In the first months of 1961, the Portland Rose Festival Association partnered with the city’s Jaycees club and Cascade Sports Car Club to launch a new sports car racing event as part of the city’s annual Rose Festival civic celebration.…
One of the most popular amateur racing series in America is the Sports Car Club of America’s Spec Racer Ford. With more than 900 cars built over more than 35 years, the Spec Racer Ford offers an affordable way to…
With their brightly colored paint jobs, Spec Miata race cars are often jokingly known as Skittles, named after the candy. But don’t be fooled by the size or the colors, because Spec Miata is always one of the closest and…
For over 60 years, the Rose Cup Races have represented the best in local amateur racing and big-league professional sports car racing in America. The Rose Cups are the longest-running annual race west of the Mississippi River, and this year,…
Beginning in 2022, the pole position award given to the fastest Rose Cup Qualifier was named in honor of Gary Bockman. For those who have been involved in racing at PIR over the last 50 years, there is no person…
Sixty three years ago, the Rose Cup Races program boldly welcomed fans to the “First Annual Rose Cup Sports Car Races”. Not only did they call it the “First Annual” event, clearly hoping to start a new tradition, they also…
The 63rd Annual Running of the Rose Cup Races heads to Portland International Raceway July 13-14, 2024. This event is the longest-running annual race west of the Mississippi River and has represented the best in local amateur racing & big-league…
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to Portland International Raceway June 29-30 as a double-header race weekend. Formula E is an all-electric racing series, using nearly identical cars with defined power output and battery capacity. The closely regulated…
First run in 1984, the Oregon Trail Rally lives up to the challenges of its namesake. Competitors battle the twisting roads of Portland International Raceway and in the high-desert plains more inland along Columbia River Gorge. High speeds, long jumps,…
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…