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{{Short description|Motorsport track in the United States}}
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{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name             = Virginia International Raceway
|Nicknames        = 
|Logo             = [[File:Virginia International Raceway logo.png]]
|Image            = [[File:Virginia International Raceway - Full Course.svg|300px]]
|Image_caption    = Full Course (1957–1974, 2000–present)
|Time             = [[UTC−05:00]] ([[UTC−04:00]] [[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Location         = [[Alton, Virginia]], United States
|Coordinates      = {{Coord|36|33|42|N|79|12|17|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
|Capacity         = 
|FIAGrade         = 2
|Owner            = 
|Operator         = 
|Broke_ground     = 
|Opened           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1957|08|03}}<br />Re-opened: {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|03}}
|Closed           = 1974
|Construction_cost= 
|Architect        = Hooper D. Johnson
|Former_names     = 
|Events           = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]'''<br />''[[GT Challenge at VIR|Michelin GT Challenge at VIR]]''<br /> (1957–1964, 1971–1972, 2002–present)<br />'''[[GT World Challenge America]]'''<br />(2002, 2008, 2010, 2017–present)<br />'''[[Trans-Am Series]]'''<br /> (1966, 2002, 2009–2011, 2013–present)<br />'''[[MotoAmerica]]''' (2001–2010, 2015–2019, 2021–2022, 2025)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[SCCA Runoffs]] (2019, 2022–2023)<br />[[ARCA Menards Series East|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East]]<br />''[[Biscuitville 125]]'' (2013–2016)
|Miles_first      = True
|Layout1          = Full Course (1957–1974, 2000–present)
|Surface          = Asphalt
|Length_mi        = 3.270
|Length_km        = 5.262
|Turns            = 17
|Record_time      = 1:36.112
|Record_driver    = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lucas Luhr]]
|Record_car       = [[HPD ARX-03a]]
|Record_year      = [[2012 American Le Mans Series VIR 240|2012]]
|Record_class     = [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]]
|Layout2          = Grand East Course (2003–present)
|Length_mi2       = 4.200
|Length_km2       = 6.759
|Turns2           = 25
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|Layout3          = Grand West Course (2003–present)
|Length_mi3       = 4.100
|Length_km3       = 6.598
|Turns3           = 28
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|Layout4          = North Course (2000–present)
|Length_mi4       = 2.250
|Length_km4       = 3.621
|Turns4           = 17
|Record_time4     = 1:19.843
|Record_driver4   = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenton Koch]]
|Record_car4      = [[Élan DP02]]
|Record_year4     = [[IMSA Prototype Challenge|2015]]
|Record_class4    = [[IMSA Prototype Challenge#Former classes|Prototype Lites]]
|Layout5          = South Course (2000–present)
|Length_mi5       = 1.650
|Length_km5       = 2.655
|Turns5           = 12
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|Layout6          = Patriot Course (2003–present)
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|Length_km6       = 1.770
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'''Virginia International Raceway''' ('''VIR''') is a [[race track]] located in [[Alton, Virginia]], near [[Danville, Virginia|Danville]]. It is less than a half-mile from the [[North Carolina]]/[[Virginia]] border just outside [[Milton, North Carolina]], on the banks of the [[Dan River (Virginia)|Dan River]]. VIR hosts amateur and professional [[automobile]] and [[motorcycle]] events, driving schools, club days, and private test rentals.

==History==
[[File:VirginiaInternationalRacewayPit Road.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Pit road during 2008 Grand-Am race]]
The track originally opened August 3, 1957, and was created by a group of men using a bulldozer. The track had been closed from 1974 prior to its reopening in March 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=England|first=Nick|title=The Story of VIR|url=http://www.virhistory.com/vir.html|work=VIR History Pages|access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> The track was reopened in 2000 by New Yorker Harvey Siegel and Connie Nyholm using a "country club" model. Memberships to the track are sold. Each member of the VIR Club receives track time on member days, tickets to all spectator events, and other benefits. VIR's membership model has since been followed by other racetracks across the United States.

