MSR Houston

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{{Motorsport venue

|Name = MSR Houston

|Nicknames =MotorSport Ranch Houston
Motor Sports Raceway Houston

|Location = Angleton, Texas, USA

|Time = UTC-6 (UTC-5 DST)

|Opened = December 2005

|Surface = Paved

|Turns = 17

|Record_driver = Will Power

|Record_time = 1:10.040

|Record_team = Team Australia

|Record_class = Champ Car - DP01

|Record_year = 2007

|Layout1=Main Course|Layout2=Karting Track|length2_mi=0.75|Turns2=17|length2_km=1.2|miles_first=trure|length_km=3.83|length_mi=2.38|Coordinates={{Coord|29.27811|-95.42244|type:landmark_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}|Address=1 Performance Dr
Angleton, TX 77515|website={{url|https://msrhouston.com/}}|Events=HPDE, SCCA, NASA, 24 Hours of Lemons{{Cite web |title=Events Archives |url=https://msrhouston.com/events/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=MSR Houston |language=en-US}}}}

Motor Speedway Resort (MSR) Houston is a road course race track located in Angleton, Texas. The track uses a membership system similar to that of country clubs where members may use the course for a nominal fee per use.{{Cite web |last=Elfalan |first=Jonathan |date=January 14, 2010 |title=MSR Houston |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/road-tests/reviews/a20775/msr-houston/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705110247/https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/road-tests/reviews/a20775/msr-houston/ |archive-date=2016-07-05 |website=Road & Track |publisher=Hearst}} The track has recently begun hosting its own racing series for club members.

The main 17-turn {{cvt|2.38|mile|km}} track is {{cvt|40|ft|m}} wide and driven counter-clockwise (typical) or clockwise. The facility has a separate {{cvt|0.75|mile|km|1}} banked-turn karting course also with 17 turns,{{Cite web |last= |title=Facility |url=https://msrhouston.com/about/facility/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=MSR Houston |language=en-US}} a rally track {{cvt|100|acre|km2}} in size, and a {{cvt|90,000|sqft|m2}} skidpad.

The course is also often used for track rentals that may involve professional race teams, particularly those in various sports car series as well as the IndyCar Series and Atlantic Championship.

MSR Houston is the home of the following: Hands On Driving Academy, DESports Racing, WildWing America, Tramontana America, and Spec Racer Sports.

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