Rundown raceway receiving robust refresh
Full details of the renovation won’t be revealed until Wednesday, Jan. 7, during a special presentation at Millington City Hall. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
No, this isn’t a scene from the new season of “Fallout.” It’s the look today of the former Memphis International Raceway, also known as Memphis Motorsports Park.
In the next six to eight months, a transformation is expected on the blighted raceway property at 5500 Victory Lane 6 miles from Millington in unincorporated Shelby County. Right now it looks like a war could have been waged on the site in the past three years with Mother Nature working to overtake the land.
From the outside, it is apparent a lot of work needs to be done, but any evidence is viewed from afar because the track is still closed and off limits to visitors. Even from a ways away it looks desolate. Windows are smashed on buildings with vines growing up the side.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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