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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.08.2011 - 3:42 pm
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Tucson Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile paved oval racetrack located at the
Pima County Fairgrounds, off Interstate 10 just south of Tucson,
Arizona. It is one of only three paved ovals in the state of Arizona.

The track was built in 1968, originally as a clay oval. In 1982,
International Speedway Corporation bought the facility and paved the
racing surface in 1993. In 2002, ISC sold the track to then-general
manager David Derry and it was sold again in 2005 to its current owners,
Dan and Joyce Ruth. In 2009 the track was sold to Mark Ebert who has
made new changes to the track. It is now an ASA Racing track.

In 1995, TRP hosted the second-ever NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race,
the Racing Champions 200. This race returned in 1996 and 1997 as the
NAPA 200.

TRP was also the home of the TV program Winter Heat Series, which ran
during NASCAR's offseason from 1994-95 to 1998-99. This program was the
launching pad for the careers of drivers such as Greg Biffle, Kurt
Busch, Matt Crafton and others.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.15.2012 - 1:22 pm
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Track is currently closed.


  3.   chris o posted:
  01.25.2013 - 8:52 pm
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reopening in 2013


  4.   Steve posted:
  12.28.2015 - 1:37 am
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International Speedway Corporation didn't buy the lease until 1989.
There were many differant names from Corona Speedway, Tucson
International Speedway, and Raven Raceway


  5.   john l. posted:
  06.14.2017 - 10:33 am
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TUCSON SPEEDWAY was refurbished in 2013 and became a NASCAR Home Track
in 2014 and has hosted the K&N Pro Series West, LUCAS OIL MODIFIED Tour,
the SRL SPEARS tour, and KING OF THE WING sprint cars. In 2017, Tucson
Speedway was the opening race for the NAPA 500 CHALLENGE to kick off the
K&N Pro Series West. Current divisions are the Super Late Models, Late
Models, Pro Stocks, Modifieds, Hornets, Pro Trucks and Hobby Stocks.
Each January/February, the CHILLY WILLY 150 is held as one of the first
NASCAR sanctioned Home Track races, with 35 Super Late Models in the
feature race. Tucson Speedway is regarded as a "driver's track" with
skill determining the finish as the cars race 3-4 wide. The track season
opens in March and ends in October, with 2 specialty races in November.


  6.   Mile501 posted:
  01.10.2020 - 10:37 am
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NASCAR finally released the 2020 ARCA Menard's West Series schedule this
week, and it is largely unchanged from 2019. The main change, though, is
that the doubleheader at Tucson Speedway has been dropped from the
schedule.


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