Tri-City Raceway is a
asphalt oval race track located in
West Richland, Washington
West Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington. The population was 16,295 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is part of the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, whose principal cities (the Tri-Cities) are Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco ...
. Tri-City Raceway is currently being featured in the
ARCA Menards Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...
division of
NASCAR
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. The track was built to represent and named after the three nearby cities to the racetrack. The track is the only 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.
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
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in 2024 with the
ARCA Menards Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...
.
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.
See also
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Red Mountain (Benton County, Washington)
Red Mountain is located in the southeast corner of Washington state near the Tri-Cities between Rattlesnake Mountain and Candy Mountain. This region is situated among the Columbia, Snake and Yakima Rivers. The mountain covers an area of app ...
References
External links
Tri-City Raceway race resultsat Racing-Reference
{{NASCAR Elite Division Northwest racetracks
ARCA Menards Series tracks
NASCAR tracks
Motorsport venues in Washington (state)