There have been at least four deaths in track history, with three fatalities coming since the reopening of the facility. The most recent death was that of 14-year-old Toriano Wilson in a US Rookie Cup motorcycle race in August 2008.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jason | last=Wolf | title=VIR crash claims teenager | date=19 August 2008 | url=http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/vir_crash_claims_teenager/5719/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822051401/http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/vir_crash_claims_teenager/5719/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 August 2008 | work=Danville Register-Bee | access-date=20 August 2008 }}</ref>

The track hosted the [[SCCA National Sports Car Championship]] from its opening in 1957 until the series' demise in 1964.  The [[IMSA GT Championship]] visited VIR in 1971 and 1972. After its re-opening, the [[AMA Superbike Championship]] held races at VIR from 2001 until 2010 on the North Course. The [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] utilized the Full Course from 2002 through 2011. The [[American Le Mans Series]] used the Full Course configuration for its inaugural event at VIR in September 2012 where a new track record was set by [[Klaus Graf (racing driver)|Klaus Graf]] driving the Muscle Milk [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP1]] car.<ref>{{cite web|title=ALMS adds VIR to 2012 event schedule|url=http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16465|publisher=American Le Mans Series|access-date=19 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120143513/http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news%7C16465|archive-date=20 January 2012}}</ref>

Driving a [[Maserati 450S]], [[Carroll Shelby]] won the feature race on the track’s inaugural weekend in August 1957. The list of other well-known drivers who raced at VIR during its first incarnation includes [[Briggs Cunningham]], [[Walt Hansgen]], [[Roger Penske]], [[Mark Donohue]], [[Richard Petty]], Bob Holbert, [[Augie Pabst]], [[Curtis Turner]], [[Dick Thompson (racing driver)|Dick Thompson]], [[Peter Revson]], [[Wendell Scott]], [[Bob Tullius]], [[Janet Guthrie]], [[Skip Barber]], [[Ricky Rudd]], Gene Felton, Denise McCluggage, [[Hurley Haywood]], [[Brock Yates]], [[Don Yenko]], [[Lance Reventlow]], [[Dan Gurney]] and [[Parnelli Jones]].<ref>Holaday, Chris, England, Nick & Allen, Phil (2003). Virginia International Raceway. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia. {{ISBN|978-0738515168}}</ref>

The track hosts many events throughout the year, including the annual Gold Cup Historic Race as well as AMA races, [[ChampCar Endurance Series]], SCCA, [[NASCAR K&N Pro Series East]], NASCAR test days, and local car club events. Various driving training classes are available on the paved and unpaved (off-road) courses. The site also hosts a go kart track.

Since 2014, VIR has hosted a GT only race in the IMSA [[WeatherTech SportsCar Championship]].

==Track description==
VIR offers six track configurations, of which two can be run simultaneously. The "Full Course" is {{cvt|3.270|mi|km|abbr=on}} in length while the "Patriot Course" stretches for {{cvt|1.100|mi|km|abbr=on}} entirely inside the Full Course. The "North Course" is {{cvt|2.250|mi|km|abbr=on}} long and the "South Course" covers a distance of {{cvt|1.650|mi|km|abbr=on}}. Both consist of a portion of the "Full Course" and short connecting sections that connect to portions of the "Patriot Course" to produce the two courses that can run simultaneously. There is a second pit complex that is used only when running the "South Course". The longest configuration, "Grand East Course", is {{cvt|4.200|mi|km|abbr=on}} long, and combines most of the "Full Course" and most of the "Patriot Course" by means of two of the short sections of connecting track used to make the "South Course" and "North Course". There is also another, seldom run, long configuration called the "Grand West Course" that uses the other two short connecting sections between the "Full Course" and the "Patriot Course." [[Car and Driver]] magazine has an annual test of fast cars called "The Lightning Lap" using the "Grand West Course".<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.caranddriver.com/features/lightning-lap-2015-feature | title=Lightning Lap 2015: The Year's Hottest Performance Cars Attack VIR!|work=Car and Driver | date=October 2015}}</ref> Since the Patriot course is contained completely inside the Full Course, they can be run simultaneously.

The "Full Course" is the most common configuration. One of the most notable sections of the course, second only to "Oak Tree" (T11), are the "Climbing Esses" which consist of an initial left up-hill (T7), followed by a right which crests at the apex then dropping slightly into a left (T8) which again crests at the apex dropping slightly, and then up into a final right (T9). The complexity and difficulty of this section is multiplied by the incredible entry speed because of a straight section leading into the Climbing Esses. This is followed by a cresting blind left hand turn (T10), "South Bend", that finishes in a steep downward slope. Another signature section is the "Roller Coaster" (T14) which is a scaled-down mirror image to the famed "Corkscrew" at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]].

