BradH! I have about the same distance to the track and I wouldn't drive the car there. I get better mileage and less pita towing it to the track. I took my Dart to the track at Sonoma and broke the rear u-joint so I was glad to just push it in the trailer and go home. With a deep pan and not doing full throttle romps everywhere, I don't think my car is broiling the fluid even without a cooler. My Challenger doesn't have a tranny cooler either.