Southern National Motorsports Park

Southern National Motorsports Park
Location 8071 Newsome Mill Road Lucama, North Carolina 27851
Capacity 4500[1]
Operator Michael Diaz
Opened 1993
Former names Southern National Speedway, Southern National Raceway Park
Oval
Surface Asphalt
Length 4/10 mi
Banking Turns: 17 degrees
Straightaways: 7 degrees

Southern National Motorsports Park is a 4/10-mile auto racing track in Kenly, North Carolina.

History

In 2009, the track essentially closed with only a single racing event taking place on the track. The PASS South Super Late Model Series held one of their points races at the track on September 26, 2009. A USARacing Pro Cup event had been scheduled for August 15, 2009, but it was canceled by the series and replaced by a second race at Langley Speedway.

On Friday, October 7, 2011, Southern National Speedway was put up for auction, and was bought by Michael Diaz of Northern Virginia for $650,000. Plans for the track are currently pending.

March 3, 2012 will be open for business and running their first race, a NASCAR Whelen late model series.

The track re-opened in 2013 as Southern National Motorsports Park with a regular racing schedule.

In December 2015, the track was added to the racing simulation site iRacing.com.

Photographs

Photos on Flickr from SNRP

References

  1. ↑ Article on track's auction: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/179060.html

Coordinates: 35°36′40″N 78°3′39″W / 35.61111°N 78.06083°W / 35.61111; -78.06083


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