There are two main straights on the track. The front straight is approximately {{cvt|3000|ft|m}} long while the back straight is approximately {{cvt|4000|ft|m}} long.  While the back straight is 33% longer, the front straight is where higher speeds are reached since "Hog Pen" (T17) leads onto it and is a much faster corner than "Oak Tree" (T11), which leads onto the longer back straight. There is {{cvt|130|ft|m}} of elevation change throughout the course.

Some of the raceway's other named curves include "Oak Tree", "Horse Shoe", "[[NASCAR]] Bend" (because NASCAR drivers [[Richard Petty]], [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] and [[Wendell Scott]] had difficulties there during a 1966 Trans Am race), "Snake", "Spiral", "Fish Hook", and "The Bitch".

===Other configurations===
<gallery widths=180>
File:Virginia International Raceway - Grand East Course.svg|Grand East Course<br />{{cvt|4.200|mi|km|abbr=on}}<br />25 turns
File:Virginia International Raceway - Grand West Course.svg|Grand West Course<br />{{cvt|4.100|mi|km|abbr=on}}<br />28 turns
File:Virginia International Raceway - North Course.svg|North Course<br />{{cvt|2.250|mi|km|abbr=on}} <br />17 turns
File:Virginia International Raceway - South Course.svg|South Course<br />{{cvt|1.650|mi|km|abbr=on}}<br />12 turns
File:Virginia International Raceway - Patriot Course.svg|Patriot Course<br />{{cvt|1.100|mi|km|abbr=on}}<br />12 turns
</gallery>

==Events==

; Current

* March: [[ChampCar Endurance Series]]
* April: [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA Super Tour]] ''VIR Spring Sprints''
* July: [[GT World Challenge America]], [[GT America Series]], [[GT4 America Series]], [[TC America Series]], [[Porsche Sprint Challenge North America]], Toyota Gazoo Racing Cup North America
* August: [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]] ''[[GT Challenge at VIR|Michelin GT Challenge at VIR]]'', [[MotoAmerica]] ''MotoAmerica Superbikes at Virginia'', [[Michelin Pilot Challenge]] ''Virginia Is Racing for Lovers Grand Prix'', [[IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge]], [[Global MX-5 Cup]], [[IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge]], [[ChampCar Endurance Series]]
* September: [[Trans-Am Series]] ''VIR SpeedTour'', [[Historic Sportscar Racing]] ''VIR Historics'', [[Formula Regional Americas Championship]], [[Formula 4 United States Championship]], [[Ligier JS F4 Series]], [[Sportscar Vintage Racing Association]]
* November: Veterans Race of Remembrance
* December: [[ChampCar Endurance Series]]

; Former

* [[American Le Mans Series]]
** ''[[GT Challenge at VIR|Oak Tree Grand Prix]]'' (2012–2013)
* [[Atlantic Championship Series]] (2014–2019)
* [[F1600 Championship Series]] (2014–2019)
* [[F2000 Championship Series]] (2014–2019)
* [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge North America|Ferrari Challenge North America]] (2007, 2021)
* [[Formula BMW#United States & Americas|Formula BMW Americas]] (2009)
* [[Formula Lites]] (2015)
* [[IMSA GT Championship]] (1971–1972)
* [[IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge]] (2012, 2015–2020)
* [[IMSA Prototype Challenge]] (2012, 2014–2015, 2018–2022)
* [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America|Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America]] (2013–2023)
* [[ARCA Menards Series East|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East]]
** ''[[Biscuitville 125]]'' (2013–2016)
* [[Porsche Carrera Cup North America]] (2021)
* [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]
** ''[[GT Challenge at VIR|Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR]]'' (2002–2011)
* [[SCCA National Championship Runoffs]] (2019, 2022–2023)
* [[SCCA National Sports Car Championship]] (1957–1964)
* [[USF Pro 2000 Championship|Star Mazda Championship]] (2007, 2009)
* [[USF2000 Championship]] (2012)
* [[USF Juniors]] (2022–2024)

