Palm Beach International Raceway
Palm Beach International Raceway (stylized as PBIR and formerly Moroso Motorsports Park) was a motorsports facility located west of Jupiter, Florida. The facility had a quarter-mile drag strip, a 2.043 mi (3.288 km) road course, 7/10-mile kart track as well as mud racing tracks. The road course at Palm Beach International Raceway was a 2-mile, 10-turn circuit constructed of hot-mix asphalt and set on an aggregate base. It was 40 ft (12 m) wide with a 1/3-mile section measuring 80 ft (24 m).
Road Course (2008–2022) | |
| Location | Palm Beach County, near Jupiter, Florida |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
| Coordinates | 26°55′19.54″N 80°18′20.06″W |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Owner | IRG S+E (2008–2022) Dick Moroso (1981–2008) |
| Broke ground | 1964 |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Closed | 23 April 2022 |
| Construction cost | $1.5 Million |
| Architect | Martyn Thake, Others |
| Former names | Moroso Motorsports Park (1981–1998) |
| Major events | Atlantic Championship (2015–2016) LATAM Challenge Series (2014) US F2000 Winterfest (2012–2013) ARCA Racing Series (2010) Trans-Am Series (1983) AMA Superbike Championship (1982) |
| Road Course (2008–2022) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.288 km (2.043 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:09.686 ( Tõnis Kasemets, Swift 016.a, 2015, Formula Atlantic) |
| Original Road Course (1964–2007) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.621 km (2.250 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:21.561 ( Willy T. Ribbs, Chevrolet Camaro, 1983, Trans-Am) |
The Palm Beach International Raceway Drag Strip was a quarter-mile, all-concrete racing surface. One of six tracks in the U.S. built completely from concrete, it was more stable, level and consistent than asphalt. The track is sanctioned by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
PBIR was also home to the Palm Beach Driving Club.