Rockingham Speedway


 * Not to be confused with Rockingham Motor Speedway, which is the track in the United Kingdom.

Rockingham Speedway (formerly known as the North Carolina Speedway) is a 1.017-mile (1.637-km) D-shaped oval located in Rockingham, North Carolina.

The track is commonly called The Rock, after its location.

It plays host to the TM Lights and the Continental Racing League Modified Division. The TM Master Cup and the ARLA Elite Series ran here in the past.

TM Master Cup Series
The last time the Master Cup Series visited the track was in 2007. Alexis Rainsford made history that weekend by becoming the first female ever to win the Clutch Pole Award. The race was won by Leonid Roderick.

TM Lights

 * Main article: 2011 TM Lights Round of North Carolina

Rockingham Speedway hosted the second race of the TM Lights East Division schedule.

ARLA Elite Series
Rockingham was the site of one of the most famous ARLA Elite Series races in 1984, when Grant Papp entered the race because his friends bet him five dollars that he couldn't win the race. Renting a car from ARLA legend Paul Sweeney, Papp qualified 17th in the 32-car field, and worked his way to the front of the field due to high attrition among the leaders. Papp held off Sweeney on a restart with nine laps remaining to take the win and his friend's five dollars.

National Racing Championship
Rockingham hosted the final race of the 2012 RROL Elite Series season, the league's first year under the current ownership, and last under the original name. It was the only race that year not run under the twin-race format, and was won by Thomas Forester. The track will retain its place as the finale for 2013, as the NRC Season Finale @ Rockingham.