==Lap records==

As of August 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Full Grand Prix Road Course: 5.262&nbsp;km (1957–1974, 2000–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia - Motor Sport Magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/virginia/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''1:36.112''' || [[Lucas Luhr]] || [[HPD ARX-03|HPD ARX-03a]] || [[2012 American Le Mans Series VIR 240]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]] || '''1:39.393''' || [[Martin Plowman]] || [[Pescarolo 01|Morgan LMP2]] || [[2012 American Le Mans Series VIR 240]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP900]] || '''1:39.618'''<ref name='virginia_grand_am_2002'>{{cite web |title=Virginia 500 Miles 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Virginia-2002-09-01.html |date=1 September 2002 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Didier Theys]] || [[Dallara SP1]] || [[2002 Rolex Sports Car Series|2002 VIR 500]]
|-
| [[LM GTE]] || '''1:40.638''' || [[Earl Bamber]] || [[Porsche 911 RSR (2017)|Porsche 911 RSR]] || [[2019 Oak Tree Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] || '''1:40.735'''<ref name='virginia_imsa_pc_2021' >{{cite web |title=2021 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR - IMSA Prototype Challenge - Race Official Results (3 Hours) |url=http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/19_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/03_IMSA%20Prototype%20Challenge/202110100850_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=12 October 2021 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Garett Grist]] || [[Ligier JS P320]] || [[2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge|2021 Virginia IMSA Prototype Challenge round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|LMPC]] || '''1:41.608'''<ref name='virginia_imsa_2014_01'>{{cite web |title=United SportsCar Championship Virginia - Prototype Challenge 2014 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Virginia-2014-08-24a.html |date=24 August 2014 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref name='virginia_imsa_2014_02'>{{cite web |title=2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR - Official Race Results |url=http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Race%20Official.pdf?invalidate-cache |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202000332/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship_PC%20VIR%20Race%20Official.pdf?invalidate-cache |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=25 August 2014 |archive-date=2 December 2014 |access-date=21 June 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Colin Braun]] || [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge#Oreca FLM09|Oreca FLM09]] || [[2014 United SportsCar Championship|2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula Atlantic]] || '''1:41.817'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Atlantic Track Records |url=https://www.racefrp.com/track-records |access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Atlantic - Virginia International Raceway - Race 2 |url=https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e6065f5b2e7eb0f83419949/60bbea2501f4d2ed123ae507_Atlantic%20VIR%20Results%202017.pdf |date=30 April 2017 |access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref> || [[David Grant (racing driver)|David Grant]] || [[Swift 016.a]] || [[2017 Atlantic Championship|2017 Virginia Atlantic Championship round]]
|-
| [[Daytona Prototype|DP]] || '''1:42.878'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Virginia Grand-Am |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-virginia-grand-am/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=25 April 2009 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Max Angelelli]] || [[Dallara DP01]] || [[2009 Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR]]
|-
| [[Trans-Am Series#TA1|TA1]] || '''1:43.502'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli - Virginia International Raceway - Oct. 5th - 8th - TA XGT SGT GT - Round 12 - Official Race Results |url=http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/TA%20&%20GT%20Classes%20Official%20Race%20Results5.pdf |date=7 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Connor Zilisch]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#Motorsports|Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am]] || [[Trans-Am Series|2023 Virginia Trans-Am round]]
|-
| [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo]] || '''1:43.715'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR - Lamborghini Super Trofeo - Race 1 Official Results (50 Minutes) |url=http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2019/15_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/05_Lamborghini%20Super%20Trofeo/201908241645_Race%201/03_Results_Race%201_Official.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=27 August 2019 |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Sandy Mitchell (racing driver)|Sandy Mitchell]] || [[Lamborghini Huracán#Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo EVO (2019–present)|Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo]] || [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Super Trofeo North America|2019 Virginia Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America round]]
|-
