Advance Auto Parts Night at the Races: 2025 schedule

4/10-mile paved oval

Woodford, Virginia

Store event: Thursday, April 17

Track event: Saturday, April 19

Dominion Raceway is many things to many people. To NASCAR, it’s a top-of-the-line home track that hosts Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series competition. The 4/10-mile asphalt oval with uniform banking is prime for thrilling racing. To others, Dominion Raceway is the area’s hub for entertainment. Yes, it’s Disney World for racing lovers, as the venue in addition to its short track features a two-mile road course and a 1/8-mile drag strip, that latter of which offers street racing every Friday night. Dominion also hosts concerts in its Groove Music Hall. Above that music hall is The 118 Bar & Grill, a full-service restaurant and bar.

The amusement factory is the brainchild of co-founders Jerry Evans and Steve Britt, the latter of whom managed Old Dominion Speedway in nearby Manassas before he sold the old track in 2012 in order to lay the groundwork for what would be called Dominion Raceway and Entertainment.

4/10-mile paved oval

South Boston, Virginia

Store event: Thursday, April 24

Track event: Saturday, April 26

South Boston Speedway was built by E.B. “Buck” Wilkins, Dave Blount and Louis Spencer as a quarter-mile dirt track in 1957. The track joined NASCAR three years later. Following Blount's death in 1982, his son Tommy Blount joined Wilkins as co-owner of the track. The duo sold the track prior to the 1985 season to the father-son duo of Mason and Mike Day. The Day family continued to own and operate the track until 2000, when Joe Mattioli acquired the track. The Mattioli family, which also owns Pocono Raceway, continues to own the facility to this day.

South Boston is part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and continues to host weekly racing. Among the major events on the track schedule is the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200, part of the Virginia Triple Crown for Late Model Stock Cars. Ray Hendrick, Geoff Bodine, Jack Ingram, Sam Ard, Barry Beggarly, Elliott Sadler, Philip Morris, Timothy Peters, Peyton Sellers and Layne Riggs are among those to win track titles at South Boston.

Quarter-mile paved oval

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Store event: Thursday, May 8

Track event: Saturday, May 10

Bowman Gray Stadium didn’t begin life as a race track. It actually started as a football field, a role the facility continues to fulfill to this day. The stadium was built in 1937 as a public works project to provide jobs during the Great Depression. A portion of the money to build the stadium was donated by Nathalie Gray in memory of her husband Bowman. Mr. Gray passed away in 1935. His wife Nathalie donated $30,000 toward the stadium’s original $100,000 construction cost.

The track hosted 29 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1958-71, with 1960 NASCAR Cup Series champion Rex White scoring the most wins during that time with six triumphs. The popular quarter-mile bullring is NASCAR’s longest running weekly racing track. Hosting racing on most Saturday evenings from late April through mid-August, the grandstands are typically packed with patrons who are there to watch the ground-pounding modifieds battle for supremacy ... and the occasional fisticuffs that result from the intense on-track action.

1/3-mile paved oval

Seekonk, Massachusetts

Store event: Thursday, May 15

Track event: Saturday, May 17

A little more than eight miles East of downtown Providence, Rhode Island sits one of the top short tracks in the Northeast. Seekonk Speedway is a third-mile asphalt oval located in Seekonk, Massachusetts. A NASCAR Home Track, Seekonk hosts Pro Stock, Late Model, Sportsman and Sport Truck divisions on a weekly basis as part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series from late May through championship night in late September.

Known as the “Action Track of the East,” Seekonk Speedway opened in 1946 as a quarter-mile dirt track. Anthony Venditti owned and promoted the venue until he died in 1991. Amid Venditti’s tenure as track operator, Seekonk’s surface was paved and expanded to a third-mile oval in 1980. The turns feature roughly seven feet of banking with 420-foot straights.

7/16-mile paved oval

Marne, Michigan

Store event: Thursday, May 22

Track event: Saturday, May 24

Berlin Raceway at first glance appears to be your typical short track, a paved oval slightly less than a half-mile in length. In reality, for drivers, the 7/16-mile track in Marne, Michigan, is one of the toughest short tracks in the nation.

