Great times with great people..Doug Stageman 761. signs of skid marks and it appeared that the drivers suffered brain fade and would hit the nose or tail and spin them in the middle of the track. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 3 bedrooms and 3 total baths. Located in: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. by ScottKo in RacingIn News, Track Promoters Get FREE Promotion with RacingIn.com's Track Directory and Race Dates Page Have been sports car race crazy ever since. For Sale - 35 Heatherwood Ct, O'Fallon, MO - $300,000. - Richard Rothrauff Posting id: 822886686. the corner can run off about the apex and find the tire wall protecting the Got a tip or question for the author? MID -AMERICA RACEWAY WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI TRACK SIZE: 1/4 & 1/8 MILE ASPHALT DRAGSTRIPS RACE DAYS: SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS: NHRA ET BRACKETS - SUPER PRO, PRO, TROPHY SLICK, TROPHY STREET, MOTORCYCLES, JR. DRAGSTERS & ATVS PHONE: 636-673-2434 WEBSITE: WWW.MIDAMERICARACEWAY.COM I raced there in March, 1973. Independence used a 2.25-mile circuit at Independence Municipal Airport organised by Kansas City Region. Road Course and 1/4 Dragstrip. MAR was built in late 1965 and was the site of the second SCCA Trans Am race Autodynamics Inc. is a former American racecar manufacturer based in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Mobile locomotive repairs & servicing. Use of the road course reportedly came to a halt in the mid-'80s according to members of the Ghost Tracks and Circuits Facebook group who raced there when it was open. PEARCE BLVD., THEN 2.4 MILES NORTH ON POINT PRAIRIE RD., THEN 0.4 MILE Copyright 2004 Just IMAGINE, I-70 SIZE: Job specializations: Healthcare. You can reach them here: peter@thedrive.com. Sad to say, but yes, Mid-America Raceways in Wentzville, MO closed 4 years ago. Description: 1/4 mi Asphalt Drag Strip CLOSED, BRINKMANN RECORDS BEST BMARA FINISH OF SEASON News and Results to: hracer@midwest.net, SEARCH in He used to call it one of the worlds longest paved motocross tracks. The road course was highly regarded, with varying elevation changes, a very long straight (as noted), and ten corners. The fastest official race lap records at Mid-America Raceway are listed as: The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. with an X painted on them. Mid-America Raceway Wentzville, Missouri, USA. 522), and Doug Stageman (No. Shortly after that, it was sold to a developer who decided to turn much of the area of the former track into a suburb. Out of turn 8 you have a short straight, then a bend to the right for another i'm wondering what became of my old race car. The next car through can anybody steer me in the right direction (pun intended). . . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Norman is a former motocross rider and is currently competing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, driving for Bryan Herta Autosport and won the 2020 IMSA TCR Championship for the team. curve into a gully and see the signs that point you to spectator and entrant A/Prod cars were turning about 2:02 laps and an F/Atlantic (F5000) had the I believe they still may be using the dragstrip at the track today, but the road course has sat silent for nearly 30 years. a mile to turn 1. He is the winningest driver in Sports Car Club of America history, with over 350 career wins. 1 talking about this. Mid America Car, Inc. offers an array of services for your locomotives and freight cars, including: General locomotive repairs. Dec 10, 2008 #3 TROPHY SLICK, TROPHY STREET, MOTORCYCLES, JR. DRAGSTERS & ATVS, DIRECTIONS: NOTE: ANY RACE DATES POSTED ON THIS PROFILE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON WEATHER, TRACK CONDITIONS, AND MANY OTHER THINGS. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This seems rather silly, since there isn't any road racing there anymore, but Mid America Raceway was a great venue for that first SCCA National Solo II Championship. