In 1987, dirt racer Dan Manes and his wife Linda would take over the track, reconfiguring it into a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) oval and renaming the facility "Raven Raceway".

In 1990, a subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation, Great Western Sports, would purchase the lease and take over from the Manes family, also renaming the track for a second time as "Tucson Raceway Park".

One major change during the ISC era of Tucson Raceway Park, was the addition of NASCAR Winter Heat.

[3] In 2012, Tucson businessman John Lashley bought the lease on the track and spent six months renovating the facility, which included a change back to asphalt.

Las Vegas native Dustin Ash would take home $2,000 in the inaugural Chilly Willy, in a race that featured a total of 16 starters.

[4] [5] As of 2024, the Chilly Willy has grown to become a major super late model event on the West Coast.

The series wouldn't make their return until nearly two decades later, on June 12th, 1993 with a 200 lap (75 miles) event with Dirk Stephens reigning victorious over the field of 18 cars, including Tucson's Paul Banghart.

[7] After the end of Winter Heat, the series would return as a 250 lap (95 miles) race for a one off event in March of 2001, which would be won by Johnny Borneman III.