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{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name=Texas Motorplex
|Location= [[Ennis, Texas]], [[United States]]
|Address=7500 US-287
|Coordinates={{coord|32.3286|-96.7174|display=inline,title}}
|Logo=Texas_Motorplex_Logo.png
|Image=[[File:Ennis September 2017 31 (Texas Motorplex).jpg|frameless]]
|Image_caption=
|Capacity=50,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Drag Racing First Sport to Open in Texas to Fans Amid Pandemic |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/drag-racing-first-sport-to-open-in-texas-to-fans-amid-pandemic/2382582/ |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |access-date=12 June 2025 |date=5 June 2020}}</ref>
|Owner= Billy Meyer & Christie Meyer Johnson <ref name="wax_sun_2022">{{cite web | url=https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/local/christie-meyer-johnson-follows-in-her-dad-s-footsteps-at-the-texas-motorplex/article_3cdf31bc-434b-11ed-98b0-ab0e27b9250e.html | title=Christie Meyer Johnson follows in her dad's footsteps at the Texas Motorplex | date=3 October 2022 }}</ref>
|Operator=
|Broke_ground=1986<ref name="wax_sun_2022" />
|Opened=1986<ref name="mp_history">{{cite web | url=https://texasmotorplex.com/history/ | title=History &#124; Texas Motorplex }}</ref>
|Closed=
|Construction_cost=
|Architect=
|Former_names=
|Events='''[[NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series]]'''<br>''Texas NHRA FallNationals'' (1986-present) <br /> '''Stampede of Speed'''
|Miles_first=True
|Layout1=Drag Strip
|Surface=Concrete
|Length_km=.402
|Length_mi= .25
}}

[[File:Ennis September 2017 30 (Texas Motorplex).jpg|thumb|Texas Motorplex grandstands]]

The '''Texas Motorplex''' is a quarter mile [[drag racing]] facility located in [[Ennis, Texas|Ennis]], [[Texas]], [[United States]], {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=out}} south of downtown [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]. Built in 1986 by former [[funny car]] driver Billy Meyer,<ref name="wax_sun_2022" /> the Motorplex was the first [[National Hot Rod Association]] (NHRA) "super track." It annually hosts the Texas NHRA FallNationals each October, when hundreds of professional and amateur drag racers compete for over $2 million in prize money. Past winners have included [[John Force]], [[Kenny Bernstein]], and [[Tony Schumacher (drag racer)|Tony Schumacher]].

==History==
The Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, The Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champions Club – an {{convert|11000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

==Texas Motorplex Milestones==

Nov. 1985: Billy Meyer signs an agreement to host an NHRA event the following September, before ground was broken on the facility.

Jan. 1986: Ground breaks for the Texas Motorplex – designed to be the first post tension, all-concrete, quarter-mile facility specifically created for drag racing.

Sept. 25, 1986: Darrell Gwynn runs 5.280 to set Top Fuel E.T. record with the first national event pass on the track.

April 1997: The Texas Motorplex becomes the first non-NHRA-owned track to host two national events.

1997: The Texas Motorplex opens the Divisional 4 Hall of Fame, becoming the only track to host a hall of fame.

1997: The Texas Motorplex becomes the first facility to build a permanent hospitality structure to host fans in a VIP atmosphere; originally known as The Top Eliminator Club and now known as the Champions Club.

April 9, 1988: Eddie Hill turns in the first four-second quarter mile pass – a 4.990 run.

Oct. 19, 1997: Cory McClenathan makes the first pass in the 320&nbsp;mph-range – a 321.77 run.

Oct. 24, 1998: Gary Scelzi, John Force, Warren Johnson and Larry Kopp lead the quickest qualifying field in NHRA history.

Oct. 23, 1999: En route to his first, NHRA championship, Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher earns his first national event victory.

Oct. 23, 1999: John Force clinched his ninth NHRA Funny Car championship by defeating Tommy Johnson Jr. in the quickest side-by-side race in Funny Car history.

Sept. 23, 2004: The Texas Motorplex becomes the first NHRA track in the country to have starting line balcony seating in the tower suites.

Sept. 26, 2004: Greg Anderson clinches his second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock title at the Texas Motorplex. Anderson clinched the title faster than any other driver in NHRA history.

==Current Track Records==

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!E.T.!!Speed!!Driver!!Event!!Ref
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Top Fuel]] || '''3.761''' || bgcolor="black"| || J.R. Todd || 2014 Texas NHRA FallNationals || rowspan="8"|<ref name="mp_history" />
|-
| bgcolor="black"| || '''{{convert|326.71|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}''' || Doug Kalitta || 2014 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Funny Car]] || '''4.039''' || bgcolor="black"| || Courtney Force || 2014 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| bgcolor="black"| || '''{{convert|314.90|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}''' || Courtney Force || 2014 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Pro Stock]] || '''6.550''' || bgcolor="black"| || Allen Johnson || 2012 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| bgcolor="black"| || '''{{convert|211.99|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}''' || Allen Johnson || 2012 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Pro Stock Motorcycle]] || '''6.774''' || bgcolor="black"| || Matt Smith || 2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|-
| bgcolor="black"| || '''{{convert|202.55|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}'''|| Matt Smith || 2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals
|}


==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.texasmotorplex.com}}
* [https://www.noprep.com/venue/texas-motorplex/ Texas Motorplex]

{{NHRA dragstrips}}

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