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The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1964, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and CART races. It has seating capacity of 42,000 as of 2019. Phoenix Raceway is currently owned by NASCAR and is led by track president Latasha Causey. Phoenix Raceway opened in 1964 under the control of Richard Hogue as a multi-layout facility.
Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 1951–2010 Asphalt .70 miles (1.13 km) Bridge cross Riverhead Raceway: Riverhead: New York: 1951 Asphalt Figure 8 World ...
This makes it possible to seat larger numbers of people, and differentiates a race-track from other stadiums, in which the entire field of play usually is visible from every seat. Some race-tracks also contain sitting or standing areas in the form of grassy banks. Currently all venues with a standard capacity of 35,000 or more are included.
In the inaugural race in 1989, Ayrton Senna took the pole in his McLaren-Honda but suffered an electronic failure a little over halfway through the race. The heat of the Phoenix desert was hard on teams and drivers, and only 6 of 26 cars finished. Alain Prost, Senna's teammate, won the race [4] ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Phoenix native Eddie ...
The NASCAR Cup Series continues the 2024 season with the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. See live NASCAR race updates here.
Length 0.402 km (0.250 miles) Firebird Motorsports Park (formerly Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park and Firebird International Raceway ) is a 450-acre (180 ha) motorsport racing complex, located in Chandler , Arizona , United States , about 18 mi (29 km) southeast of downtown Phoenix .
NASCAR Phoenix Auto Racing Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP ...
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