It’s a sad day for fans of American motorsports as Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, considered as one of the country’s greatest race tracks, will officially cease operations in October 2015.
Track officials made the sudden announcement, saying that track owner Larry H. Miller Group of Companies has decided to forego the renewal of its lease with Tooele County. As a result, the track will close down on October 31, 2015, or at least until another company signs up to take over operations from its previous owner.
Miller Motorsports Park doesn’t have the esteemed history of the Brickyard in Indianapolis or the mainstream appeal of Laguna Seca in California. But in the nine years it was open, the track has established itself as one of the premier race tracks in the US, hosting several top-class racing series, including NASCAR, the American Le Mans Series, the World Superbike Championships, the AMA Superbike, and MotoAmerica. The track was also home to the Yamaha Champions Racing School before the motorcycle company decided to move its home base to New Jersey’s Motorsports Park.
The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies did not specify the reasons for abandoning the race track, but history suggests that the decision not to renew its lease on the track was entirely made for financial and economic reasons. It’s been known to a lot of people that despite all the events and races it has hosted, the track wasn’t really making boatloads of money, eventually becoming a financial anchor for the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies.
So the company decided to cut ties with the track, ending a nine-year run that saw the Miller Motorsports Park elevate its status as one of the country’s premier race tracks. It’s disappointing to see the track close down, but it’s not like it’s going away for good. Community leaders at Tooele are confident that the track will reopen in the future under new ownership, although when that’s going to be is the big question.
Continue reading to read more about the closure of Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park.
Miller Motorsports Park To Close In October 2015 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 11 May 2015 15:00 EST.
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