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In 1978, the building was occupied by Weld Wheel Industries, a Kansas City manufacturer of wheels for racing cars founded by race car driver Greg Weld. [6] By the early 2000s, Weld Wheel had outgrown the space, which was not suitable for manufacturing, and the company relocated to a new facility in 2003, leaving the building vacant. [7]
When it opened in 1989, [1] Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years. Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations (ranging from 1.8 to 2.5 miles or 2.9 to 4.0 kilometres in length), a 3 ⁄ 8 mi (0.6 km) clay oval, off-road course and a 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.4 km) drag strip.
Race Length A Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Race 150 km (93 mi) Daytona International Speedway: Daytona Beach, Florida: January 28 2 SCCA National Race 68 mi (109 km) Marlboro Motor Raceway: Upper Marlboro, Maryland: April 15 3 President's Cup 2 hours, 30 minutes Virginia International Raceway: Danville, Virginia: April 29 4
Marlboro Motor Raceway (MMR) is a now-defunct motorsports park located in Prince George's County, just outside Upper Marlboro, Maryland. MMR closed after the 1969 season and local Sports Car Club of America racing moved to the more advanced Summit Point Motorsports Park due to safety concerns and issues with MMR's management. [1]
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Race Length A Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Races 90 mi (140 km) Corry Field Naval Air Station: Pensacola, Florida: April 5 2 President's Cup 70 mi (110 km) Marlboro Motor Raceway: Upper Marlboro, Maryland: April 19 3 VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Races 200 km (120 mi) Virginia International Raceway: Danville, Virginia ...
The Marlboro Challenge was an all-star race in the CART series race held from 1987 to 1992, sponsored by cigarette brand Marlboro. After 1992, the race was discontinued, in part because Phillip Morris reorganized its race sponsorship after the Marlboro Grand Prix of New York fell through. The race was considered a non-points exhibition race ...
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