Louisville Motor Speedway
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Louisville Motor Speedway was a 3/8-mile race track
located in Louisville, Kentucky
. It was opened in 1988 and hosted NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series
races from 1996 to 1999. Also hosted TNT Motorsports RedMan Monster Truck Challenge from 1988 to 1990 and United States Hot Rod Association
Super Bowl of Motorsport in 1992 and 1993.
On Friday nights, the track hosted a Sportsman division which were similar to camaros and they had Figure-8s.
Saturday night, LMS hosted Mini-Trucks, Street Stocks and Late Models.
Keith Gardener was a 4-Time champion in the Late Models from 1991–1994, and Bill Kimmel Jr. was Late Model champion from 1995-1998.
Bill Kimmel Jr. is the brother of 9-Time ARCA Champion Frank Kimmel
. He is also Franks's crew chief in the Automobile Racing Club of America
division and co-owner of Kimmel Racing.
The track was closed and demolished shortly after Kentucky Speedway
opened. The site is now home to an industrial park.
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
located in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. It was opened in 1988 and hosted NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
races from 1996 to 1999. Also hosted TNT Motorsports RedMan Monster Truck Challenge from 1988 to 1990 and United States Hot Rod Association
United States Hot Rod Association
The United States Hot Rod Association is an organization owned by Feld Entertainment that markets various motorsports. These include monster trucks as well as motocross, quad racing and others...
Super Bowl of Motorsport in 1992 and 1993.
On Friday nights, the track hosted a Sportsman division which were similar to camaros and they had Figure-8s.
Saturday night, LMS hosted Mini-Trucks, Street Stocks and Late Models.
Keith Gardener was a 4-Time champion in the Late Models from 1991–1994, and Bill Kimmel Jr. was Late Model champion from 1995-1998.
Bill Kimmel Jr. is the brother of 9-Time ARCA Champion Frank Kimmel
Frank Kimmel
Franklin James Kimmel is an American stock car driver/owner. He drives the #44 Ansell Gloves/Menards Ford in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Kimmel has won the ARCA championship nine times, including eight consecutive...
. He is also Franks's crew chief in the Automobile Racing Club of America
Automobile Racing Club of America
Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. The ARCA RE/MAX Series races stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars...
division and co-owner of Kimmel Racing.
The track was closed and demolished shortly after Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...
opened. The site is now home to an industrial park.
External links
- http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/12/21/loc_louisville_speedway.html
- http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2003/04/07/story1.html?page=1
- http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2005/09/26/daily50.html?jst=s_cn_hl