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|Location = [[Petersburg, Virginia]]
|Location = [[Petersburg, Virginia]]
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|Address = 8018 Boydton Plank Road<br>North Dinwiddie, VA 23803
|Address = 8018 Boydton Plank Road<br>North Dinwiddie, VA 23803
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|Events = [[National Hot Rod Association]]
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*[[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]]
**Virginia NHRA Nationals
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*[[Professional Drag Racers Association|PDRA]]
**PDRA Pro Stars
**PDRA World Finals
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|website = http://www.virginiamotorsports.com
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'''Virginia Motorsports Park''' (VMP) is a 1/4 mile (0.402 km) [[drag strip]] in [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia]], just outside of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]].<ref name="VMP">[http://www.virginiamotorsports.com Virginia Motorsports Park], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> It opened in 1994 and originally hosted the [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]]'s Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals. It has a [[seating capacity]] of 23,000 spectators. After a brief time with [[International Hot Rod Association|IHRA]] beginning in 2010, the track returned to NHRA in 2012.
'''Virginia Motorsports Park''' (VMP) is a 1/4 mile (0.402 km) [[dragstrip]] in [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia]], just outside of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]].<ref name="VMP">[http://www.virginiamotorsports.com Virginia Motorsports Park], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> It opened in 1994 and originally hosted the [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]]'s Virginia NHRA Nationals. It has a [[seating capacity]] of 23,000 spectators. After a brief time with [[International Hot Rod Association|IHRA]] beginning in 2010, the track returned to NHRA in 2012.


On January 30, 2018, NHRA announced that a pro national event will be returning to Virginia Motorsports Park in place of the Englishtown, New Jersey event which was cancelled after [[Old Bridge Township Raceway Park]] decided to cancel all drag racing operations there earlier in the month.<ref name="VIRGINIA">[https://www.nhra.com/news/2018/nhra-virginia-nationals National Hot Rod Association, ''NHRA partners with Virginia Motorsports Park to host NHRA Virginia Nationals'', NHRA.com, January 30, 2018], Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.</ref><ref name="ENGLISHTOWN">[https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/bad-news-raceway-park-englishtown-new-jersey-will-cease-drag-racing-operations/ BangShift.com, ''Bad News: Raceway Park Will Cease Drag Racing Operations – The End Of Englishtown Appears To Be Nigh'' by Brian Lohnes, January 16, 2018], Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.</ref> The Virginia NHRA Nationals took place in early June.
On January 30, 2018, NHRA announced that a pro national event will be returning to Virginia Motorsports Park, as the [[NHRA Summernationals]] moved from Englishtown, New Jersey, after [[Old Bridge Township Raceway Park]] decided to cancel all drag racing operations there earlier in the month.<ref name="VIRGINIA">[https://www.nhra.com/news/2018/nhra-virginia-nationals National Hot Rod Association, ''NHRA partners with Virginia Motorsports Park to host NHRA Virginia Nationals'', NHRA.com, January 30, 2018], Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.</ref><ref name="ENGLISHTOWN">[https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/bad-news-raceway-park-englishtown-new-jersey-will-cease-drag-racing-operations/ BangShift.com, ''Bad News: Raceway Park Will Cease Drag Racing Operations – The End Of Englishtown Appears To Be Nigh'' by Brian Lohnes, January 16, 2018], Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.</ref> The first Virginia NHRA Nationals took place in early June 2018. That event lasted two seasons before being removed by the NHRA on March 25, 2020 as part of a purge of races to reduce the schedule to 19 events because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="VNN">[https://www.nhra.com/schedule/2022/nhra-camping-world-drag-racing-series/virginia-nhra-nationals National Hot Rod Association, 2022 Virginia NHRA Nationals], Retrieved Apr. 15, 2022.</ref> The Virginia NHRA Nationals returned in May 2022.<ref name="VNN"></ref> It was not held in 2023, but is on the NHRA Misson Foods Drag Racing Series schedule for this year to take place on June 21-23, 2024.<ref name="VNN2">[https://www.nhra.com/schedule/2024/nhra-mission-foods-drag-racing-series/virginia-nhra-nationals National Hot Rod Association, 2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals], Retrieved Apr. 14, 2024.</ref>


Virginia Motorsports Park is also a member track of the Professional Drag Racing Association (PDRA), a regional sanctioning body of professional 1/8 mile (0.201 km) outlaw door-slammer drag racing.<ref name="PDRA">[http://www.pdra660.com/ Professional Drag Racing Association], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> The current owners are Tommy and Judy Franklin, who purchased the facility in 2017.<ref name="PI">[http://www.progress-index.com/sports/20180608/drag-racing-returns-to-virginia-motorsports-park '''''The Progress-Index''''', ''Drag racing returns to Virginia Motorsports Park'' by Geneva Heffernan, June 8, 2018], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> Tommy Franklin is also one of the founders of PDRA.<ref name="ABOUT">[http://www.pdra660.com/info Professional Drag Racing Association - About PDRA], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref>
Virginia Motorsports Park is also a member track of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), a regional sanctioning body of professional 1/8 mile (0.201 km) doorslammer ([[Pro Stock]] and [[Pro Modified]]) style drag racing, with Pro Modified classes split by type of power boosters added (turbocharger/supercharger, [[nitrous oxide]], and an entry-level 632ci limit format), and the Pro Stock class being Mountain Motor.<ref name="PDRA">[http://www.pdra660.com/ Professional Drag Racers Association], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> The current owners are Tommy and Judy Franklin, who purchased the facility in 2017.<ref name="PI">[http://www.progress-index.com/sports/20180608/drag-racing-returns-to-virginia-motorsports-park '''''The Progress-Index''''', ''Drag racing returns to Virginia Motorsports Park'' by Geneva Heffernan, June 8, 2018], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> Tommy Franklin is also one of the founders of PDRA.<ref name="ABOUT">[http://www.pdra660.com/info Professional Drag Racers Association - About PDRA], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> The track has been hosting the PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals since October 2019.<ref name="SCHEDULE">[https://www.pdra660.com/schedule/ Professional Drag Racers Association, 2022 Schedule], Retrieved Apr. 15, 2022.</ref>


