Category Motorsports

Trans Am Series Returns to Portland

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Western Championship returns from a nearly three-month hiatus for the PIR SpeedTour at Portland International Raceway. The Trans Am Series has been visiting Portland since 1972, holding 31 races at the 1.97-mile circuit…

Big Indy Car Weekend at PIR

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to Portland International Raceway on August 23-25, 2024. The 2024 BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland will mark the 30th open-wheel race weekend at PIR and the 40th anniversary of the first race held in 1984…

NASCAR at PIR

The NASCAR event Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at Portland International Raceway kicks off an exciting 2024 season of professional racing at PIR. In 2022 the Nascar Xfinity Series made its debut at Portland International Raceway. Both the…

About the Rose Cup Races

The Rose Cup Races were the first event held at PIR way back in 1961. Wikipedia succinctly summarizes the Rose Cup Races as “The first races took place on these old city streets in 1961 during the Portland Rose Festival.…

Big Road Race Events in 2024

Since IndyCar came back to Portland in 2018, road racing has done nothing but get bigger at PIR. With the announcement that Formula E will now be a doubleheader race, 2024 promises to be full of great racing. The season…