VIRGINIA INT’L RACEWAY- VIR

In 1955, a group of North Carolina car enthusiasts began their search for a possible racetrack location. They soon found the perfect site on the state line on land owned by the Foote Family and VIRginia International Raceway opened for business in August of 1957. As one of the first permanent American road racing tracks, VIR soon became a fixture on the SCCA circuit. The track fell on hard times in the early 1970s. The track was closed following an SCCA endurance race on October 13, 1974. VIR reverted to farmland for 25 years until 1998 when investors Connie Nyholm and Harvey Siegel decided to resurrect VIR. Their vision was more expansive than anyone could have imagined. Reopening in 2000, the historic track was renovated to become a world-class road racing circuit while still following the track’s original centerline.

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