Virginia Motorsports Park has a dirt track located beside the drag strip which hosts [[tractor pulling]], [[motorcross]] and other events.<ref name="DIRT">[http://www.virginiamotorsports.com/dirtpark/ Virginia Motorsports Park - Dirt Track], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref>
Virginia Motorsports Park has a dirt track located beside the dragstrip which hosts [[tractor pulling]], [[motorcross]] and other events.<ref name="DIRT">[http://www.virginiamotorsports.com/dirtpark/ Virginia Motorsports Park - Dirt Track], Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.</ref> The facility also hosts the annual Dinwiddie County Fair in October.<ref name="FAIR">[https://www.richmond.com/calendar/dinwiddie-county-fair/event_eb05cb9c-8929-11e8-924c-5cb9017b8d1c.html '''''Richmond Times-Dispatch''''', 2019 Dinwiddie County Fair], Retrieved May 19, 2019.</ref><ref name="DINWIDDIE">[http://discoverdinwiddie.com/index.aspx?NID=93 Discover Dinwiddie, 2019 Dinwiddie County Fair], Retrieved May 19, 2019.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.virginiamotorsports.com/ Official Site]
*[https://racevmp.com/ Official Site]


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Revision as of 02:09, 2 September 2024

Virginia Motorsports Park
LocationPetersburg, Virginia
Time zoneUTC−5
Coordinates37°09′59.29″N 77°31′26.51″W / 37.1664694°N 77.5240306°W / 37.1664694; -77.5240306
Capacity23,000
OwnerTommy & Judy Franklin
Address8018 Boydton Plank Road
North Dinwiddie, VA 23803
Opened1994
Major events
  • NHRA
    • Virginia NHRA Nationals
  • PDRA
    • PDRA Pro Stars
    • PDRA World Finals
Websitehttps://racevmp.com/
Dragstrip
SurfaceConcrete
Length.402 km (.25 miles)

Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) is a 1/4 mile (0.402 km) dragstrip in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, just outside of Petersburg.[1] It opened in 1994 and originally hosted the NHRA's Virginia NHRA Nationals. It has a seating capacity of 23,000 spectators. After a brief time with IHRA beginning in 2010, the track returned to NHRA in 2012.

On January 30, 2018, NHRA announced that a pro national event will be returning to Virginia Motorsports Park, as the NHRA Summernationals moved from Englishtown, New Jersey, after Old Bridge Township Raceway Park decided to cancel all drag racing operations there earlier in the month.[2][3] The first Virginia NHRA Nationals took place in early June 2018. That event lasted two seasons before being removed by the NHRA on March 25, 2020 as part of a purge of races to reduce the schedule to 19 events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The Virginia NHRA Nationals returned in May 2022.[4] It was not held in 2023, but is on the NHRA Misson Foods Drag Racing Series schedule for this year to take place on June 21-23, 2024.[5]

Virginia Motorsports Park is also a member track of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), a regional sanctioning body of professional 1/8 mile (0.201 km) doorslammer (Pro Stock and Pro Modified) style drag racing, with Pro Modified classes split by type of power boosters added (turbocharger/supercharger, nitrous oxide, and an entry-level 632ci limit format), and the Pro Stock class being Mountain Motor.[6] The current owners are Tommy and Judy Franklin, who purchased the facility in 2017.[7] Tommy Franklin is also one of the founders of PDRA.[8] The track has been hosting the PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals since October 2019.[9]

Virginia Motorsports Park has a dirt track located beside the dragstrip which hosts tractor pulling, motorcross and other events.[10] The facility also hosts the annual Dinwiddie County Fair in October.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Virginia Motorsports Park, Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.
  2. ^ National Hot Rod Association, NHRA partners with Virginia Motorsports Park to host NHRA Virginia Nationals, NHRA.com, January 30, 2018, Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.
  3. ^ BangShift.com, Bad News: Raceway Park Will Cease Drag Racing Operations – The End Of Englishtown Appears To Be Nigh by Brian Lohnes, January 16, 2018, Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018.
  4. ^ a b National Hot Rod Association, 2022 Virginia NHRA Nationals, Retrieved Apr. 15, 2022.
  5. ^ National Hot Rod Association, 2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals, Retrieved Apr. 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Professional Drag Racers Association, Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.
  7. ^ The Progress-Index, Drag racing returns to Virginia Motorsports Park by Geneva Heffernan, June 8, 2018, Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Professional Drag Racers Association - About PDRA, Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Professional Drag Racers Association, 2022 Schedule, Retrieved Apr. 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Virginia Motorsports Park - Dirt Track, Retrieved Jun. 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2019 Dinwiddie County Fair, Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Discover Dinwiddie, 2019 Dinwiddie County Fair, Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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