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TRACK
SPECIFICATIONS
Length:
Three-Quarter Mile, measured 15 feet in from outside
retaining wall
Shape: "D"-Shaped
Oval
Width: Constant
60-foot width with 10-foot apron
Banking:
14 degrees in turns, 8 degrees at starting line,
2 degrees on 860 - foot back straightaway. Front stretch
is 1290 feet
Pit Road: 64-foot
width with 40 pit spots 28' x 19'
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The
Richmond International Raceway first hosted dirt auto
races in the late 1940's after its original incarnation
as a horse race track. The NASCAR Winston Cup Series races
have been held at the raceway since 1953 when Lee Petty
won the first that April. Located on the State Fairgrounds
in Virginia, the original half-mile dirt track was paved
over in 1968, only to be totally reconstructed 20 years
later.
In 1988, the Richmond International Raceway was reconfigured
as a .75 mile track with a new constant 60 foot track
width and 14-degree banked turns. The track re-opened
to the public in September, 1988, providing a complete
view of the racing surface from almost all of its 83,000
seats. In fact, the raceway has more seats than any other
Virginia sports complex. Twice annually, it attracts crowds
in excess of 150,000 to its NASCAR Winston Cup Series
race weekends. Richmond International Raceway is now considered
one of the most modern speedways on the NASCAR Winston
Cup tour.
The Richmond International Raceway simulation is reserved
exclusively for members of our Drivers Club.
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