Pulaski County Motorsports Park to Reopen in 2026

Pulaski County Motorsports Park in Virginia will reopen to racing with its speedway and dragway for the 2026 season. The move comes after months of evaluation from the Pulaski County Sports & Entertainment Authority and the county’s Sports and Entertainment Department to revive racing, working with members of the local racing community, as well as representatives from NASCAR, the IHRA, and others.

Plans call for a combination of local divisions and regional touring series events at the speedway with a schedule that is anticipated to run from April to September 2026.

“Since the first time that I experienced the Pulaski County Motorsports Park, I felt an obligation to see if we could resume racing there,” said Tim Miller, executive director of the Pulaski County Sports & Entertainment Authority. “I can’t imagine having a world-class facility like this and not making an effort to make the most of it.”

The motorsports park was previously owned by the Shelor Team and known as the Motor Mile Speedway. The venue was donated to Pulaski County by David Hagan and Larry Shelor in 2024, along with historic Calfee Park. The gift of the venues sparked the area’s board of supervisors to form the Pulaski County Sports & Entertainment Authority, which was created in July 2024, and is responsible for advancing the county’s sports and entertainment initiatives and venues.

“The donation of the Pulaski County Motorsports Park and historic Calfee Park was a watershed moment for Pulaski County,” said Jonathan D. Sweet, county administrator. “Not only was it an incredibly generous gift, but these additional assets will allow us to better realize our vision for creating a sports and entertainment enterprise and to successfully compete in the sports tourism industry, which will ultimately be transformational on multiple levels.”

The Pulaski County Motorsports Park opened in 1952 as a dirt track. The oval was paved in 1988 and began to host competitive NASCAR sanctioned races. The dragway was built in 2005, and is the home track of four-time NHRA World Funny Car champion Matt Hagan. The last race was held in July 2023 when the SRX Series was featured on ESPN’s “Thursday Night Thunder,” although the track has been inactive since.