Montana Raceway Park

Exterior for Montana Raceway Park from U.S. Route 93

Montana Raceway Park is a motorsports facility located near Kalispell, Montana, in the state's Flathead Valley region. It features a 1/4-mile-long high-banked oval track paved with asphalt. Seating at the facility accommodates 4,000 spectators and parking areas can stage more than 100 race teams.[1]

The racetrack opened on May 1, 1991, as Raceway Park. During its first year, the facility also carried the names Kalispell Raceway Park and Flathead Valley Raceway Park. Weekly auto races and specialty events are currently the main uses for the facility.[2]

Drivers from the northwestern United States and Canada travel to Montana Raceway Park for the annual Coors Light Montana 200, a racing event hosted by the racetrack each year since the track opened.[3] Typically, a field of approximately 40–50 drivers competes for the 24 positions available in the race, which has yielded more than $50,000 in prize money during past years.[4]

Other racing at the track includes the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West,[5] Canadian Super Truck Racing Series[6] and local divisions of Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Bombers, Hobby Stocks, Hornets, Legends, and Bandoleros.[2]

Beyond racing, the facility hosts other sports competitions and music performances. Foghat, Blue Öyster Cult, Eddie Money, and Alice Cooper have entertained crowds at the racetrack.[7]

Charlotte Motor Speedway and racetrack manager Humpy Wheeler presented their 2007 Promoter of the Year award to the staff and management of Montana Raceway Park.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Montana Raceway Park Track Info". montanaracewaypark.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. 1 2 "Montana Raceway Park Schedule of Races for 2008". montanaracewaypark.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ↑ "DRIVERS ARRIVE FOR 20TH ANNUAL COORS LIGHT MONTANA 200". racingwest.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Montana Raceway Park". montanaracewaypark.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR Home Tracks | The Soul of NASCAR". hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. ↑ "supertruckracingseries.com". supertruckracingseries.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Montana Raceway Park Concerts". montanaracewaypark.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Montana Raceway Park's Michelle Siderius to Receive Charlotte Motor Speedway Promoter of the Year Award | News Archive | Speedway | Charlotte Motor Speedway". charlottemotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

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Coordinates: 48°17′33″N 114°20′15″W / 48.29250°N 114.33750°W / 48.29250; -114.33750

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