Tri-City Raceway
{{Short description|Asphalt oval race track in Washington}}
{{Sources exist|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name = Tri-City Raceway
|Nicknames =
|Image =
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|Time = UTC−08:00 (UTC−07:00 DST)
|Location = West Richland, Washington
|Coordinates = {{coord|46|16|55.2|N|119|23|34.8|W|type:landmark_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
|Capacity =
|Owner = The Red Mountain Event Center
|Broke_ground =
|Opened = 1968
Re-opened: 2021
|Closed = 2004
|Events = Current:
ARCA Menards Series West
NAPA Auto Care 150 (1968–1970, 1972, 1989–1990, 1993–1994, 2003, 2024–present)
Former:
NASCAR Northwest Series (1985–2004)
|Miles_first = True
|Layout1 = Tri-Oval (1968–present)
|Surface = Asphalt
|Length_km = 0.805
|Length_mi = 0.500
|Turns = 3
|Banking =
|Record_time = 0:19.404{{cite web |title=2024 ARCA Menards Series West NAPA Auto Care 150 |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2024_ARCA_Menards_Series_West_NAPA_Auto_Care_150 |date=10 August 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024}}
|Record_driver = {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Reif
|Record_car = Toyota Camry
|Record_year = 2024
|Record_class = ARCA Menards
}}
Tri-City Raceway is a {{cvt|0.500|mi|km|abbr=on}} asphalt oval race track located in West Richland, Washington. Tri-City Raceway is currently being featured in the ARCA Menards Series West division of NASCAR. The track was built to represent and named after the three nearby cities to the racetrack. The track is the only {{cvt|0.500|mi|km|abbr=on}} mile paved trioval in North America.
History
The track was opened in 1968 and quickly became an icon in the Eastern Washington area. The track was closed in 2004 and reopened in 2021 to begin hosting primarily NASCAR and other stock car events.{{cite web|title=Tri-City Raceway History|url=https://www.redmountaineventcenter.com/tri-city-raceway.html#/|website=Red Mountain Event Center}}
Tri-City Raceway is the Nation's only 1/2 mile paved trioval racetrack.
The track hosted various NASCAR West, Northwest, Pacific, and Late Model series from 1968 to 2004 when the track closed. Following the track reopening in 2021, the track would host locally sanctioned events and northwest late model touring series as well as opening back into NASCAR in 2024 with the ARCA Menards Series West.{{cite web|title=Tri-City Raceway Event History|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Tri-City_Raceway|website=The Third Turn}}
The track was named after the Tri-Cities in Washington.
=Sand and Sage Sports Car Club=
The track exclusively hosts a local sports car series called the Sand and Sage Sports Car Club. The club provides sports car racing during the summer and some autocross schooling.{{cite web|title=SSSCC Events for 2024|url=https://www.ssscc.org/events/}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Tri-City_Raceway Tri-City Raceway race results] at Racing-Reference
{{ARCA Menards Series East and West racetracks}}
{{NASCAR Elite Division Northwest racetracks}}