ABOUT THE CIRCUIT

New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey

New Jersey Motorsports Park is located on 500 acres immediately adjacent to the Millville Airport. Dedicated in 1941 as America’s First Defense Airport, Millville Army Air Field played a key role in the country’s World War II military efforts.

Millville Army Air Field first opened in 1941 as a gunnery school for fighter pilots who flew Republic Aviation’s P-47 “Thunderbolt.” During its four-year existence, the school provided advanced P-47 Thunderbolt fighter training to more than 1,500 pilots.

New Jersey Motorsports Park embraced this rich history by naming its marquee 2.25-mile racetrack “Thunderbolt Raceway.”  The 1.9-mile road course – Lightning Raceway – is named after the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a WWII fighter aircraft.

While building the various structures at New Jersey Motorsports Park, many WWII artifacts were found and collected for display at the Millville Army Air Field Museum, located on the opposite side of the Millville Airport.  The Bore Site range, located just outside Thunderbolt Raceway Paddock was used by Thunderbolt pilots during training as a range to calibrate their machine guns.
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Today, a P-47 Thunderbolt called “No Guts, No Glory” is based out of Millville Airport.  It is one of only nine left in the world that still flies. Keep an eye on the sky when visiting NJMP – you may just see one pass by overhead.

CIRCUIT SPECS

Total length
2.25 Miles

Total Straight
2100 Feet

Total Turns
12 Turns

Direction
Clockwise