Berlin is classified as an oval even though its rounded straightaways give drivers the feel of a circle. There is no time for rest on the nine-degree banked straights before diving into the 13-degree corners. Oh, and the backstretch wall? It does not exist. Which can be convenient as it relates to the damage cars could sustain hitting a wall, but the lack of a barrier often leads to drivers losing position as they slide into the grass.

0.522-mile paved oval

Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

Store event: Thursday, May 29

Track event: Saturday, May 31

Jennerstown Speedway has undergone numerous changes in nearly 100 years of operation, but the facility has maintained a vibrant short track culture that sees the best drivers in the region battle each other for a shot at a track championship.

Constructed on the site of the old Jenners Fairgrounds, Jennerstown was subjected to a variety of different iterations before a major revitalization project in 1967 transformed the track into one of the fastest, half-mile dirt ovals in the United States. Twenty years later, owner Piney Lanksy elected to turn Jennerstown into an asphalt track. This decision quickly brought NASCAR and other major touring series to the facility, where drivers like Ricky Craven, Steve Park, Johnny Sauter and Mike Stefanik all found their way to Victory Lane.

3/8-mile paved oval

Elko New Market, Minnesota

Store event: Thursday, June 5

Track event: Saturday, June 7

Elko Speedway, located in Elko New Market, Minnesota, has been in operation since the summer of 1965. The 3/8-mile paved oval has since become one of the Midwest's top short tracks. The facility crowned its first track champion during the 1966 season, with Norm Setran claiming the first Late Model track crown at Elko. He would go on to claim two more track titles during his time at Elko.

Elko Speedway became NASCAR-sanctioned in 1987 and has remained a part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series ever since. More recently, Jacob Goede has been the man to beat in the headlining Super Late Model class at Elko Speedway. As of 2023, Goede had won 10 straight track championships at the Minnesota facility. He also captured the 2019 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National championship.

Quarter-mile paved oval

Raleigh, North Carolina

Store event: Thursday, June 12

Track event: Friday, June 13

With North Carolina’s capital of Raleigh continuing to grow every year, it would be easy for a non-motorsports fan to assume no race track lies within the sprawling city limits. Yet nestled on Simpkins Road, between Lake Wheeler and U.S. Highway 401, is Wake County Speedway, a hidden gem of a quarter-mile paved oval that has been in operation since it opened as a dirt track in 1962.

Wake County’s influence on motorsports is immeasurable with names like Benny Parsons, Ken Schrader, Dennis Setzer and others all having turned laps there. The sense of community and the exciting weekly action only further showcase the impact Wake County continues to have on short-track racing in the modern era.

Quarter-mile dirt oval

Lima, Ohio

Store event: Thursday, June 12

Track event: Friday, June 13

Via iRacing: One of Ohio’s favorite dirt tracks, Limaland Motorsports Park is known to locals as Northwest Ohio’s Quarter Mile of Thunder. The track is owned and operated by the University of Northern Ohio (UNOH). It hosts Friday night racing throughout the season and offers the university's students a unique opportunity to compete at a professional level while attending school.

Originally opened in 1935, Limaland Motorsports Park hosts a variety of dirt classes on a weekly basis included including UMP Modifieds.

0.395-mile paved oval

Hampton, Virginia

Store event: Thursday, June 19

Track event: Saturday, June 21

Located in Hampton, Virginia, Langley Speedway has been hosting auto racing since 1950. The track was originally a horse racing track known as Dude Ranch, but soon it became obvious that auto racing was the way of the future, and the owners of the venue began promoting auto races.

The venue operated as a dirt track for many years and hosted multiple NASCAR Cup Series races. Then-owner Henry Klich soon saw the need to pave the track and, in 1968, he did exactly that. It has remained that way ever since. Bill Mullis, a former racer and a local businessman, took ownership of the track in early 2009. He's owned and operated the track since and has helped shine a spotlight on the local racing at the 0.395-mile asphalt oval.

Quarter-mile paved oval

Riverhead, New York

Store event: Friday, July 25

Track event: Saturday, July 26

Riverhead Raceway, located in Riverhead, New York, is the last race track on Long Island. Construction on the track began in 1949 and was finished two years later in 1951. Riverhead originally operated as a dirt track when it first opened, but by 1955, the track was paved. It has operated as a quarter-mile asphalt track ever since.

