Virginia International Raceway
| Virginia International Raceway | |
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| Location | Alton, Virginia |
| Races | 2009 TM Junior Series Round of Virginia |
Virginia International Raceway (commonly known as "VIR") is a road course located in the community of Alton, Virginia, near Danville, Virginia. It is less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina on the banks of the Dan River. VIR hosts amateur and professional automobile and motorcycle events, driving schools, club days, and private test rentals.
Track description[edit | edit source]
VIR offers six track configurations, of which 2 can be run simultaneously. The "Full Course" is 3.27 miles in length while the "Patriot Course" stretches for 1.1 miles entirely inside the Full Course. The "North Course" is 2.25 miles long and the "South Course" covers a distance of 1.65 miles. Both consist of a portion of the "Full Course" and short connecting sections that connect to portions of the "Patriot Course" to produce the two courses that can run simultaneously. There is a second pit complex that is used only when running the "South Course". The longest configuration, "Grand East Course", is 4.2 miles long, and combines most of the "Full Course" and most of the "Patriot Course" by means of two of the short sections of connecting track used to make the "South Course" and "North Course". There is also another, seldom run, long configuration called the "Grand West Course" that uses the other two short connecting sections between the "Full Course" and the "Patriot Course."
Some of the raceway's named curves include "Oak Tree", "Roller Coaster", "Hog Pen", "Horse Shoe", "The Bend", "Snake", "Spiral", "Fish Hook", and "The Bitch".
Configurations[edit | edit source]
- Virginia International Raceway - Grand East Course.svg
Grand East Course
- Virginia International Raceway - Grand West Course.svg
Grand West Course
- Virginia International Raceway - North Course.svg
North Course
- Virginia International Raceway - South Course.svg
South Course
- Virginia International Raceway - Patriot Course.svg
Patriot Course
- Virginia International Raceway - Full Course.svg
Full Course
Major Events[edit | edit source]
The TM Junior Series ran at this track in 2009 with George Dennis winning the event. Outside of the TM Lights series ran a race in 2013 season won by Axel Andersson, No other major stock car events have been scheduled since, and none are planned in the near future.