Memphis International Raceway

Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) is an auto racing park located across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis, Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington, Tennessee. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile (2.9 km) road course. It includes a 3/4-mile tri-oval short track, built in 1998, which once hosted the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as an ASA Late Model Series race. The 4,400-foot (1,340 m) drag strip used to host such events as National Hot Rod Association, American Drag Racing League, AMA Dragbike Championship Series, and the Super Chevy Show. An IHRA Nitro Jam event has been scheduled to be hosted at Memphis in 2011.