Freestone County Raceway

Freestone County Raceway in Wortham is the largest motocross venue in the state of Texas, a 1,150-acre operation built on the legendary Miller Ranch, southeast of Dallas off I-45. From 2007 through 2012 the facility hosted the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, putting Freestone on the U.S. national circuit and cementing its reputation as Texas's premier moto destination. Even after the Pro Motocross calendar moved on, Freestone remained the anchor of Texas amateur racing, the James Stewart AMA Spring Championship, the AMA Texas Winter Series, the AMA Texas State Championship, the Tony Miller Memorial, and the Texas Night Series all run rounds here every year. Two main tracks operate on the property. The National Track was built for AMA Pro racing, full national-spec dimensions, big-jump rhythm sections, and the kind of layout that pulls factory-sponsored amateur teams from across the country. The Amateur / Night Track was built in 2000 and features one of the best amateur-night-racing lighting systems in the entire United States, the kind of professionally-lit surface where you can race a full evening program without losing the fast lines in the dark. The dirt is loamy with deep ruts after watering, the kind of base that holds prep through long weekends. Multiple off-road tracks supplement the main MX layouts, giving cross-discipline riders woods access on the same property. Camping is available on-site, important because Wortham is a small town, and the closest hotel infrastructure is in Corsicana (20 minutes away) or Mexia (30 minutes away). Most racers staying for a multi-day event camp at the track. Concessions are full-service on race weekends, with proper restroom blocks and on-site repair vendors. Race-day entry fees and class structures vary by series, check freestonemx.com or the Freestone Facebook page for current pricing on the event you're attending. Practice availability is more race-weekend-focused than typical open-practice tracks; if you're looking for casual riding, call (713) 880-5533 to confirm what's open. The drive from Dallas is about 90 minutes south on I-45, then east on Highway 14; from Houston, two and a half hours north; from Austin, three hours northeast. The James Stewart Spring Championship in late May and the Texas Night Series under-the-lights events in summer are the must-do weekends if you want to experience Freestone at full intensity. The 1,150-acre Miller Ranch surrounding the track means you'll see livestock and rural Texas in every direction, this is moto country in a way that the suburban tracks closer to Dallas are not. Freestone County Raceway is the gold-standard event venue in Texas. The pro layouts, the legendary night-race lighting, the deep race calendar, the camping access, and the legacy of Lucas Oil-era national racing make it a bucket-list stop for any Southeast or Southwest rider, and a regular destination for Texas families committed to amateur championship racing.