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Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 1.017-mile (1.637 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
In 1997, Smith entered a bidding war with Roger Penske over the purchase of the North Carolina Motor Speedway (now known as Rockingham Speedway). In early April, Penske and his company, Penske Motorsports, who had owned 4.5% of the speedway at the time, offered to buy the speedway for $29.4 million.
Speedway Motorsports, LLC is an American company that owns and manages auto racing facilities that host races sanctioned by NASCAR, NHRA, World of Outlaws and other racing series. The company was founded by Bruton Smith and has its headquarters at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte.
But on Saturday, 10 years later, Richmond County got to see the future of Rockingham Speedway. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Rockingham Speedway was once a staple on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Then ownership changed. Its fate changed, too. But as another speedway in NC proved earlier this year: Resurrection is ...
Fans lean over an infield fence as cars roar Rockingham Speedway back to life on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at an open house for the North Carolina track that was once a staple in the NASCAR Cup Series.
On October 2, 2007, Hillenburg purchased North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina for $4.4 million (USD). The track was put up for auction by Speedway Motorsports Inc. and chairman Bruton Smith. Rockingham had not hosted a NASCAR event since 2004, but Hillenburg hopes
Smith was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Initially wanting to train to become a doctor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he later dropped out and joined his father's company, working at the Charlotte Motor Speedway's marketing team as a sales associate. He later was promoted to the manager of new business ...