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| Location | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA |
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| Time zone | GMT -6 |
| Major events | 1984 Dallas Grand Prix |
| Length | 2.424 mi (3.901 km) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:45.353, 133.300 km/h ( Niki Lauda, McLaren, 1984) |
- In July 1984, Fair Park was converted into a Formula One circuit for a weekend to host the Dallas Grand Prix. The event was conceived as a way to demonstrate Dallas' status as a "world-class city" and overcame temperatures of 100 °F (38 °C), a disintegrating track surface, and weekend-long rumors of its cancellation. The interesting tight and twisty course was laid out with help from Chris Pook, organizer of the United States Grand Prix West in Long Beach, California, and featured two hairpin curves. The event was attended by former US President Jimmy Carter and featured Larry Hagman ('J. R. Ewing' from the television series Dallas) waving the green flag to start the race's parade lap. Williams driver Keke Rosberg driving the Williams FW09-Honda turbo won his 3rd F1 Grand Prix, his only win of the 1984 season. Nigel Mansell, who led for over half the race after starting from his first ever F1 pole position in his Lotus 95T-Renault, famously collapsed from exhaustion while trying to push his car to the finish line after his gearbox failed on the last lap and was finally classified 6th.
- The musical film State Fair was filmed in Fair Park in 1961.
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