Green Valley Raceway was a motorsports race track located in Smithfield, Texas, and was part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Designed and built by Bill McClure on his North Texas dairy farm, the facility opened in 1960, and was used for over 20 years until its closure in 1986.
It had its 1st full season in 1961, whereby it drew 125,000 spectators.
Track description and history Green Valley Raceway was a permanent road course, whilst the start-finish straight was also used as a drag strip. In 1966, the original layout was changed to . The road course was used for Trans-Am Series races, SCCA races, and it also held a Can-Am race in 1984. The drag strip was used for NHRA and AHRA-sanctioned events. In 1974, Evel Knievel used the circuit for one of his stunt performances. The track has since been demolished, and is now a site for housing developments. Green Valley Elementary School is also located where the track once was and the school uses a perfect attendance trophy made from a piece of the demolished race track.
Lap records The fastest official race lap records at Green Valley Raceway are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Road Course (1966–1986): Can-Am 0:59.204 Michael Roe VDS-002 1984 Dallas Grand Prix Presents The Texas Challenge at Green Vallery Raceway Trans-Am 1:03.539 Willy T. Ribbs Mercury Capri 1984 Dallas Grand Prix Presents The Texas Challenge at Green Valley Raceway Group 2 1:11.000 Dick Thompson Ford Mustang 1967 Green Valley 300 Original Road Course (1960–1965): Sports car racing 1:13.900 Jim Hall Porsche 718 RSK 1961 SCCA Regional Green Valley
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