History
Gravity Park opened in 1999 as a kart racing facility.[2]
Motocross / snocross track
Gravity Park USA opened in 2000.[3] It was named Gravity Park until it was renovated in 2005.[3] When it originally opened, it held snocross races in the North American winter.[4] Flat track races were also held on an on-site dirt oval for several years before its 2017 renovation.[5] The track hosted the 2005 Kraft Amateur Stadiumcross Championship; 250 drivers competed in the event.[6]
The track has been used for special touring events, such as Badger State Quad Championship quad races.[7] The track has also been used for SCCA RallyCross and mud bogging.[8][9]
Stock car oval
The track has oval track at the edge of the site.[10] A front-stretch wall was built in 2012.[2] Owner Bob Schneider decided to not open a stock car track since he felt there were enough ovals operating in the area at the time.[2] Race tracks in Manitowoc and Oshkosh closed and he decided to work on the oval in 2017.[2] The oval's use was grandfathered in by the town board in May 2017.[11] New lights, concrete walls, retaining fences, and grandstands were built at the oval over the middle of 2017. The oval measures 1/3 mile around the outside.[2] A stock car "Mini-Invitational" was scheduled for the track's first stock car races on October 5, 6, and 7.[12] The races rained out and were rescheduled for a one day show on the following Saturday (October 14).[13] The day was also rained out and the inaugural stock car event was cancelled.[14]
Over the winter, a Friday night weekly racing schedule of six classes was developed (modified, stock car, sport modified, grand national, street stock, and 4 cylinder).[2] The first event was scheduled for May 4, 2018 but it was rained out.[2] A non-points opening event was scheduled for the following day. Two touring series are part of the inaugural season along with an end-of-season special event weekend.[2]
