West Desert has reopened under Utah ownership after PV3 Enterprises invested more than $50 million in the former Utah Motorsports Campus, launching plans for a larger motorsports destination.
Grantsville, Utah — September 22, 2026
Twenty years after the first race cars took to the track in Tooele County, the 511-acre motorsports facility formerly known as Utah Motorsports Campus has entered a new chapter under Utah ownership.
PV3 Enterprises, a Utah-based investment firm, acquired the facility earlier this year and has invested more than $50 million in improvements. The company has reopened the property as West Desert, with plans to transform the racetrack into a year-round destination for motorsports, entertainment, driver development and other businesses.
The facility held its public grand reopening on September 19, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony and inaugural laps around the track. The event included free admission and parking, hot laps with professional drivers, an exotic car show and roll racing.
“This place has been through a few laps over the years,” said Mark Hancock, managing partner of PV3 Enterprises. “While we celebrate 20 years from the original opening of the Miller Motorsports Park, we also celebrate the final lap as Utah Motorsports Campus. Today, we begin a new lap of this iconic racetrack and venue as West Desert.”
From Miller Motorsports Park to West Desert
The facility originally opened September 18, 2006, as Miller Motorsports Park. It later operated as Utah Motorsports Campus before PV3's acquisition and the latest rebranding.
The campus includes a 4.5-mile road course with multiple configurations, a 0.9-mile karting track, off-road and rallycross facilities, a skidpad, garages, grandstands and event and hospitality spaces. Its main straight stretches approximately 0.7 miles.
That combination allows the property to accommodate multiple forms of motorsports rather than functioning solely as a traditional road-racing facility.
For PV3, the goal is to build on that existing infrastructure rather than simply reopen the track.
“To date, PV3 Enterprises has invested more than $50 million since taking over the facility earlier this year, with improvements throughout the property,” said Joe Atkin, general manager of West Desert. “With plans for additional significant investment in the years ahead, there is a clear commitment to elevating West Desert as a nationally recognized motorsports center of excellence engineered around innovation, performance and community.”
The investment comes as PV3 seeks to expand the facility's appeal to both professional racing organizations and everyday motorsports enthusiasts.
Making motorsports more accessible
One of West Desert's stated priorities is to "accelerate access to the track"—an effort aimed at bringing more people onto the facility's racing surfaces.
That could include professional drivers and racing teams, but the campus is also designed to serve amateur drivers, karting enthusiasts, off-road racers, corporate groups and families.
The reopening event demonstrated that broader approach. Visitors could purchase an All Access Pass that included hot laps with professional drivers on the main track and other racing surfaces, including drifting, off-roading and karting. The event also featured an exotic car show and roll racing.
For people who have never experienced a racetrack, programs that provide access without requiring ownership of a race car could offer a lower barrier to entry.
That broader audience is important to West Desert's plans for the facility. Rather than limiting the property to major racing events, the company wants to create reasons for people to visit throughout the year.
More than a racetrack
PV3's plans extend beyond improvements to the existing racing facilities.
West Desert intends to upgrade the grand prix track, paddock, garages and grandstands while also pursuing residential, commercial and retail development around the motorsports campus.
The long-term vision is to create a larger motorsports-oriented community surrounding the track, adding businesses and amenities that can support visitors and participants even when major races are not taking place.
The company has not yet publicly detailed the full scope, timing or investment requirements for that planned development, but the expansion represents a significant change from viewing the property simply as a racetrack.
For PV3, that broader development strategy fits its approach as a Utah-based, multi-family office focused on long-term ownership and investment. The company's portfolio includes businesses and investments in areas including advanced manufacturing, motorsports, hospitality, retail, recreation and community development.
A new chapter for a Utah racing landmark
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox attended the reopening and highlighted the significance of the facility returning to local ownership.
“West Desert has a special place in our state's history,” Cox said. “The Miller family's vision and investment created a world-class facility that has brought people together through motorsports and recreation for two decades.”
For Atkin, the reopening represents more than a name change. The goal is to create a facility that can attract people from throughout Utah and from outside the state while providing a place for multiple motorsports communities to interact.
The campus has hosted professional racing series, major events, corporate experiences and motorsports enthusiasts from around the world since its opening in 2006.
Now, PV3 is betting that the next phase can make the facility larger and more accessible while preserving its identity as a place built around racing.
“We are committed to making West Desert the destination where the next generation of drivers, engineers and innovators develop their talents,” Hancock said. “Whether you live down the road, along the Wasatch Front or halfway across the world, our goal is to build a destination that gives you a reason to come here and more reasons to come back.”
With the ribbon cut and the first laps of the new era complete, West Desert is open for business. PV3's $50 million-plus investment represents the first major lap in a much larger redevelopment plan.
Learn more at westdesert.com and pvthree.com.
