record books are legends, so I think Eli is absolutely a legend, too,” Martin said. “He’s a good ol’ Colorado country boy who works hard, has stayed true to his roots, and has consistently found a way to win. And I don’t think he’s done winning.”

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Back of Colorado motocross racer Eli Tomac’s helmet before the start of the 450 Moto #1 for the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship 2020 Thunder Valley National at Thunder Valley Park Oct. 03, 2020.

The AMA Pro Motocross Championship returns to Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood this Saturday for the 21st running of the Toyota Thunder Valley National. Here’s the event schedule:

• Practice and Qualifying, 8 a.m.

• Opening Ceremonies, 12:30 p.m.

• First Motos (250 Class & 450 Class), 1 p.m.

• Second Motos (250 Class & 450 Class), 3:30 p.m.

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NASCAR Chicago Street Race course puts on a great show, Jeff Gordon says

Could the rain delays that dogged NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race in its first two years have inadvertently become its superpower? “Wet weather road racing is really exciting,” four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon told Chicago’s City Club on Thursday night. “The most exciting type of racing is not only slick (conditions) but drying pavement.” […]

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Could the rain delays that dogged NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race in its first two years have inadvertently become its superpower?

“Wet weather road racing is really exciting,” four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon told Chicago’s City Club on Thursday night. “The most exciting type of racing is not only slick (conditions) but drying pavement.”

Drying pavement is something the Grant Park 165, the premier event of the Chicago Street Race weekend, has seen plenty of. Rainy conditions forced NASCAR to shorten the race in 2023 and 2024, but both events also produced dramatic racing that gave pundits plenty to talk about.

The race weekend, which has drawn mixed reaction from locals because of the road closures, returns to downtown Chicago for a third year on July 5 and 6.

Last year Alex Bowman won the rain-delayed Grant Park 165 after staying on wet-weather tires, even as other race leaders swapped their tires for slicker ones better suited for the drying conditions. The victory snapped an 80-race winless streak for Bowman, who drives the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, of which Gordon serves as vice chairman.

New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen won the rain-shortened Grant Park race in 2023, becoming the first driver in 60 years to win in his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Gordon, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, called the win “probably one of the most shocking things that’s happened in NASCAR in the last 30 years.”

Gordon said that when he first saw the course map for the inaugural street race, he wondered about some of the narrow stretches on the route. Some of the participating race teams were also initially nervous about the course, he said.

But drivers now love the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course, which offers high- and low-speed areas, narrow passes, and roomier stretches. The pop-up course runs through Grant Park, down DuSable Lake Shore Drive and up Michigan Avenue.

“It’s a very fun and flowy” course, Gordon said. “It puts on a great show, and the drivers really love it.”

“They absolutely can’t wait to get here” next month, added Gordon, who was in Chicago for the 2023 and 2024 races and plans to return this year.

Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty) — Jeff Gordon, vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2025, in Concord, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty)

“It’s such a cool event,” he said. “To see our race cars screaming around the streets of Chicago, and all the city has to offer, it’s so special for all of us competitors to be a part of.”

The launch of a street course was made possible in part by the Next Generation car, which NASCAR began using in the 2022 season. The Next Generation car was designed with several improvements, including better brakes, that opened the door to racing on different types of tracks, Gordon said.

Could the success of the Next Generation car in downtown Chicago pave the way for future NASCAR street races in other locations?

“I certainly think so,” Gordon said in an interview Thursday afternoon. “It opens up a whole new window of opportunity. (But) I’d like to see it stay here for a long time because it’s the perfect city for us to be in.”

Gordon said the race puts a spotlight on Chicago. The event also has helped expand NASCAR’s fan base, which has declined partly because iconic drivers such as Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Mark Martin have retired.

“When you have that many key figures in a sport step out, you lose fans,” Gordon said. “We’ve got to make drivers household names and faces again.”

With hotels, restaurants and entertainment footsteps away from the downtown course, he said the Chicago Street Race offers an enhanced experience for fans, partners and sponsors. Next month’s race weekend also will feature a Saturday night concert by the Zac Brown Band.

“It’s just a fun and exciting atmosphere that we see a lot of interest in,” Gordon said.

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How to watch 2025 NASCAR Michigan: Schedule, start time, TV channel for Firekeepers Casino 400

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2025 Firekeepers Casino 400 is back at Michigan International Speedway for another year of racing. A 400-mile race that requires 200 laps to complete, it will mark the next race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Here’s what you need to know about the race, […]

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The 2025 Firekeepers Casino 400 is back at Michigan International Speedway for another year of racing. A 400-mile race that requires 200 laps to complete, it will mark the next race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Here’s what you need to know about the race, how to watch and more.

