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Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is a race track located in Alton, Virginia, near Danville. It is less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina, on the banks of the Dan River. VIR hosts amateur and professional automobile and motorcycle events, driving schools, club days, and private test ...
Pulaski County Motorsports Park (formerly Pulaski County Speedway, New River Valley Speedway, then Motor Mile Speedway) is a 0.416 mi (0.669 km) paved oval racetrack in Fairlawn, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway. [1]
Figure 8 World Championship Racing .60 miles (0.97 km) Flat cross Little Valley Speedway: Little Valley: New York: 1932–2011(figure 8 track) Clay .28 miles (0.45 km) Flat cross Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 1951–2010 Asphalt .70 miles (1.13 km) Bridge cross Riverhead Raceway: Riverhead: New York: 1951 Asphalt Figure 8 World ...
Once it leaves the neighborhood, Pleasant Valley becomes a twisty two-lane road, meeting SR 620 (Braddock Road) at a roundabout about a mile north of Virginia Run. The road continues north, passing Pleasant Valley Golf Club [ 2 ] (named for the road) and going through another large residential development (called Cub Run after a nearby stream).
Racing sports has a long tradition in Virginia, dating back to colonial English times. [4] From 1898 to the First World War, the Deep Run Hunt Club in the Northside area of Ginter Park was the site of the club's somewhat annual steeplechase race. [5] After a decade hiatus, the annual races were moved to Curles Neck in 1928. [5]
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
Dominion Raceway [2] is a motorsport complex currently operating in Thornburg, Virginia. The facility includes 0.400 mi (0.644 km) oval track, a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) road course, and a 0.125 mi (0.201 km) drag strip. The track hosts [3] NASCAR, SCCA, and Superkart events along with amateur road course and street racing events.
SR 610 (New Glasgow Road) Stove Hill Road Dead End Appomattox [6] 2.50 4.02 Campbell County Line: Phoebe Pond Road Stage Road Campbell County Line Gap between crossings of the Campbell County Line Augusta [7] 0.25 0.40 SR 651 (Churchmans Mill Road) Old Draft Road SR 608 (Tinkling Spring Road) Bath [8] 13.68 22.02 SR 39 (Mountain Valley Road ...