Motor Mile Speedway (formerly Pulaski County Speedway, then New River Valley Speedway) is a 0.416-mile paved oval racetrack in Dublin, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway.[1]
![]() Motor Mile Speedway racetrack and viewing stand, March 2022 | |
Location | Fairlawn, Virginia |
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Capacity | 10,160 |
Owner | Shelor Automotive Group |
Operator | Rusty Wallace Racing Experience |
Opened | July 20, 1952 |
Former names | New River Valley Speedway Pulaski County Speedway |
Major events | NASCAR-sanctioned Late Model Stock Car, Limited Sportsman, Street Stock, Mod4, as well as non-NASCAR sanctioned divisions U-Car and Mini-Cup |
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Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.416 miles (0.669 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | Turns: 15° Straights: 7° |
The track announced that it has cut all sanctions with NASCAR and discontinued its oval track racing in late 2017 but, reopened under NASCAR sanctioning in 2019. However, it continues to use its drag strip behind the back straightaway. In late 2020, the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience signed an agreement to become operator of the track for at least the next two years, with plans to run regular oval- and drag-racing experiences at the track.[2]
Motor Mile Speedway hosted one NASCAR Busch North Series event in 2005. And 3 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races between 2005 and 2006.
The facility also hosted 21 X-1R Pro Cup Series races from 1998 until 2014, 2 CARS Super Late Model Tour events in 2015 and 2019 and 2 CARS Late Model Stock Tour races, also in 2015 and 2019. The track started hosting the CARS Tour once again in 2021 along with the SMART Modified Tour.
Motor Mile Speedway hosted one ASA National Tour event in 1999.
The track is most famous for hosting 4 NASCAR Busch Series events between 1989 and 1992.
Season | Winning Driver | Number |
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1989 | Rick Mast[4] | 22 |
1990 | Steve Grissom | 63 |
1991 | Chuck Bown | 63 |
1992 | Bobby Dotter | 08 |
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