Michael McAleenan has been coming to the annual Rose Cup race at Portland International Raceway for over ten years. As one of the peak auto racing events of the summer, and a decades-long tradition for amateur sports car racers up…
Friends of PIR is excited to announce the 64th Annual Rose Cup Races! Come join us for the fun and excitement July 12-13, 2025, at Portland International Raceway. FOPIR has partnered with Cascade Sports Car Club & Oregon Region SCCA to bring you a true…
To celebrate there 64th annual event, Rose Cup Races have launched a brand new website at: Portland Rose Cup – Welcome to the Portland Rose Cup Races. The goal of the new site is to make competing, volunteering and spectating…
The August IndyCar race at PIR marked the conclusion of “FOPIR” road racing events in 2024. Starting with NASCAR and Formula E in June, and followed by the Rose Cup Races in July, hundreds of volunteers have worked tirelessly to…
If you loved the NASCAR Xfinity Series race here at PIR in May, you’ll want to find the best seats at the track for the Rose Cup Races’ Late Model Stock Cars. This race is open to all late models…
At this weekend’s Rose Cup Races, there’s one group of cars that represents the heart and soul of amateur racing, and the deep history of the Rose Cup. The Small-Mid Bore race group comprises street cars of the 1970s, 80s,…
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,…