Mobile International Speedway is a paved oval track along U.S. Highway 90 in Irvington, Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was built by Walter "Skip" Wetjen, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame website at http://sprintcarhof.com/article.aspx?id=178Walter "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 and opened in 1965.
History During the golden age of stock car racing, the track held races with the likes of Gene Tapia, Wayne Niedecken Sr., Phil Wendt,Photos of Wendt and crew at http://www.genetapiaracing.com/philwendt.htmSee, http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=wendtph01See Race Results for Wendt at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=5648 and other NASCAR drivers.See Race Results for Niedecken at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=5665 Longtime stock car driver Red Farmer won his 500th feature race at the track.See interview at, http://www.stockcarracing.com/featuredvehicles/scrp_0601w_charles_red_farmer/index.html
From 1966 to 1968 the track hosted open-wheel racing and held the annual World 300 race for Supermodified racing, which attracted competitors that included notable drivers such as Bobby Allison,See photo and note at http://www.indianaopenwheel.com/showthread.php?t=8766See photos of more Supermodifieds from Mobile International Speedway at http://www.retrorockets.org/1/Volume38.htm Dale HammacSee photos of Hammac at http://www.genetapiaracing.com/dale_hammac.htm and Armond Holley.See article about Holley at http://www.genetapiaracing.com/armond_holley.htm
In the 1980s, the track hosted races sanctioned by All Pro Stock, ASA, NASCAR Grand American, NASCAR All-American Challenge Series, and NASCAR All Pro Stock Car. They included drivers Donnie Allison, Rusty Wallace, Dave Mader III, Ronnie Sanders,See race results for Sanders at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=4373 Mike Cope,See Race Results for Cope at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=825 Freddy Fryar,See Race Results for Fryar at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=187 Junior Niedecken,See Race REsults for Niedecken at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=5912 Jody RidleySee Race Results for Ridley at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=826 and others.See Composite Race Results at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=400See 1982 Race Results at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist.php?year=1982See 1983 Race Results at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist.php?year=1983
More recently, the track has been home to a number of rising NASCAR and ARCA drivers including Rick Crawford, Kevin Swindell (a development driver for Ray Evernham),Official Web Site of Kevin Swindell, http://www.kevinswindell.com/cms.asp?Page=kevin Bubba Pollard (of Roush Racing: Driver X), Cale Gale and Grant Enfinger. Kevin Swindell holds the all-time track record.Official track web site, http://www.mobilespeedway.net/trackrecords.php
The ARCA Racing Series held the ARCA Mobile 200 at the track from 2012 to 2015, all of them won by local drivers: 1 win for Cale Gale and 3 for Enfinger. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East held the Mobile 150 there in 2016. Also, the NASCAR Southeast Series hosted 9 races at Mobile International Speedway, between 1991 and 2001.
The CARS Hooters Pro Cup Series also had run three races at the facility, between 1998 and 1999.
Film and television Opening scenes from the 2009 film The Final Destination were shot at the track.See, Starling, Bill, The Final Destination shoot scenes at Mobile International Speedway, Mobile Register, August 27, 2009, found online at http://photos.al.com/mobile-press-register/2009/08/final_destination_4_shoot_scen_9.html
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External links Official Speedway Website Mobile International Speedway archive at Racing-Reference