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 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 trackThe 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).
# 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