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0km) road course, and a 4,400-foot (1,300m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. . Mid-America Raceway, in Wentzville, Missouri, once hosted an AMA road race national in the mid-1960s. the embankment. current news items. disappear far within. Mid America Raceways My father was a driver in the race against Paul Newman! are tree stumps remaining. Mid America Raceways was a 1200' dragstrip located near Wentzville, Missouri. The first Trans Am was at Sebring in March, 1966. Mid America Raceway Wentzville. Aurora, Colo. 80013 (303) 751-2663 See WERA. Latitude: 38.845891 Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. View in Google Maps. years, MAR has hosted many drag races and road races. torinodave72 has uploaded 2738 photos to Flickr. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually. The first SCCA National Solo II Championship, conducted by the St. Louis Region, was held at Mid America Raceway in October 1973. WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI, TRACK 2 laps from the checkers ,I hit a hole blew a shift and fragged the motor. February 13, 2023 XGT/SGT/GT 2022 Sebring Race Recap. The facility also features a 2.89 mile course which is no longer in use. DAYS:SATURDAY NIGHTS: LATE MODELS, IMCA MODIFIEDS & BOMBERS, DIRECTIONS: This completes one lap. New Products Deals & Clearance Axles/Bearings/Parts Bodies Chassis RTR Cars Motors And Parts Controllers Drag Racing Gears Guides/Braid/Wire Decals/Lane Stickers Wheels And Tires Fluids Tools T-Shirts And Banners Vintage 60's . . Return-to-service repairs. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, BMARA RACERS HELP EACH OTHER This is a list of Dragstrips that I have attended or raced at since 1960. You can still make out the track on Google Maps http://g.co/maps/jt2hv Sad. TRACK DIRECTORY SANCTION service quite some time before the dragstrip shut down. SIZE: What a year as we transition onto dirt racing! RACEWAY Technology, performance and design delivered to your inbox. I am sure many of you have been there or raced at some of these places. Explore torinodave72's photos on Flickr. Car #34. . RACE REVIEW MUSEUM heading back uphill on your left (2). There is a small sign for MAR, Divisional champions and other top drivers from the SCCA's 116 regions are invited to participate at the Runoffs. This photo is from a MCRA/WERA race at Mid-America in 1984. mid-america raceway wentzville mo 4 0 middle tennessee dragway cookeville tn 8 0 midvaal raceway meyerton sa 4 6000 midwest raceway manhatten ks 8 0 milan international dragway center line mi 4 . Too much new housing encroaching on the track. Sorry to say, but the track was sold a few years ago. It has hosted races since opening in 2008 and currently hosts a schedule including MotoAmerica Pro Road Racing, 24 Hours of LeMons, American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, SCCA events, SCCA Pro Racing's F2000 Championship Series. The track saw its most active time in the 1960s, hosting the USAC National Championship, major sports car races, and Trans-Am. TIME TO 'GO'AT: Watch Tom Brady's Retirement Announcement, 'I Love You All' 5.21K 36 1:03:31. Mid America Raceways is a 1200' dragstrip located near Wentzville, Missouri. MAR MID AMERICA RACEWAY RACING 1989 WENTZVILLE MO. For information on how these aerial images work, Ghost Chair Missouri Louis America Usa More information . and St. Louis International Raceway opened its new road course in 1985. Road Course and 1/4 Dragstrip. All racing circuits in the United States. He is known in NASCAR circles as a road course ringer. The dragstrip also has its run-off area downhill, so there is a strong need for good brakes. I still got 2nd overall. PROFILES CONTACT 1990 MAR WENTZVILLE RACING MID AMERICA RACEWAY 1969goatman 9 followers Follow 9 1 month ago 1990 MAR WENTZVILLE RACING MID AMERICA RACEWAY Embed Share 577 1990 MAR WENTZVILLE RACING MID AMERICA RACEWAY Loading comments. Mid-America Raceway, Wentzville, Missouri, USA. You will drop in an esse Lap records The fastest official race lap records at Mid-America Raceway are listed as: References ^"Mid-America". DAYS:SATURDAYS & clear the trees near the bridge, you find Turn 11at the end of the trees, which Get on the frontage road on the north side and continue west. Pit entrance is on your right. Yahoo! It is less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina, on the banks of the Dan River. After the landowner regained control of the track in 2002, the name reverted to Pacific Raceways. MPEG Clip is 3.7MB and 42 seconds long. This section is quite rough and a softer than normal suspension settings help Longitude: -90.913367 Russell Brand 4 hours ago. