Gateway Motorsports Park

“Little did I know the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure would be such a thrill!”

Carter Hunt

On the bank of the mighty Mississippi is Gateway Motorsports Park (formerly Gateway Intl. Raceway). The multi-purpose racing facility boasts about the ¼ mile drag strip which will host the NHRA Full Throttle .Midwest Nationals.. The park also has a challenging 1.67 mile road course utilized by the Sports Car Club of America and a number of local, regional, and national racing / car clubs. The very unique 1.25 mile egg-shaped oval has, in the past, hosted NASCAR.s Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. Gateway is the site for hundreds of various events throughout the season. The facility hosts everything from local drag racing, road racing, drifting, oval events, all the way up to nationally televised major events. In 2012 the track will be reborn, thanks to new ownership, that provides intense racing action to the thousands of fans from St. Louis and the surrounding areas.

Racetrack Specifications

Completed: 1997

Length: 1.25 miles

Shape: Egg-shaped Oval

Banking: 11° turns, 1-2 9 °, turns 3-4 3 °

Frontstretch length: 1,922 feet

Backstretch length: 1,976 feet

Seating capacity: 60,000

Location:

Gateway Motorsports Park
700 Raceway Blvd. / P.O. Box 200
Madison, IL 62060
(618) 215-8888

Driving Directions and Parking:

Located less than five minutes from downtown St. Louis and in the shadow of the Gateway Arch is Gateway Motorsports Park. The multi-purpose facility is sitting at the intersection of Interstate 55 / 70 and IL Route 203 in Madison, Illinois.

“ During my 13-year road racing career, I have driven factory-prepared Ferrari racecars, Porsche, and BMW racecars, and many others. No doubt driving an actual Nextel type racecar on a large oval is quite an experience.”

Carter Hunt

Description of Madison, Illinois:

Madison is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,545. It is home to Gateway International Raceway and the first Bulgarian Orthodox church in the United States.
Madison is located at 38 ° 41'1" North, 90 °9'4" West (38.683700, -90.151047).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km2 (7.3 mi2). 18.2 km2 (7.0 mi2) of it is land and 0.7 km2 (0.3 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 3.71% water.