Mobile International Speedway

Mobile International Speedway
MIS
Location7800 Park Blvd Irvington, Alabama 36544
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (UTC−05:00 DST)
Coordinates30°30′49″N 88°13′11″W / 30.51361°N 88.21972°W / 30.51361; -88.21972
Capacity9,000
OwnerIda Fields/Eddie Shoemaker
OperatorJason Smith
Broke ground1964
Opened1965
ArchitectWalter "Skip" Wetjen
Major eventsFormer:
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Mobile 150 (2016)
ARCA Racing Series
ARCA Mobile 200 (2012–2015)
NASCAR Southeast Series (1991–1996, 2001)
CARS Tour (1998–1999)
Oval (1965–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.500 miles (0.805 km)

Mobile International Speedway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval track along U.S. Highway 90 in Irvington, Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was built by Walter "Skip" Wetjen,[1][2][3] and opened in 1965.

  1. ^ "USCS News". www.uscsracing.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15.
  2. ^ National Sprint Car Hall of Fame website at http://sprintcarhof.com/article.aspx?id=178
  3. ^ Walter "Skip" Wetjen, promoter of local sports and World War II Vet, dies, Mobile Register, December 2, 2008, online at http://bama.live.advance.net/news/press-register/featobit.ssf?/base/news/122821293669790.xml&coll=3[permanent dead link]

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