Virginia and North Carolina Governors Place Friendly Wager
Virginia and North Carolina Governors Place Friendly Wager for VIRginia International Raceway’sIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Race Weekend, Aug. 25-27 Bordering States to Go Head-to- Head During the Biscuitville Grand Prix Continental Tire SportsCar ChallengeDanville, Virginia – Aug. 21, 2017 – VIRginia International Raceway is hosting the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Aug. 25-27, and this year […]
Racing At The Limits of Speed and Preparation Professional Driver Dion von Moltke Is Always Ready For The Next Change In Direction
Preparing a car for an upcoming race requires dozens or even hundreds of hours of hard work by numerous parties on a team. Sponsors must be secured, driver lineups chosen and most importantly – practice, practice, practice. Racing is an extreme sport as one minute you are on track and the other battling a case […]
VIRginia International Raceway Announces NASCAR Legend Richard Petty as Grand Marshal for the Michelin GT Challenge IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Danville, Virginia – July 12, 2017 – VIRginia International Raceway is welcoming NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner, Richard Petty, to serve as Grand Marshal for the Michelin GT Challenge, the track’s largest race of the year taking place Sunday, Aug. 27 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend. Petty is the most decorated […]
VIR CEO, Connie Nyholm Named to Most Influential Virginians for Third Consecutive Year
Connie Nyholm, majority owner and CEO, Virginia International Raceway, AltonWhy she is influential: Nyholm leads Virginia International Raceway (VIR), a 1,370-acre “motorsport resort” that draws approximately half a million visitors per year. VIR employs 350 people, making it the eighth-largest employer in Halifax County. Adjacent to the resort is the VIRginia Motorsport Technology Park, which […]
VIRginia International Raceway Unveils Action-Packed 2017 Track Schedule
Fans Enjoy Free VIR T-Shirt for Every Spectator Event Ticket Purchase Dec. 8 DANVILLE, Virginia – Dec. 5, 2016 – VIRginia International Raceway, one of the top six road courses in North America, is announcing its 2017 track schedule, with tickets on sale starting Thursday, Dec. 8. VIR’s 60th season features 10 exhilarating events, including […]
Nissan gives thanks to new GT-R owners with complimentary Virginia International Raceway track experience
GT-R experience at VIR NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan is showing a little extra thanks for new GT-R owners this holiday week with the announcement that along with the purchase of a 2017 GT-R comes a complimentary full day of instruction at the legendary Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Danville, Virginia. Owners will use their own […]
VIRginia International Raceway: Racing In A Little Piece Of Heaven
If there is a heaven on earth, it is VIR.” – Paul Newman That heaven on earth is located in Alton, Virginia, right on the Virginia-North Carolina border and spanning 1300 acres of expansive green hills and valleys between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic coastline. Set away from bustling metropolitan areas, VIRginia International […]
Lightning Lap 2016: The Year’s Fastest Street Cars on America’s Toughest Track
2016’s hottest performers meet their nemesis: Virginia International Raceway. Every year for a decade now, we’ve fried tires—and occasionally our nerves—on America’s most demanding road course, Virginia International Raceway, to answer the ultimate performance-car question: What’ll it do? The track doesn’t care about marketing claims or badge snobbery; it treats every entrant equally harshly. This […]
VIRginia International Raceway Announces Redkoch as Newest Tech Park Tenant
VIRginia International Raceway Announces Redkoch as Newest Tech Park Tenant U.S. Military and Elite Law Enforcement Training Company Leases 10,000 Square Feet at VIRginia Motorsport Technology Park Danville, Virginia – Aug. 23, 2016 – VIRginia International Raceway, one of America’s premier road courses, is welcoming Redkoch as its newest tenant at the onsite VIRginia Motorsport […]
Pirelli World Challenge Unveils Big Provisional 2017 Plans
Eleven GT Production Racing Weekends include Prestigious Motorsports Circuits LEXINGTON, Ohio – WC Vision, producers of the exciting Pirelli World Challenge, today announced its provisional plans for the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Championships with new series outlines and schedule for North America’s biggest GT Production-based road racing campaign. In 2016, the PWC trail featured over […]
