A NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race was previously held at this track in 1999 and 2000. The Xfinity Series race at Portland marked the first time since then that a NASCAR national series has had a race in the Pacific Northwest.
History
On September 18, 2021, Elizabeth Blackstock from Jalopnik reported that there were rumors of the track hosting an Xfinity Series race and a Truck Series race in 2022.[1] On September 25, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that Portland would likely be on the 2022 Xfinity Series schedule.[2] The schedule was released on September 29 with Portland on Saturday, June 4. It replaced the race at another road course, the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Both the Mid-Ohio and Portland races were promoted Green Savoree Racing Promotions. Mid-Ohio was given a Truck Series race after losing their Xfinity Series date.[3]
The race will be 147 miles and 75 laps long according to NASCAR.com.[4] Each of the stages will be 25 laps in length.[5]
On April 19, 2022, the track announced that Pacific Office Automation, a company located in nearby Beaverton, Oregon that makes technology for office space, would be the title sponsor of the race.[6]
^"(Twitter post)". Twitter. Bob Pockrass. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Tentative stage lengths for national series. Cup stage lengths for races later in the year TBD as NASCAR sees what fuel mileage is with new car (try not to have a fuel mileage race to end of stage). Everything subject to change but this currently what NASCAR has as part of rules:
