Houston Motorsports Park Archives

Smiley Sitton: Namesake of Smiley’s Racing Products Dies

Dirt Sprint Cars/MidgetsJanuary 26, 2026January 25, 2026 Mike Adaskaveg

The legendary Smiley Sitton, 85, passed away on January 16. He is best remembered for started Smiley’s Racing Products in 1968 to supply local racers

Mobile International Speedway Set to Reopen

Pavement, Street Stocks, TrucksFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Mike Adaskaveg

Ida Fields enters her 50th year of owning Mobile International Speedway in 2021. This season, Gina Schild Knowles takes over the reins in promoting the

Texas Truck Challenge: A Texas-Sized $10,000 to Win

Pavement, TrucksSeptember 9, 2020September 10, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Houston Motorsports Park (HMP) hosts the $10,000-to-win Texas Truck Challenge presented by Advance Auto Parts and Carquest this Saturday, September 12. Gina Schild Knowles, promoter

Casey Smith: Four-Car Texas Superstar

Dirt, Dirt Small-Scale Cars, Late Models, Modifieds, Pavement, Pavement Dwarf CarsAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Mike Adaskaveg

Whether it’s dirt or pavement, fenders or no fenders, big car or small, Casey Smith drives them all. In the Texas Short Track Racing Series