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NASCAR at PIR
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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
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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
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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…
Winter Wonderland
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Recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as the “Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi”, the 31st annual Safeway Winter Wonderland powered by Advantis Credit Union, grabs your attention with glimmers and glows around every corner. Since 1993, over two…