Alaska Raceway Park, Racing facility in Palmer, United States.

Alaska Raceway Park is a motorsport facility near Palmer, in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska, built around two separate racing surfaces. One is a paved oval for stock car racing, the other a straight dragstrip used for acceleration events.

The site opened in 1964 as a basic dragstrip run by local operators, and it grew steadily over the following decades. The oval track was added later, turning the property into a two-discipline venue that hosts multiple racing classes.

The dragstrip opened in 1964 as Polar Dragway, run by Lee and Fern Nelson with sons Ron and Larry on leased land; the name survives in the local alias Polar Raceway Park. Announcers such as "Big Daddy" Dave, Jerry Pierce and "Chatterbox" Christa Mayfield have called races over the P.A. since the early years. The venue races from Mother's Day to Labor Day.

The season runs roughly from late spring to early fall, with most events taking place on weekend evenings. Because Alaska's weather can change quickly, bringing warm layers is a good idea even in summer.

The park sits at one of the northernmost latitudes where organized motorsport takes place regularly in North America, something that shapes the whole racing calendar. In summer, the near-constant daylight allows events to run late into the evening without any artificial lighting.