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Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4 mile oval with 14 degree banking, located near Richmond Virginia.
New: 1997-03-11 Last Updated: 2006-04-24
The tracked opened at the Atlantic Rural Exposition (Virginia State Fairgrounds) about October 19th, 1946 as a 1/2 mile dirt oval. It operated in that form until March 24th, 1968. The track was paved (as a long (0.542) 1/2 mile oval), reopening on September 8th, 1968. That track closed on February 21st, 1988, and the facility was enlarged to the current 3/4 mile oval, which reopened on September 10th, 1988.
This track has also operated as Richmond Fair Speedway, Strawberry Hill Raceway, Strawberry Hill Speedway, Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway and Richmond Super Speedway.
| Allan E. Brown, The History of America's Speedways: Past & Present. Comstock Park, Michigan: Brown, 2003 , ISBN 0931105617 , pp. 37,722. Order from National Speedway Directory |
Track:
Richmond International Raceway
600 E Laburnum Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
Mail:
Richmond International Raceway
P. O. Box 9257
Richmond, VA 23227
804-345-7223 (Tickets)
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Richmond International Raceway is located on the Virginia State Fairgrounds near the junction of I-95 and I-64. For detailed directions, see this page on the official race track site: http://www.richmondracewaycomplex.com/directions.htm.
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