Former Events
Mansfield formerly hosted a wide variety of events, most notably the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (formerly Craftsman Truck Series), which raced at Mansfield on Memorial Day weekend since 2004. Mansfield was the shortest track on the Camping World Truck Series schedule and was the only track in the United States to be on the Camping World Truck Series schedule as well as being Dodge Weekly Series sanctioned. This ended in 2007 when the weekly race program at the track was discontinued.
In addition, Mansfield hosted two annual rounds of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series as well as the NASCAR Camping World East Series and Whelen Modified Tour, the ASA Late Model Series, ISMA and MSA Supermodifieds and HOSS sprint cars.
The facility received a safety upgrade in 2006 when SAFER barriers were installed in the turns.
During pre-race ceremonies, a custom at the track was to play the Godsmack song, "Awake", over the public address system as backing music for driver introductions. This is likely a nod to the video for this song which was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, also located in Mansfield. In December 2008, it was announced that Mansfield Motorsports Park will give up its future Camping World Truck Series race, and close its doors. The Camping World Truck Series race date was moved to Iowa Speedway.
During early 2009, Music City Motorplex authorities announced a new promoter for the Nashville .596-mile (0.959 km) speedway, who chose to remove all "upper level" touring series races (NASCAR and ARCA) and decided not to renew its NASCAR sanction. Track officials were contacted by former Nashville promoter Joseph Mattioli III about having their major touring series races moved to Mansfield. In February 2009, the track replaced Nashville on the ARCA RE/MAX Series tour, with the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA Re/Max 200 scheduled to be held on June 20, 2009.
At the Summer Firestorm on Labor Day weekend it was hinted by the announcer that the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event would return in 2010 along with weekly racing, NASCAR has since announced the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule and Mansfield is not on the schedule. No further details or dates were announced.
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