Houston Motorsports Park

Houston Motorsports Park is a complex consisting of an NHRA sanctioned 1/8th mile dragstrip and a 3/8 mile high banked asphalt tri-oval with concrete turns. The oval is sometimes refered to as Houston Motor Speedway.

New: 2004-04-20 Last Updated: 2020-02-03

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Elevation: 50 feet Latitude: 29.89109 Longitude: -95.2313 Time zone: CST/CDT (-0600/-0500)

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A 1/4 mile dirt oval opened in March of 1979, operating through 1995. The 3/8 mile paved oval opened in 1996. The 1/8 mile dragstrip opened in 2004.

The track has also operated as Texas National Speedway, Big H Speedway, Houston Motor Speedway and Houston Speedway.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 694. Order from National Speedway Directory

Allan E. Brown, 2004 National Speedway Directory. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2004 , ISBN 0-931105-63-3 , pp. 422. Order From National Speedway Directory