When is the Firekeepers Casino 400?

The Firekeepers Casino 400 is scheduled for Sunday, June 8th at 2 p.m. ET.

Where is the race?

The Firekeepers Casino 400 will take place at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

How long is the race?

The Firekeepers Casino 400 is a total of 200 laps and 400 miles.

Where can I watch the Firekeepers Casino 400? What channel will it be on?

The race will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.

How can I stream or watch the race without cable?

The Firekeepers Casino 400 can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

What is the Michigan International Speedway Schedule?

Friday, June 6th

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice – 1 p.m. ET
ARCA Menards Series Practice – 2 p.m. ET
ARCA Menards Series Qualifying – 3:05 p.m. ET
ARCA Menards Series Henry Ford Health 200 – 5 p.m. ET (FS2)

Saturday, June 7th

Sunday, June 8th

Who is driving in the race?

There are 36 drivers entered into the Firekeepers Casino 400. Qualifying starts on Saturday, 6/7.

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Phorm Energy joins Hendrick Motorsports in multi-year partnership – Speedway Digest

Newly announced Phorm Energy has joined 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports in a multi-year partnership that will help launch a new game-changing energy drink. The agreement, which begins immediately and runs through 2027, will feature dynamic marketing integrations, including primary sponsorship of the No. 24 Chevrolet team, branding with pit crew athletes and […]

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Phorm Energy is a powerful partner for those committed to unlocking their full potential. Available in four varieties – Screamin’ Freedom, Blue Blitz, Orange Fury and Grape Smash – Phorm Energy boasts natural flavors, natural caffeine from green tea, electrolytes for hydration and a blend of ingredients aimed at supporting mental focus. Built by two American manufacturers with proud St. Louis roots, this energy drink is the first innovation from the partnership of Anheuser-Busch, 1st Phorm and Dana White.

“Launching Phorm Energy is a huge moment for our team and partnering with Hendrick Motorsports is just another way we can continue to grow and deliver something truly special,” said Sal Frisella, CEO, 1st Phorm. “We have built this brand for people that embrace the grit and grind in their everyday lives, and that’s something that Hendrick Motorsports and their drivers inherently know and understand. We know we found the right partner in Hendrick Motorsports and together we have big plans.”

As part of this new partnership, Phorm Energy will become a primary sponsor of the No. 24 Chevrolet for two races during the 2026 Cup Series season and four events in 2027. The team opened 2025 with its second consecutive DAYTONA 500 victory and currently leads the regular season standings.

The Phorm Energy brand will also serve as a full-year associate sponsor of the Nos. 5, 24 and 48 Hendrick Motorsports teams in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The partnership will incorporate the organization’s elite athletes with Phorm Energy logos placed on firesuits and helmets for the Nos. 5, 24 and 48 pit crews. The three race cars will feature Phorm Energy branding around fuel ports and enhanced logo placement on fueler uniforms.

In addition, the collaboration will extend to Hendrick Motorsports’ new 35,000-square-foot athletic center and corporate meeting space, which broke ground in April and is scheduled to open before the 2026 season. Located on the team’s campus in Concord, North Carolina, the state-of-the-art facility will feature Phorm Energy products and branding, while serving as a hub for training, recovery and overall health for Hendrick Motorsports athletes and employees.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to work with a powerhouse like Anheuser-Busch, as they launch Phorm Energy and build something new,” said Jeff Gordon, vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. “As a brand grounded in shared values of dedication and hard work, we’re proud that the No. 24 team and our incredible athletes get to be part of their community. We’re making a major investment in our facilities to support our teammates with the best possible resources, and it’s exciting to have Phorm Energy involved from day one. We look forward to collaborating on a distinctive and authentic program.”

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Forgotten Speedways: Memphis Motorsports Park

Introduction Every track, past, present, and future, has a story to tell–a storied history with some legendary moments and legendary winners. Since its inception in 1949, 179 unique speedways and tracks have been featured on the NASCAR circuit across its many distinctive series. Today, only 53 of those still remain on the schedule across all […]

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Every track, past, present, and future, has a story to tell–a storied history with some legendary moments and legendary winners. Since its inception in 1949, 179 unique speedways and tracks have been featured on the NASCAR circuit across its many distinctive series. Today, only 53 of those still remain on the schedule across all of NASCAR’s divisions, while the others often waste away. Some get sold to real estate developers. They get turned into condos or a Walmart or a parking lot or a shopping mall. Others get left to ruin, a painful reminder of their former glory. And some get torn down in order to build a new short track, but never reach beyond the blueprint and/or good idea phase of planning.

