Mansfield

Mansfield Raceway, a three-eighths-mile dirt oval, opened in the spring of 1959 and was stretched to a half-mile in 1972.

Several changes in ownership took place between the mid '70s and early '90s with the track finally laying dormant in the mid '90s. Much deterioration and vandalism took place during that time.

In 1998 a group of Cleveland area men rescued the track from its demise at a sheriff's auction. In the spring of 1999 the dirt track received a blacktop surface and reopened as Mansfield Motorsports Speedway.

After two years of financial struggles and many improvements still needed, property developer Michael Dzurilla stepped into the mix.

More than $17 million in improvements have been made since 2002. Those include new safety fencing, concrete walls, a ticket office, deluxe grandstands that include luxury suites, restrooms and concession stands.

The track was added to the Craftsman Truck Series schedule in 2004, with Jack Sprague winning from the pole in a race that saw 13 caution flags and 94 caution laps.

The facility was renamed Mansfield Motorpsorts Park in December 2006.