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FOPIR Thanks 2024 NASCAR, Formula E, Rose Cup Races and IndyCar Volunteers
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…
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…
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…
Don’t Miss the 58th Annual Thursday Night Motocross
Racing at PIR on Thursday Nights began back in the early 1970’s when a guy by the name of Jim Rockstead had just been up at Sidewinders the Friday night before watching the flat track races and thinking how cool…
Feel the Thunder of Late Model Stock Cars
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…
The Heart of Amateur Racing
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,…
62 Years of Rose Cup History
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.…
Go racing with Spec Racer Ford
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…
Thrilling Spec Miata Racing!
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…
Rose Cup Races Event Preview
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,…
Gary Bockman Pole Award Tradition Continues
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…
20 Years Later Rose Cup Races Trophy is Found
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…
Rose Cup Race Program is Here!
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…
Formula E Double-Header Weekend for PIR
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…
Oregon Trail Rally Offers Something for Everyone
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,…