MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Memphis Int’l Raceway and parent company IRG Sports + Entertainment have named Justin Kamm as the venue’s general manager.
Kamm brings a vast amount of motorsports industry knowledge, facility management, event marketing and sales experience to the largest motorsports facility in the Mid-South.
“I am appreciative of this opportunity to lead Memphis Int’l Raceway and the dedicated team as we prepare for our 34th year of business,” Kamm said. “The venue has great growth potential that we as a team will continue to build on. I can’t wait to get started and meet the entire Memphis team, our racers and partners.”
Kamm will oversee the day-to-day operations of the 342-acre multi-use facility which includes a combined quarter and eighth-mile dragstrip, 1.8-mile road course and three-quarter mile, high-banked paved oval.
Kamm has spent much of his career in motorsports, most recently serving as director of corporate partnerships for John Force Racing in Yorba Linda, Calif.
Before joining John Force Racing, Kamm was part of the management teams at Palm Beach Int’l Raceway and New Jersey Motorsports Park focusing on event management, sales and marketing. Prior to joining the management ranks at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Kamm was a member of the operations team zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C.
The former Junior Dragster racer is a graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.
“Justin is someone that we have worked with and know well. He brings great enthusiasm and valuable sports management and operations experience to us as the new leader of the Memphis team,” said Lou Partenza, IRGSE President and CEO.
“He joins our passionate IRGSE leadership team that is committed to the continued growth and development of Memphis International Raceway.”