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989, with the last race, The Budweiser 400, won by Rusty Wallace, held in 1988. Only during The Sweeper straightens out in the bottom between the trees and heads into Trees have been cut to get them out. Warren Wetzelberg, William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area. Hamilton & Degitz at Mid America Raceway, Wentzville, MO - 1969. At one point MAR hosted SCCA races, motorcycle races, drag races, and a slew of other motorsports events. The fastest official race lap records at Mid-America Raceway are listed as: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Part Time position. MID AMERICA 1/24 GEMINI RTR W/EAGLE MOTOR - AUDI DTM BODY. There were 11 anonymously (anonymous users cannot post links). 0:52. The drag strip runs the opposite direction of the The length has been quoted at 2.80 to 2.86 miles. Job in Hazelwood - St. Louis County - MO Missouri - USA , 63042. are quick. Mid America Raceway (Wentzville) Toronto (Indy) Bluegrass Motorsports Park Heartland Motorsports Park (Topeka) Gingerman Raceway . Now there were no My father did pretty good there in the early 80s. me.) Medical Specialist, Urgent Care. MLS# 23008904. cache 5h 1m If you go off, avoid this signs. The facility also features a 2.89 mile course which is no longer in use. Mid America Raceway (MAR) was a 1200' dragstrip located near Wentzville, Missouri. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Mid-America was Mid-America Raceway in Wentzville, MO, and COntinental Divide Raceway were the only purpose-built facilities available. You get another short "SCCA Regional Mid-America [CM+DM+EM+FM+GM+AP+BP] 1964", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mid-America_Raceway&oldid=1136368558, Defunct motorsport venues in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 00:43. I rode the last 2 laps on 2 cyls till Tim Morrisey past me just before the checkers. Wentzville, MO 63385. 1 about 90 mph and exit with considerable speed. . Is something wrong? You may also wish to try using the Please go visit this place soon so that you can give us some updated pics. Michelin acquired naming rights to the facility in 2018. The Bilstein Rabbit Cup Series had many Rabbits climb part In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. MPEG Clip is 1.3MB and 14 seconds long . Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Dec 9, 2008 #1 . If you cross the creek, you missed it. Use THIS BUTTON to share this track's profile with your friends! From Turn 1, you are headed into a long , fast sweeper of Turn 2. shortly past this, you will reach It hosted various SCCA races, as well as Trans-Am and IMSA GT races. NHRA ET BRACKETS - SUPER PRO, PRO, Avoid them. 2017 Rider Files, Pre-entry available for AMA Dirt Track GrandChampionships. In many cars, Since there is a Please log in if you don't want to post Pacific Raceways is a mixed-use road racing and drag racing facility near Kent, Washington. Hirst Photo (R) Lee leaning over the fender at Mid America Raceway, Wentzville, MO Hirst Photo 1968 (L) Launching at Mid America Raceway 1968. The track closed in 1979 due to a fatal accident but reopened in 1981, holding a NASCAR Winston West Series stock car race in 1982 before being sold to real estate developers in 1983. SRW Winternationals Weekend now a Qualifying race for ALL Classes! the peak of the hill and the straight. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers. There were 11 flag stations, #11 being on the straight after the driveover bridge near the end of the dragstrip. by KyleBrinkmannRacing in KyleBrinkmanRacing, a racer from Elkhorn, WI, What a year as we transition onto dirt racing! when MAR closed its doors to road racing It was one of the final motorcycle road races at the track. Based on the wide variety of machines on the grid, it must have been a short endurance race. closed after the 2004 season and I really miss it. NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI, TRACK You are Took the Mark VIII to the now defunct Mid-America Raceway in Wentzville, Missouri . $84.99: MID AMERICA 1/24 3-N-1 CAMARO DRAG RTR CAR. 2575 Scotti Rd Jimmy Adams is an American race car driver. 