For this new series, titled Forgotten Speedways, I thought that it would be interesting to take a look back at some of the tracks that were once mainstays on the NASCAR schedule at some level but have since, for one reason or another, been left off the schedule entirely to erode to Father Time. And, with NASCAR’s more recent interest in having a presence in the Nashville area, I thought it would be appropriate to kick off this series with the long-forgotten other Tennessee racetrack that was once exclusive to the Xfinity and Truck Series, Memphis Motorsports Park.

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A Brief History

Memphis Motorsports Park opened in 1986 by founder Ed Gatlin in Millington, Tennessee, a suburb of the Memphis Metropolitan Area. The idea was to, across 400 acres of land, build a racing complex of sorts, consisting of a 0.83-mile dragstrip, a 1.7-mile road course, a dirt track, and a go-kart track. Under this initial leadership, the park hosted the NHRA and the IHRA for their Midsouth Nationals racing events, which were held from 1988 to 2009.

But the property we’re looking specifically at today is the D-shaped oval purpose-built to attract NASCAR and their top 3 nationally touring divisions. Ground for the track broke in 1997, under the new ownership of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach. However, in July of 1998, Dover Motorsports acquired the facility and held ownership of the track through the 2010 season. Beginning in ’98, the track hosted its first sanctioned NASCAR races, hosting the then-NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series. The track also hosted ARCA events sporadically throughout its tenure.

After NASCAR held its final race at the track in 2009, ARCA continued to race at the facility until 2020. After NASCAR left, the property was sold to the now-defunct Palm Beach International Raceway. Now, the track is currently owned by IRG Sports and Entertainment Group.

Track Layout

The former NASCAR oval at Memphis Motorsports Park is a D-shaped short track oval, similar to the design of Richmond Raceway and Iowa Speedway. It measures in at 0.75 miles in length and consists of a worn and abrasive asphalt surface. The banking in the wide-sweeping corners is 11 degrees. Meanwhile, the backstretch is 3 degrees in banking while the frontstretch is barely steeper at 4 degrees. When the track was built, it was built on the land where the now-closed dirt track once sat. A new dirt track was later built on the site of the defunct go-kart track.

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The track was an exclusive to the lower ranks of NASCAR as they never were able to secure a Cup Series date. Still, it made for a fun stand-alone weekend. The NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series raced there typically in the fall, usually in the month of October, typically when the NASCAR Cup Series was racing at Atlanta.

Both ARCA and the Trucks hosted their first races there in the track’s inaugural season, 1998. The Xfinity Series was added to the weekend festivities in 1999. The second and third-tier series raced at MMP until 2010, their last races occurring in 2009. ARCA, meanwhile, returned in 2001 but only for a one-off. In 2017, Memphis Motorsports Park became a regular fixture on the ARCA Menards schedule until 2020.

After the 2020 season, the D-shaped over was shuttered. However, the drag strip continued to host IHRA races until 2023.

Notable Winners

The list of winners at Memphis Motorsports Park reads like the who’s-who of NASCAR racing. The driver with the most wins there in the Xfinity Series at 2 is Kevin Harvick. Harvick won there in 2000 and then again during his 2006 championship campaign. Other former Busch/Nationwide winners include Carl Edwards, Clint Boyer, Jeff Green, Brad Keselowski, Randy LaJoie, Martin Truex Jr., among others.

In the truck garage, Ron Hornaday won there three times while Jack Sprague and Travis Kvapil both have two wins apiece. Other Truck Series winners were Greg Biffle, Bobby Hamilton, and Ted Musgrave.

The Track Today

Sadly, the track today has been left to ruin. Since the closure of the drag strip in 2022, the track was sold to IRG Sports and Entertainment. Currently, it sits abandoned. It has been taken over with overgrowth and brush, especially in the in-field. There is no word as to what plans are for the land. We only know that slowly, it is being demolished.

That does it for this entry of Forgotten Speedways, Daily Downforce readers. Do you remember Memphis Motorsports Park? It was a mainstay on the schedule when I was growing up and first getting into the sport. Would you like to see it make a comeback? And, if so, to what capacity? Is there room for another D-shaped short track oval in a modern NASCAR schedule? Let us know what you think! And, if you enjoyed this series and would like to suggest other tracks we can cover, let us know! Until next time, stay awesome.

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