Green Valley Raceway

{{Short description|Former motorsports race track in Smithfield, Texas}}

{{Infobox motorsport venue

| Name = Green Valley Raceway

| Coordinates = {{Coord|32|53|48|N|97|12|37|W}}{{cite web |url=http://gdecarli.it/php/circuit.php?var1=2563&var2=2 |title=Tracks: Green Valley Raceway |publisher=Guido de Carli |date=14 February 2007 |accessdate=7 August 2013}}

| Nicknames = The Valley
The Track that Milk Built

| Owner = Bill McClure (founder)
Bill Hielscher (race coordinator)

| Opened = 1960

| Closed = 1986

| Events = Road course:
{{bulleted list|Trans-Am Series (1966–1967, 1984)|Can-Am (1984)}}Drag strip:
{{bulleted list|NHRA|AHRA}}

| Miles_first = True

| Layout1 = Road Course (1966–1986)

| Surface = Asphalt

| length_mi = 2.100

| length_km = 3.380

| Turns = 8

| Record_time = 0:59.204

| Record_driver = {{flagicon|IRE}} Michael Roe

| Record_car = VDS-002

| Record_year = 1984

| Record_class = Can-Am

| Layout2 = Original Road Course (1960–1965)

| Surface2 = Asphalt

| Length_mi2 = 1.600

| Length_km2 = 2.575

| Turns2 =

| Record_time2 = 1:13.900

| Record_driver2= {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hall

| Record_car2 = Porsche 718 RSK

| Record_year2 = 1961

| Record_class2 = Sports car racing

| website = {{url|https://nrhgreenvalleyraceway.com/}}

|Image=Green Valley Raceway 1995-01-31 3.75-min CIR DOQ.jpg|Image_caption=1995 aerial photo}}

Green Valley Raceway was a motorsports race track located in Smithfield, Texas, and was part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Designed and built by Bill McClure on his North Texas dairy farm, the facility opened in 1960, and was used for over 20 years until its closure in 1986.

It had its 1st full season in 1961, whereby it drew 125,000 spectators.{{Cite web |title=HISTORY |url=https://www.nrhgreenvalleyraceway.com/history |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=greenvalleyraceway |language=en}}

Track description and history

Green Valley Raceway was a {{convert|1.600|mi|km|abbr=on}} permanent road course, whilst the start-finish straight was also used as a drag strip.{{cite web |date=2 September 2005 |title=Green Valley Raceway |url=http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/TX/GreenValleyRaceway.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100655/http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/TX/GreenValleyRaceway.html |archive-date=2018-11-14 |accessdate=7 August 2013 |website=North American Motorsports |publisher=}} In 1966, the original layout was changed to {{convert|2.100|mi|km|abbr=on}}. The road course was used for Trans-Am Series races, SCCA races, and it also held a Can-Am race in 1984.{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Can-Am 1984 |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/canam/1984/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023181443/http://www.oldracingcars.com/canam/1984/ |archive-date=2022-10-23 |accessdate=7 August 2013 |website=OldRacingCars.com |publisher=}} The drag strip was used for NHRA and AHRA-sanctioned events. In 1974, Evel Knievel used the circuit for one of his stunt performances.{{Cite book |last=Barker |first=Stuart |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233545673 |title=Life of Evel: Evel Knievel |date=2008 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-312-54735-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=120 |oclc=233545673}}{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Green Valley Raceway's Role in Racing History |url=https://www.nrhgreenvalleyraceway.com/history |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Green Valley Raceway |publisher=North Richland Hills Parks & Recreation |language=en}} The track has since been demolished, and is now a site for housing developments. Green Valley Elementary School is also located where the track once was and the school uses a perfect attendance trophy made from a piece of the demolished race track.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at Green Valley Raceway are listed as:

colspan=5 \| Road Course: 3.380 km (1966–1986)
class="wikitable" !Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
Can-Am	0:59.204{{cite web \|title=Can-Am Green Valley 1984 \|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Green_Valley-1984-10-28.html \|date=28 October 1984 \|access-date=11 February 2023}}	Michael Roe	VDS-002	1984 Dallas Grand Prix Presents The Texas Challenge at Green Vallery Raceway
Trans-Am	1:03.539{{cite web \|title=Trans-Am Green Valley 1984 \|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Green_Valley-1984-10-28t.html \|date=28 October 1984 \|access-date=11 February 2023}}	Willy T. Ribbs	Mercury Capri	1984 Dallas Grand Prix Presents The Texas Challenge at Green Valley Raceway
Group 2	1:11.000{{cite web \|title=Green Valley 4 Hours 1967 \|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Green_Valley-1967-04-16.html \|date=16 April 1967 \|access-date=11 February 2023}}	Dick Thompson	Ford Mustang	1967 Green Valley 300
colspan=5 \| Original Road Course: 2.575 km (1960–1965)
Sports car racing	1:13.900{{cite web \|title=SCCA Regional Green Valley [Main] 1961 \|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Green_Valley-1961-02-19-7409.html \|date=19 February 1961 \|access-date=11 February 2023}}	Jim Hall	Porsche 718 RSK	1961 SCCA Regional Green Valley

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.nrhgreenvalleyraceway.com/}}

Category:Defunct sports venues in Texas

Category:Motorsport venues in Texas

Category:Defunct motorsport venues in the United States