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Drag Racing |
Built in 1986, The Texas Motorplex has been the
place of many drag racing milestones and world  record performances. Ever since Darrell Gwynn christened the
first all-concrete, quarter-mile, national records and speed milestones have been
commonplace at Texas Motorplex. The Texas Motorplex is located south of Dallas in Ennis
Texas off of Interstate 45. Click here for driving directions
and maps.
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Texas
Raceway is the "The Biggest little Drag Strip in Texas, Committed to
improving the future of drag racing by being "the fun place" to
race." The Texas Raceway is located in Kennedale Texas just southeast of Fort Worth.
Click here
for directions.
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Dirt Track
Racing |
Cowtown Speedway has been in Operation Since 1963, and has been called
"the fastest little dirt track in Texas". Cowtown's high-banked, 1/4 mile oval
has seen Winged Modified Cars clocked at over 110 MPH! Cowtown Speedway is approximately
30 miles south of Texas Motor
Speedway, 20 minutes Southeast of downtown Fort Worth in Kennedale, Texas.
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Horse Racing |
Lonestar Park has created its own distinct
character of spirit, smart and elegant in appearance.
The newest Texas racecourse turns to materials idigenous to the region, the details
of Indian building skills, and Spanish baroque forms to produce a uniquely American style.
This distinct character and spirit of the place will always be with you. The racing
surfaces consist of a one-mile oval dirt track and a 7/8-mile oval turf track with an
inside chute for races up to 1 - 1/8 miles. The turf track contains 48,000 square yards of
Bermuda. The dirt track includes a 550-yard Quarter Horse chute as well as a
backstretch chute to be used for seven furlong races. The racetrack has lighting for
night racing. Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is located midway between Dallas and
Fort Worth on approximately 315 acres on Belt Line Road just north of Interstate-30. For
more information call (972)263-RACE.
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Nascar Racing |
Texas Motor Speedway - In 1995 Burton
Smith announced his decision to build 1.5-mile superspeedway near developer Ross Perot Jr.'s Alliance Development
Corp. site, located between Fort Worth and Denton. The Alliance site was one of
three under consideration. Smith said it was the concerted efforts on the part of Alliance
and the city of Fort Worth and Denton County that ultimately made the decision final. The
location at the intersection of Interstate 35 West and Texas State Highway 114 was also
chosen for its accessibility for the fans. Plans were set for a 160,000-seat facility
enclosing 24-degree turns with 205 executive skybox suites. The site currently
features Nascar racing, and many others along with very large concerts. For more
information please call (817) 215-8500
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