The first Texas Mile event was in October 2003 at the
Goliad County Industrial Airpark, near
Goliad, Texas, with 35 participants and relatively no spectators. The event was co-founded by Jay Matus and his wife, Shannon Matus under J&S Matus Motorsports, Inc. The event remained in Goliad until the
United States Navy purchased the airfield in early 2011, with that year's Texas Mile relocating to the
Chase Field Industrial Complex in
Beeville, Texas. In 2017, the Texas Mile relocated to the
Victoria Regional Airport in
Victoria, Texas. The Texas Mile returned to Chase Field Industrial Complex in October 2020, after the March 2020 event at Victoria Regional Airport was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Over 250 sports cars, motorcycles, trucks and concept race cars participate in the standing 1-Mile event on an airport runway strip with 1/2 Mile to shutdown. The current Texas Mile record is held by M2K Motorsports' 2006
Ford GT, driven by Patrick O'Gorman, clocking in at . The record-setting speed was achieved during the March 2019 Texas Mile event, at Victoria Regional Airport. ==References==