| Ozarks International Raceway | |
| Time: | UTC−6 / UTC−5 (DST) |
| Location: | 29211 Missouri Route 135, Gravois Mills, Missouri[1] |
| Owner: | J.R. Pesek |
| Broke Ground: | 2020 |
| Opened: | April 2022 |
| Miles First: | true |
| Events: | Former: Porsche Sprint Challenge North America (2022) USF Juniors (2022) |
| Layout1: | Main Course (2022–present) |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Length Km: | 6.389 |
| Length Mi: | 3.970 |
| Turns: | 19 |
| Record Time: | 2:22.170 |
| Record Driver: |  Mac Clark |
| Record Car: | Ligier JS F4 |
| Record Year: | 2022 |
| Record Class: | USF Juniors |
| Layout2: | Outer Course (2022–present) |
| Length2 Km: | 4.023 |
| Length2 Mi: | 2.500 |
| Turns2: | 11 |
| Layout3: | Inner Course (2022–present) |
| Length3 Km: | 2.253 |
| Length3 Mi: | 1.400 |
| Turns3: | 9 |
Ozarks International Raceway is a multi-use race track that opened in 2022. The track has circuits for a 3.97miles paved road-course racing, off-road racing, rally, and a dirt tri-oval.[2] The track hosts events on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo and GT World Challenge America circuits. It is located in 650acres[3] at 29211 Missouri Route 135, Gravois Mills, Missouri in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
The raceway was the idea of race driver J.R. Pesek.[4] Pesek was quoted by KTVI, "This part of the country, I think, is kind of starving for the track." The race circuit was built in the early 2020s on the site of a closed farm named 4 J Farms. The circuit was designed to minimize its effect to the land. Pesek was quoted, "The trees and designing of the racetrack, we only took down what we had to. There wasn’t many we had to take down, we’re trying to respect the environment." A 58-bay garage was constructed from repurposed turkey barns. It has a 10000square feet control tower and media center. The construction utilized local labor, materials and primarily local companies.[5]
The track was scheduled to be open for testing and rentals in late 2021. The track opened in April 2022.[6] In its debut year, it hosted the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman cars and USF Juniors on April 22 to 24.[7] [8] [9] The USF Juniors race was the series' debut; both events on the first features day (April 23) were won by Mac Clark. The second day (April 24) rained out. The track was planned to host IMSA's Lamborghini Super Trofeo championship and SRO's GT World Challenge America championship as its first professional events on May 20 to 22.[10] [11] But on April 27, 2022, the SRO announced that Ozarks round in 2022 was replaced with NOLA Motorsports Park on the same date due to the challenges related with infrastructure and supply chain.[12]
The main track is the 17-turn road course.[13] The track has 80feet of elevation with eight rises and drops. The road course has a 2.5miles outer and 1.4miles inner circuits via connecting routes.
As of April 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Ozarks International Raceway are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Course: 6.389 km (2022–present) | |||||
| 2:22.170[14] | 2022 Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks | ||||
| 2:34.178[15] | 2022 Ozarks Porsche Sprint Challenge North America round | ||||
| 2:16.527[16] | Ozarks Lakefest Majors hosted by KVRG | ||||