Spokane Raceway Park

Spokane Raceway Park is a 2.5-mile road course and a quarter-mile drag strip near Airway Heights, Washington.

The track hosts American Hot Rod Association events, as well as several driving schools for marque-specific clubs. It has also hosted ICSCC championship events.

History

The track was founded in 1974 when investors produced more than two million dollars to build the facility. [cite news|author=Morlin, Bill|url=http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=14024|title=Losing Track|publisher=Spokesman Review|date=2004-07-04|language=English|accessdate=2007-11-18] The track was questionably managed, resulting in a lawsuit [cite news|author=Morlin, Bill|url=http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=208373
title=Raceway trustee files lawsuits
publisher=Spokesman Review
date=2007-09-06|language=English|accessdate=2007-11-18] against trustee Orville Moe, and bankruptcy hearings. [cite court|url=http://www.waeb.uscourts.gov/HearingCalendar/PCW%2011-26-2007%20SPO.PDF
litigants=Spokane Raceway Park Inc. vs. Orville L. Moe|court=United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Washington] Moe was eventually fired. [cite news|author=Morlin, Bill|url=http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=6763|title=Moe fired as raceway manager|publiser=Spokesman Review|date=2006-06-01|language=English|accessdate=2007-11-18] [cite web|url=http://www.competitionplus.com/2006_08/orville_moe.html|title=Banned from home?|accessdate=2007-11-18|publisher=CompetitionPlus.com|author=Mark Klaas] The track was sold as of April 10, 2008, and purchased by Spokane County. The park remains open under interim GM Jim Tice, Jr., 56, a longtime drag racing enthusiasts and businessman. The park has been renamed; it is now "Spokane County Motorsports Park."

References

External links

* [http://www.spokanecounty.org/parks/MotorSportsPark/ Spokane County's official Motorsports Park site] (new)
* [http://www.spokanemotorsportspark.com/ Community site for Spokane County Motorsports Park] (new)
* [http://www.spokaneracewaypark.com/ Spokane Raceway Park official website] (defunct)
* [http://www.wmrra.org Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMMRA)]