ABOUT THE CIRCUIT

Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia

The track originally opened August 3, 1957, and was created by a group of men using a bulldozer. The track had been closed from 1974 prior to its reopening in March 2000. The track was reopened in 2000 by New Yorker Harvey Siegel and Connie Nyholm using a "country club" model. Memberships to the track are sold. Each member of the VIR Club receives track time on member days, tickets to all spectator events, and other benefits. VIR's membership model has since been followed by other racetracks across the United States.
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There have been at least four deaths in track history, with three fatalities coming since the reopening of the facility. The most recent death was that of 14-year-old Toriano Wilson in a US Rookie Cup motorcycle race in August 2008.

Recognizing greatness, the 3.27-mile track has remained exactly the same since, with the only change being widening some places to offer safer run-off room.

VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road course offering professional and amateur auto and motorcycle racing.  While racing is the heart of VIR, the expansive 1,300-acre property located at the Virginia-North Carolina border is so much more.  America’s first true “motorsport resort,” it’s an entire vacation destination with a number of onsite hotel and lodging options.

CIRCUIT SPECS

Total length
2.25 Miles

Total Straight
3000 Feet

Total Turns
14 Turns

Direction
Clockwise