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Ozarks International Raceway is a multi-use race track that opened in 2022. The track has circuits for a 3.970 miles (6.389 km) paved road-course racing, off-road racing, rally, and a dirt tri-oval.[2] The track hosts events on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo and GT World Challenge America circuits. It is located in 650 acres (260 ha)[3] at 29211 Missouri Route 135, Gravois Mills, Missouri in the Lake of the Ozarks region.

Ozarks International Raceway

Location	29211 Missouri Route 135, Gravois Mills, Missouri[1]
Coordinates	38.27123°N 92.89006°W / 38.27123; -92.89006
Owner	J.R. Pesek
Broke ground	2020
Opened	April 2022
Major events	Current: Porsche Sprint Challenge North America (2022) USF Juniors (2022)
Main Course
Surface	Asphalt
Length	3.970 miles (6.389 km)
Turns	19
Race lap record	2:22.170 ( Mac Clark, Ligier JS F4, 2022, USF Juniors)
Outer Course
Length	2.500 miles (4.023 km)
Turns	11
Inner Course
Length	1.400 miles (2.253 km)
Turns	9
Website	ozarksinternationalraceway.com

Construction

The raceway was the idea of race driver J.R. Pesek.[4] Pesek was quoted by KTVI, "This part of the country, I think, is kind of starving for the track."[4] The race circuit was built in the early 2020s on the site of a closed farm named 4 J Farms.[2][5] The circuit was designed to minimize its effect to the land. Pesek was quoted, "The trees and designing of the racetrack, we only took down what we had to. There wasn’t many we had to take down, we’re trying to respect the environment."[4] A 58-bay garage was constructed from repurposed turkey barns.[2] It has a 10,000 square feet (930 m²) control tower and media center.[6] The construction utilized local labor, materials and primarily local companies.[6]

History

The track was scheduled to be open for testing and rentals in late 2021.[2] The track opened in April 2022.[5] In its debut year, it hosted the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman cars and USF Juniors on April 22 to 24.[7][8][9] The USF Juniors race was the series' debut; both events on the first features day (April 23) were won by Mac Clark.[7] The second day (April 24) rained out.[7] The track is hosting IMSA's Lamborghini Super Trofeo championship and SRO's GT World Challenge America championship as its first professional events on May 20 to 22.[10][11] But on April 27, 2022, the SRO announced that Ozarks round in 2022 was replaced with NOLA Motorsports Park on the same date due to the challenges related with infrastructure and supply chain.[12]

Tracks

The main track is the 17-turn 3.970 mi (6.389 km) road course.[13] The track has 80 feet (24 m) of elevation with eight rises and drops.[13] The road course has a 2.500 mi (4.023 km) outer and 1.400 mi (2.253 km) inner circuits via connecting routes.

Events

2022

• April: Porsche Sprint Challenge North America, USF Juniors
• June: Spec Corvette Nationals NASA Central[14]
• October: World Racing League Ozarks 8+8 h[15]

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Ozarks International Raceway are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Date
Main Course: 6.389 km (2022)
USF Juniors	2:22.170[16]	Mac Clark	Ligier JS F4	2022 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks
GT4	2:34.178[17]	Aidan Kenny	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	2022 Ozarks Porsche Sprint Challenge North America round

References

External links

• Official Website

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