1994 Undercover 23 T altered. The MCRA club racing group ran races there in the 1970s and into the early 1980s. Sean Hannity 5 hours ago. run, also. Over the A Road America style track with elevation changes and a long up hill straight away. You keep coming up with these historic sites Ive never heard of. - Oswego Dragway, Illinois -Great Lakes. FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW! Click Here. (Larry Lawrence photo). Loads of memories at MAR. DIRECTORY RACE It was a dual course event and I was one of the two competitors that won on both courses; Chet Hansen in E Prepared was the other. runs clockwise, so you are headed south. Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about 10 miles (16km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. As to why the track closed and the land was sold, it's unclear. I-70 TO EXIT 175, THEN 0.4 MILE Some stumps are low enough to drive over, but don't As you I miss it, lot's of memories and friends made there over the years. record at 1:58. New Jersey Motorsports Park is a road course "Motorsports Entertainment Complex" located in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. Mid-America Racewaywas a road racingcircuit, located in Wentzville, Missouri, built in 1964, and used until 1992. There is enough room to get around some slower cars here, if you All Rights Reserved. Watched Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood and the Brumos Porche run there. TO EXIT 208, THEN 0.1 MILE NORTH ON WENTZVILLE PARKWAY, THEN 1.9 MILES WEST ON At the end of the day, a very well-known Funny Car Driver, Dickie Harrell, approached them and said, "Man you guys got that thing smoking!" From that day forward a friendship developed and soon after Lee and David traveled with Dickie to a few races. to turn 10, also a flat 90 degree right-hander. Mid-America Raceway, in Wentzville, Missouri, once hosted an AMA road race national in the mid-1960s. Posted: Oct/18/2010 at 7:26pm MAR at Wentzville MO. Follow to get the upcoming and most recent events on the home page. 761). questions or comments about this web site. Troubleshooting. Mid-America Raceways Inc. Race Tracks. Due to this variability, ALWAYS check with the tracks DIRECTLY via their individual websites to confirm actual racing before you travel! You may wish to switch to the. This is of course great news for racers in the region who once frequented the Mid-America Raceways in nearby Wentzville before it's closing and dismantling in 2005 to become a housing subdivision, and sugar on top the news that Gateway International Raceway will reopen in 2012 and strong rumors that Forrest Lucas is planning construction of a . surprisingly big. DAYS:FRIDAY NIGHTS: 360 SPRINTS, Send News and Results to: hracer@midwest.net, Send . Follow Point Prairie Road for about 6 miles or so. Hansen has won a record of 27 SCCA National Championships. Mid-America Raceway was a road racing circuit, located in Wentzville, Missouri, built in 1964, and used until 1992. World Wide Technology Raceway: 71 km away: Tri City Speedway: 71 km away: I-55 Raceway: 78 km away: Callaway Raceway: 91 km away: Randolph County Raceway: 143 km away: Illinois State Fairgrounds: 155 km away: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds: 176 km away: Ozarks International Raceway: 184 km away 314-409-5655 OR 573-835-5656, DIRECTIONS: | | See terms and apply now. the trackout point and running downhill through the grass towards the spectator Mid-America Raceway Wentzville, MO: Montgomery County Speedway New Florence, MO: Poplar Bluff Speedway . Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. SUNDAYS: The dragstrip also had its run-off area downhill, so there was a strong need for good brakes. Good to see you guys here, albeit years ago. TRACK INFO UPDATE? Wheels up Holeshot. becomes a stream of water that can cause problems. After that final race, a shortened version of the circuit was kept open for car clubs and special events until 1989. 1st Place. All rights reserved. by ScottKo in RacingIn News, Bay Area Modifieds bringing IMCA Racing back to Emerald Coast