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Dallas International Motor Speedway

Dallas International Motor Speedway was the site of a 1/4 mile dragstrip, a 2.5 mile road course, and a 1/2 mile paved oval, located in Lewisville, Texas north of Dallas.

New: 2007-08-26

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Elevation: 450 feet Latitude: 33.016149 Longitude: -96.971769 Time zone: CST/CDT (-0600/-0500)

Historical Note

The 1/4 mile paved dragstrip operated from 1969 through 1972. The 2.5 mile road course operated from July 5th, 1970 through sometime in 1971. A 1/2 mile paved oval operated sometime in this time frame.

When it opened, DIMS was considered the finest drag racing facility in the United States. A series of rainouts in 1971 combined with high repaving costs led to the forced sale of the property to Xerox in 1973. There is no trace of the facility left today.

References

Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 689. Order from National Speedway Directory

Wayne Hill, Email communication.

Track Office

Track: Dallas International Motor Speedway Hebron Pkwy Lewisville, TX 75057

Track Imagery

The terraserver image shows the track on the topo map. There is no trace of the track in any of the aerial imagery I have found online.

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