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Construction of Rockingham started late in 1999, with the opening meeting planned for May 2001. [8] Rockingham Motor Speedway was constructed on a British Steel works brown field site as a banked oval with the intention of bringing the American oval racing across the Atlantic for the first time. The opportunity was taken to use the infield for ...
The North Carolina Education Lottery 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series at Rockingham Speedway.. The race was originally a 197-lap race from the series' inception in 1982 until 2004 (with a second race between 1984 and 2003, except in 1987), after which Rockingham was removed from both the Busch as well as Nextel Cup Series schedules as a result of the Ferko lawsuit.
The Rockingham 500 was an annual Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held in 2001 and 2002 at the Rockingham Motor Speedway oval track in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. The race was the first major motor race in the United Kingdom to be held on an oval track with Champ cars.
Dan Lovenheim, a resident of Raleigh, N.C., poses for a photo in May 2023. The owner of Rockingham Speedway since 2018 is doing what’s in his power to lure the NASCAR Cup Series back to one of ...
For the 2009 season, races took place on weekends between March and November. There were racing weekends at six different circuits; the majority of the races were held at Rockingham Motor Speedway but others were held at Brands Hatch, Thruxton, Silverstone, Pembrey, Donington Park and Oulton Park. Each round comprised two races, making a twenty ...
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An ASCAR race at Rockingham during the 2004 season. In 2001 the ASCAR Racing Series was formed and ran until 2008, the series was a "NASCAR" style racing series that was predominantly run at Rockingham Motor Speedway as well as briefly on the continent. The first season was won by John Mickel.
The name "legends oval" was derived from this use. They have also seen use with go-karts, short track stock cars, and other lower disciplines. This idea was adopted by numerous tracks including Texas Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Iowa Speedway which has a 1/8 mile version.