| Location | Airway Heights, Washington |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°39′36″N117°34′23″W / 47.660°N 117.573°W /47.660; -117.573 |
| Owner | Kalispel Tribe (May 2021–present) |
| Address | 750 N Hayford Rd |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Former names | Spokane County Raceway |
| Major events | Former: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (2011, 2013, 2017) |
| Website | www |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.805 km (0.500 mi) |
| Road Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.701 km (2.300 mi) |
| Drag Strip | |
| Surface | Concrete /asphalt |
| Length | 0.402 km (0.250 mi) |
Qlispé Raceway Park (formerly theSpokane County Raceway) is a multi-venuemotorsport facility in thewesternUnited States, inSpokane County,Washington.[1]
Located northeast ofAirway Heights and west of the city ofSpokane, it includes a 0.250 mi (0.402 km)drag strip, a 2.300 mi (3.701 km)road course, and a 0.500 mi (0.805 km)oval track. The raceway is currently aNational Hot Rod Association (NHRA) member; it previously hostedInternational Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) events. It is used as well for driving schools for marque-specific clubs, and has also hostedICSCC (International Conference of Sports Car Clubs) championship events.
The averageelevation of the facility is approximately 2,350 ft (720 m) abovesea level.
Spokane County Raceway hosted 3NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races, in 2011, 2013 and2017.
The raceway opened 51 years ago in 1974,[2][3] when investors produced more than two million dollars to build the facility.[4][5][6]
Questionable management resulted in a lawsuit against president and operator Orville Moe,[7][8][9] and bankruptcy hearings.[10][11] Moe was eventually fired in June 2006.[12][13][14] The track was sold as of April 10, 2008, purchased by the county,[15][16] and renamed "Spokane County Raceway."
The operator in 2009 was Bucky Austin of Austin Motorsports Management,[17] which had a 25-year contract,[18] but was terminated after less than one year due to mismanagement.[19][20]
The track then was operated by Charlie Allen and Ron Hodgson; Allen had run theFirebird International Raceway inArizona since 1983, and Hodgson was part owner of theCastrol Raceway inEdmonton,Alberta.[20] In February 2012, Allen was replaced by Spokane local Craig Smith, originally ofOdessa, a one-time successful world champion dragster.[21] In May 2021, it was announced that Spokane County had accepted an offer to sell the raceway for $6.1 million dollars to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.[22]
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