Mansfield Motor Speedway
 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway Logo. | |
| Location | Mansfield, Ohio |
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| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Mansfield Motorsports Park |
| Address | 100 Crall Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44903 |
| Major events | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
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| Length | 0.44 miles (0..704 km) |
| Banking | Turns - 16° Front Straight - 8° |
Mansfield Motorsports Park (known as Mansfield Motorsports Speedway prior to 2007) is a half-mile oval racetrack located in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. Featuring moderately high banks and a wide racing surface, it is suitable for close racing and passing.
Current events
Mansfield currently hosts a wide variety of events, most notably the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which has run at Mansfield on Memorial Day weekend since 2004. Mansfield is the shortest track on the Craftsman Truck Series schedule and was the only track in the United States to be on the Craftsman Truck Series schedule as well as being Dodge Weekly Series sanctioned. This ended in 2007 when the weekly race program at the track was discontinued.
In addition to the Craftsman Truck Series, Mansfield hosts two annual rounds of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series as well as the NASCAR Camping World East Series and Whelen Modified Tour, the ASA Late Model Series, ISMA and MSA Supermodifieds and HOSS sprint cars.
The facility received a safety upgrade in 2006 when SAFER barriers were installed in the turns.
During pre-race ceremonies, a custom at the track is to play the Godsmack song, "Awake", over the public address system as backing music for driver introductions. This is likely a nod to the video for this song which was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, also located in Mansfield.
Drag strip
A drag strip has been planned for the facility since 2006, following the decision by Summit Motorsports Park (located roughly 35 miles north in Norwalk) to discontinue their affiliation with the IHRA and join the NHRA. It was intended to have Mansfield replace Norwalk as the venue for the IHRA World Nationals by 2007 and to host a Live Nation IHRA eMax Nitro Jam event as part of the drag strip's opening festivities.
The opening date for the drag strip has been revised several times. The Nitro Jam event was announced in September 2006 but on March 2, 2007 the track issued a press release moving the IHRA World Nationals from its previously announced June date to September, bumping a previously scheduled Pro-Am Tour event on that date to 2008.
As of July 2008, no opening date has been announced for the drag strip.
Current Races
Records
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Ron Hornaday Jr., 16.277 sec. (110.585 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Bobby Hamilton, 1 hr. 55 min. 37 sec. (65.907 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race record for most caution flags: 18 (2006)