Heartland Motorsports Park

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Heartland Motorsports Park, formerly known as Heartland Park Topeka, was a multi-purpose motorsports facility Script error: No such module "convert". south of downtown Topeka, Kansas near the Topeka Regional Airport. It operated from 1989 until its closure in 2023.

History

When it opened in 1989,[1] Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years. Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations (ranging from Script error: No such module "convert". in length), a Template:Cvt clay oval, off-road course and a Template:Cvt drag strip. After several years of neglect from continual financial difficulties, the track surface and other facilities had deteriorated badly. The track's survival was in doubt until 2003, when Raymond Irwin, former owner (1986-2007) of Blackhawk Farms Raceway bought it and began major renovations.[1]

In December 2015, Chris Payne and Todd Crossley of Shelby Development, LLC.[2] purchased the track. Payne, the CEO of Shelby Development, became the track's sole owner in January 2017.[2] It was announced in 2018 that Kansas City International Raceway and I-70 Speedway were bought by Payne, and would become sister tracks of Heartland.[3]

The drag-strip was used by local clubs and the National Hot Rod Association. The road-course was mainly used by the SCCA, the National Auto Sport Association and marque-clubs. The track was the home of both the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships from 2006 to 2008. In the past, it has hosted ARCA, ASA, IMSA, AMA, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 275,[1] NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Midwest Series and the NASCAR Southeast Series.

The full 2.5 mile road course (and pit road) was completely repaved with a high-tech, polymer-enhanced asphalt in the fall of 2016.

On July 28, 2023 it was announced that due to tax disputes between the track owners and Shawnee County, the final running of the NHRA Nationals would be held August 11–13, 2023. On September 19, 2023 the track announced that it would be shutting down completely. [4]

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at Heartland Motorsports Park Topeka are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Road Course: 4.023 km (2004–2007)[5]
Trans-Am 1:39.558[6] Tomy Drissi Jaguar XKR 2006 Heartland Topeka Trans-Am exhibition race
Original Road Course: 4.023 km (1989–2003)[5]
IMSA GTP 1:27.880[7] Wayne Taylor Intrepid RM-1 1991 Camel Grand Prix
Formula Atlantic 1:35.819[8] Mark Dismore Swift DB4 1989 2nd Heartland Topeka East Formula Atlantic round
IMSA GTP Lights 1:36.630[7] Parker Johnstone Spice SE90P 1991 Camel Grand Prix
IMSA GTO 1:41.130[9] Robby Gordon Mercury Cougar XR-7 1990 Camel Grand Prix
IMSA GTU 1:47.720[9] Bob Leitzinger Nissan 240SX 1990 Camel Grand Prix
AAC 1:53.650[9] Kenny Irwin, Jr. Buick Somerset 1990 Camel Grand Prix
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Former logo used until 2018

References

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