Through the years, some of New York's best have raced at Riverhead Raceway, with competitors like Bud Anderson, Tommy Washburn, Charlie Jarzombek, Wayne Anderson, Bill Park, Justin Bonsignore and Kyle Soper among those who have claimed track championships in the headlining Modified class. In 2015, the track was purchased by Eddie and Connie Partridge, their business partner and Eddie Partridge's nephew, Tom Gatz. Eddie Partridge unexpectedly died in 2021, but the track races on in his memory.

Half- and quarter-mile paved oval

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Store event: Saturday, July 26

Track event: Wednesday, July 30

Started in 1925 as Frontier Park, Hawkeye Downs quickly became a hit across the Midwest with a dirt track. The 1989 season saw the track become Iowa’s first weekly paved oval with paved pits, an enclosed tech building, MUSCO lighting and more. Nearly 100 years after opening, Hawkeye Downs Speedway and Expo Center is the only full-time weekly asphalt track in Iowa.

For decades, Hawkeye Downs has been considered the crowned jewel of short-track racing in the Midwest and remains active as a great resource for quality outdoor and indoor family entertainment.

3/8-mile dirt oval

Salina, Oklahoma

Store event: Friday, Aug. 8

Track event: Saturday, Aug. 9

Salina Highbanks Speedway is known locally as Oklahoma's premier dirt track. Originally built and opened in the 1990s, operations ceased at Salina after the 2006 season. However, Keith Sanders and Dave Bohannan brought new life to the Highbanks and racing in Northeastern Oklahoma upon re-opening the facility and transforming it into a first-class motorsports venue.

The weekly program at Salina Highbanks Speedway now features several divisions of racing, including B-Mods, Factory Stocks, Super Stocks and Pure Stocks under the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series banner.

3/8-mile paved oval

Dacono, Colorado

Store event: Friday, Aug. 8

Track event: Saturday, Aug. 9

In 1965, the vision that was Colorado National Speedway came to light in the minds of founders Gene and Gerda Heffley. More than 50 years later, Colorado’s premiere NASCAR short track is still delivering on its promise to provide edge-of-your-seat racing and affordable family fun every Saturday night from Spring to Fall. The lightning-fast paved oval track is home to drivers from all over the Rocky Mountains and showcases more than 12 divisions of racing.

The track allows kids to help present trophies each night, and after the last race of the evening, officials let fans walk across the track and enter the pits to meet their favorite drivers.

0.375-mile paved oval

Lee, New Hampshire

Store event: Wednesday, Aug. 13

Track event: Friday, Aug. 15

Located a short drive from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lee USA Speedway has been a staple of the New Hampshire racing scene since it first opened in 1964. First operating as a dirt track and now as a paved 0.375-mile paved oval, Lee USA Speedway has been entertaining New England race fans for more than 50 years.

The track has played host to some of NASCAR’s greatest stars, with competitors like Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, Tim Richmond and Buddy Baker among those known to have turned laps at the historic New Hampshire racing venue. NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans also raced his modified at the track several times through the years.

Half-mile paved oval

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Store event: Friday, Aug. 22

Track event: Saturday, Aug. 30

Clyde Hart and his family opened New Smyrna Speedway, titled Daytona Raceway at the time, as a dirt track in 1967. Six months later the track was paved, creating the popular Florida short track that today is loved by competitors across the country.

The pillar of New Smyrna Speedway's schedule is the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing, a multi-night event that welcomes racers from across the continent. The World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing is headlined each year by Super Late Models and Modifieds, but also features races for other divisons like Pro Late Models and 602 Modifieds as well as local divisions like Florida Modifieds and E-Mods.

1/3-mile dirt oval

Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania

Store event: Thursday, Sept. 4

Track event: Saturday, Sept. 6

Grandview Speedway is a high-banked clay oval operated by the second and third generations of the Rogers family. 

Over the years, numerous improvements have been made to the facility, including a large expansion of the pit area, improved seating and a high rise grandstand. Seating capacity these days is nearly six-fold from the track’s original opening-day crowd in 1963. But one thing has never changed: the length of the track. It was made wider to offer exciting racing, and with improved lighting and a new fence providing excellent and safe viewing, Grandview offers a close look and feel of the excitement that only dirt track modified stock car racing can generate.