TEXAS
The Lone Star State
From the travels and adventures of the “World’s #1 Trackchaser” All-Time Favorite Texas Track: Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite Current lifetime trackchasing state rank: 1 Best Memories: The 85 Speedway in Ennis was my 1,600th-lifetime track to see. The 105 Speedway in Cleveland offered 59 sno-cone flavors! We took our grandkids, Mitch and Astrid, to the Battleground Speedway (above) in Highlands for a 300-lap enduro with more than 100 very competitive cars. That was a dusty but fun affair! The CC Speedway in Corpus Christi was an old-line asphalt short track with the roughest surface I’ve ever seen. The Circuit of the Americas road course is one of the most upscale RC facilities I’ve seen. I’ve been down there a couple of times, once with grandson Mitch (above). The Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite is my all-time favorite track in Texas. I’ve been down there ten times mainly to see some of the very best World of Outlaws sprint car racing from way back in the day. I’ve seen names like Steve Kinser, Time Green, Sammy Swindell, Bobby Davis Jr. and Doug Wolfgang win there. I’ve even had to be towed in the Devil’s Bowl Speedway parking lot! I’ve seen the homemade caged karts race at the I-35 Kartway (above). I’ve seen a lot of good caged kart racing at places like the Kam Raceway and Winnsboro Speedway. Some five of those events have been indoors. The Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore was one of the best short tracks I’ve seen. The Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville featured UTVs racing in 6-18” of water at a price tag of $75! I really didn’t like the Reliant Park Complex (above) in Houston street course race. Yes, I hate street course racing! I’ve seen EIGHT countable tracks at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth! If you see a track link in the above list simply click on it to be transferred to my Trackchaser Report. Here you will be able to read about my adventure at this particular track. Not only will you learn about my time at the track but you’ll hear about all of the interesting people, places and things I encountered during the entire trip, coming and going, to that speedway. Most of my Trackchaser Reports will also include a photo album and YouTube video. Check it all out. Don’t be afraid to use the “search” box in the upper right corner of my website’s home page. Just type in the track name or whatever and you’ll be directed to the place you want to be. Below is a key to surface types and track configurations so you can understand the above list just a little bit easier. Surface types: D-dirt; P-paved; M-mixed Configuration types: O-oval; RC-road course; F8-figure 8 track
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TRACK
CITY
STATE
COUNTRY
DATE
TRACK TYPE
1
El Paso Speedway Park
El Paso
Texas
United States
Pre-1980
DO
2
Big H Motor Speedway
Houston
Texas
United States
March 6, 1980
DO
3
Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Mesquite
Texas
United States
March 13, 1980
DO
4
Cowtown Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
July 30, 1983
DO
5
Lone Star Speedway
Kilgore
Texas
United States
May 5, 1984
DO
6
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
March 30, 2000
ADJACENT-DO
7
Outlaw Speedway
Grand Prairie
Texas
United States
March 31, 2000
DO
8
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
April 1, 2000
OUTER-PO
9
Silsbee Speedway
Silsbee
Texas
United States
May 12, 2000
DO
10
Texas Thunder Speedway
Alvin
Texas
United States
May 13, 2000
DO
11
Speedway 90
Beaumont
Texas
United States
May 11, 2001
DO
12
105 Speedway
Cleveland
Texas
United States
May 12, 2001
DO
13
Heart O’ Texas Speedway
Waco
Texas
United States
March 19, 2004
DO
14
Kennedale Speedway Park
Kennedale
Texas
United States
March 20, 2004
DO
15
Texas World Speedway
College Station
Texas
United States
March 20, 2004
PRC
16
Thunderbird Speedway
Crandall
Texas
United States
March 20, 2004
DO
17
Lubbock Motor Speedway
Lubbock
Texas
United States
March 21, 2004
DO
18
Boyd Raceway
Boyd
Texas
United States
April 1, 2005
DO
19
Superbowl Speedway
Greenville
Texas
United States
October 14, 2005
DO
20
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
October 15, 2005
PRC
21
Abilene Speedway
Abilene
Texas
United States
October 16, 2005
DO
22
Red River Speedway
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
October 16, 2005
PO
23
Motorsport Ranch
Cresson
Texas
United States
November 5, 2005
PRC
24
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
November 5, 2005
ADJACENT-PO
25
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
November 6, 2005
INDOOR-PO
26
Rio Grande Speedway
McAllen
Texas
United States
December 1, 2005
DO
27
Mercedes Benz of Sugar Land Road Course
Angleton
Texas
United States
November 19, 2006
PRC
28
