Memphis Motorsports Park
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| Memphis Motorsports Park | |
| Facility Statistics | |
| Location | 5500 Taylor Forge Road, Shelby County, Tennessee, 38053 |
| Capacity/Oval | 28,000 |
| Owner | Dover Motorsports |
| Major Races | |
| 2005 NASCAR Busch Series | Sam's Town 250 benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | O'Reilly 200 |
| Dimensions | |
| Shape | Tri-oval |
| Distance | 1.2 km (¾ mile) |
| Banking/Turns | 11° |
| Banking/Straights | 4° front, 3° back |
Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in just across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis, Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington, Tennessee. It is owned by Dover Motorsports, which also controls Dover International Speedway, Gateway International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway. It is a short track which is currently the site of a NASCAR Busch Series race, a Craftsman Truck Series race and also has a 4,400-foot drag strip to host an NHRA event among others.
See also: List of NASCAR race tracks
- NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying: Jeff Green, 22.450 sec. (120.267 mph), 2000
- NASCAR Busch Series Race: Kevin Harvick, 2 hrs. 1 min. 49 sec. (92.352 mph), 2000
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Greg Biffle, 22.474 sec. (120.139 mph), 1999
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Travis Kvapil, 1 hr. 41 min. 3 sec. (89.065 mph), 2002
- Memphis Motorsports Park Official Site
- Memphis Motorsports Park Page on NASCAR.com
- Trackpedia guide to driving this track
- High Resolution image from Google Maps
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Current NASCAR Busch Series racetracks |
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| Atlanta, Bristol, Brooklyn, Michigan, Charlotte, Darlington, Daytona, Dover, Fontana, California, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Joliet, Illinois, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Loudon, Madison, Illinois, Martinsville (1982–1994, 2006), Memphis, Mexico City, Miami, Milwaukee, Montreal (2007), Nashville, Phoenix, Richmond, Sparta, Kentucky, Talladega, Watkins Glen |
| Current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racetracks |
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Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Madison, Illinois - Mansfield - Martinsville - Memphis - Miami - Milwaukee - Nashville - Phoenix - Talladega - Sparta, Kentucky |