Houston Motorsports Park
Houston
Texas
United States
March 16, 2007
PO
29
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown
Texas
United States
March 16, 2007
DO
30
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
October 19, 2007
TEMPORARY-DRC
31
South Texas Speedway
Corpus Christi
Texas
United States
November 16, 2007
DO
32
Eagles Canyon Raceway-3.4M
Slidell
Texas
United States
December 1, 2007
PRC
33
Grayson County Speedway
Bells
Texas
United States
June 7, 2008
DO
34
Paris Motor Speedway
Blossom
Texas
United States
June 7, 2008
DO
35
Texana Raceway Park
Edna
Texas
United States
November 21, 2008
DO
36
Gator Motorplex
Willis
Texas
United States
November 22, 2008
DO
37
Tri-State Speedway
Amarillo
Texas
United States
May 1, 2009
DO
38
Texoma Motor Speedway
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
August 21, 2009
INNER-DO
39
Texoma Motor Speedway
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
August 21, 2009
OUTER-DO
40
Bell County Fair Expo
Belton
Texas
United States
September 6, 2009
DO
41
Texas D.I.R.T. Motorplex
Winona
Texas
United States
October 31, 2009
DO
42
Lady Luck Speedway
Lubbock
Texas
United States
April 23, 2010
DO
43
I-35 Kartway
Lorena
Texas
United States
April 25, 2010
DO
44
85 Speedway
Ennis
Texas
United States
October 8, 2010
DO
45
Shady Oaks Speedway
McAllen
Texas
United States
November 5, 2010
DO
46
Diamond W Arena Complex
Alvarado
Texas
United States
December 11, 2010
DO
47
Lone Star Expo Center
Conroe
Texas
United States
February 5, 2011
INDOOR-DO
48
J.S. Bridwell Agricultural Center
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
February 26, 2011
INDOOR-DO
49
281 Speedway
Stephenville
Texas
United States
March 13, 2011
DO
50
RPM Speedway
Crandall
Texas
United States
October 14, 2011
DO
51
Cycle Ranch
FloresvIlle
Texas
United States
October 15, 2011
DRC
52
Gulf Coast Speedway
Alvin
Texas
United States
October 15, 2011
DO
53
Texas Thunder Speedway
Killeen
Texas
United States
March 31, 2012
DO
54
Pasadena Expo Center
Pasadena
Texas
United States
February 9, 2013
INDOOR-DO
55
Circuit of the Americas-3.4M
Austin
Texas
United States
March 9, 2013
PRC
56
Cotton Bowl Speedway
Paige
Texas
United States
March 9, 2013
DO
57
I-35 Kartway
Elm Mott
Texas
United States
March 9, 2013
DO
58
San Antonio Speedway
San Antonio
Texas
United States
September 6, 2013
AO
59
Circuit of the Americas
Austin
Texas
United States
June 7, 2014
TEMPORARY-MRC
60
Kam Kartway
Rhome
Texas
United States
June 7, 2014
DO
61
CC Speedway
Corpus Christi
Texas
United States
June 28, 2014
DO
62
MGAnderson Cancer Center Speedway at NRG Park
Houston
Texas
United States
June 28, 2014
TEMPORARY-PRC
63
Harris Hill Raceway
San Marcos
Texas
United States
September 13, 2014
PRC
64
Caddo Creek
Greenville
Texas
United States
October 5, 2014
TEMPORARY-DRC
65
Oakhill Raceway
Alvord
Texas
United States
November 16, 2014
DRC
66
Young County Arena
Graham
Texas
United States
December 12, 2014
TEMPORARY-DO
67
Red River Speedway
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
March 13, 2015
DO
68
Mud Creek Off-Road Park
Jacksonville
Texas
United States
March 27, 2015
DO
69
Timberline Speedway
Corley
Texas
United States
March 27, 2015
DO
70
Texas Motor Speedway – Infield Road Course
Ft. Worth
Texas
United States
March 28, 2015
PRC
71
Mud Creek Off-Road Park
Jacksonville
Texas
United States
March 28, 2015
DRC
72
Endeavor-Bridgeport – Short
Bridgeport
Texas
United States
December 5, 2015
DRC
73
Endeavor-Bridgeport – Long
Bridgeport
Texas
United States
December 6, 2015
DRC
74
Battleground Speedway
Highland
Texas
United States
October 8, 2016
DO
75
Route 66 Motor Speedway
Amarillo
Texas
United States
May 19, 2017
INNER-DO
76
Winnsboro Kart Speedway
Winnsboro
Texas
United States
June 10, 2017
DO
77
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
June 10, 2017
MRC
78
Quinlan
Quinlan
Texas
United States
October 8, 2017
DRC
79
I-37 Speedway
Pleasonton
Texas
United States
November 3, 2017
DO
80
Miller Ranch
Cash
Texas
United States
November 19, 2017
DRC
81
Rally Ranch
Dale
Texas
United States
December 3, 2017
DRC
82
Seymour Speedway
Seymour
Texas
United States
March 16, 2018
DO
83
Buffalo Creek Speedway
Canton
Texas
United States
June 12, 2020
DO
84
Route 66 Motor Speedway
Amarillo
Texas
United States
June 27, 2020
OUTER-DO
85
Cedar Hill Raceway
Ovalo
Texas
United States
September 26, 2020
DO
86
Slayton Speedway
Slayton
Texas
United States
October 10, 2020
DO
87
Goertz Ranch
Rockne
Texas
United States
April 17, 2021
DRC
88
TexPlex
Midlothian
Texas
United States
November 7, 2021
DRC
89
Rocket Raceway Park
Petty
Texas
United States
April 9, 2022
DO
90
Diamond Willow Ranch
Bastrop
Texas
United States
November 20, 2022
DRC
91
Rusty’s Walnut Creek Ranch
Cedar Creek
Texas
United States
January 22, 2023
DRC
92
Richard Borchard Regional Fairgrounds
Robson
Texas
United States
February 10, 2024
INDOOR-DO