| [[Formula Regional]] || '''1:44.015'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 F3 Americas - VIRginia International Raceway - Round 10 Official Race Result |url=https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e4e91fada898e41afee23244f/files/e1f9da97-1435-454a-a483-c0667f30fba2/F3_Round_10_Official_Race_Results.pdf |date=28 July 2019 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Mathias Soler-Obel]] || [[Ligier JS F3]] || [[2019 F3 Americas Championship|2019 Virginia F3 Americas round]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:44.150'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 ViRginia International Raceway - FANATEC GT World Challenge America powered by aws - Race 1 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=PWC/2022/222406rc1wcg.pdf |date=18 June 2022 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Loris Spinelli]] || [[Mercedes-AMG GT#AMG GT3 Evo (2020–present)|Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo]] || [[2022 GT World Challenge America|2022 Virginia GT World Challenge America round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP675]] || '''1:45.289'''<ref name='virginia_grand_am_2002' /> || [[Terry Borcheller]] || [[Lola B2K/40]] || [[2002 Rolex Sports Car Series|2002 VIR 500]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:46.726'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR - Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Race 2 Official Results (45 Minutes) |url=http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/21_2021/19_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/04_Porsche%20Carrera%20Cup%20North%20America/202110101215_Race%202/03_Results_Race%202_Official.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=12 October 2021 |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Sebastian Priaulx]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] || [[2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America|2021 Virginia Porsche Carrera Cup North America round]]
|-
| [[USF Pro 2000 Championship|Star Mazda]] || '''1:46.998'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Round Two - Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear BOSCH 250 - Virginia International Raceway - Alton, Virginia - April 23-26, 2009 - Race Results |url=http://archive.promazdachampionship.com/results/2009/rd-02/results/Pro%20Formula%20Mazda%20-%20Race.html |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Adam Christodoulou]] || [[Star Formula Mazda 'Pro' (car)|Star Formula Mazda 'Pro']] || [[2009 Star Mazda Championship|2009 Virginia Star Mazda round]]
|-
| [[Ferrari Challenge]] || '''1:49.615'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli VIR - Race 2 Official Results (30 Minutes) |url=http://ferrarichallenge.alkamelsystems.com/Results/01_North%20America/03_2021/01_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_Trofeo%20Pirelli/202103281055_Race%202/03_Results_Race%202_Official.PDF |date=29 March 2021 |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref> || [[Cooper MacNeil]] || [[Ferrari 488#Motorsport|Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo]] || [[2021 Ferrari Challenge North America|2021 Virginia Ferrari Challenge North America round]] 
|-
| [[Stock car racing]] || '''1:49.931'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR - NASCAR Classic Presented By Petty's Garage - Race 1 Results (12 Laps) |url=https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/24_2024/15_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/05_NASCAR%20Classic%20Presented%20by%20Petty's%20Garage/202408240850_Race%201/03_Results_Race%201.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=24 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> || [[Joe Nemechek]] || [[Toyota Camry]] || [[2024 NASCAR Classic|2024 Virginia NASCAR Classic round]]
|-
| [[Trans-Am Series#TA2|TA2]] || '''1:49.934'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli - Virginia International Raceway - Oct. 5th - 8th - The Big Machine Spiked Coolers TA2 Series - Round 12 - Official Race Results |url=http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/TA2%20Official%20Race%20Results11.pdf |date=8 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Connor Zilisch]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#Motorsports|Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am]] || [[Trans-Am Series|2023 Virginia Trans-Am round]]
|-
| [[USF2000 Championship|US F2000]] || '''1:50.298'''<ref>{{cite web |title=USF2000 Grand Prix of Virginia - Virginia International Raceway / 3.27 miles / September 12 - 15, 2012 / Alton, Virginia - Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda - Final Race Report - Round 13 |url=https://www.usf2000.com/docs/default-source/Results/2012-championship/vir/usf2000-vir-r13-race-final.pdf |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Spencer Pigot]] || [[U.S. F2000 National Championship#Van Diemen DP08|Van Diemen DP08]] || [[2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2012 Virginia USF2000 round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000-2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:50.943'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia 400 Kilometres 2003 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Virginia-2003-10-05.html |date=5 October 2003 |access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Ken Wilden]] || [[Chevrolet Corvette C5-R]] || [[2003 Rolex Sports Car Series|2003 VIR 400]]
|-
| [[F2000 Championship Series|F2000 Championship]] || '''1:51.651'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 F2000 Championship Series - Virginia International Raceway - Race 2 Result |url=https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e6065f5b2e7eb0f83419949/60b41925dc14f9cba506afaf_F2000%20VIR%20Results%202014.pdf |date=8 June 2014 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> || [[Sam Beasley]] || [[Van Diemen|Van Diemen F2000]] || [[2014 F2000 Championship Series|2014 Virginia F2000 Championship round]]
|-
| [[SRO GT2]] || '''1:51.706'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 ViRginia International Raceway - GT America - Race 1 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=PWC/2022/222406rc1sgc.pdf |date=18 June 2022 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[C.J. Moses]] || [[Audi R8 (Type 4S)#R8 LMS (GT2)|Audi R8 LMS GT2]] || [[2022 GT America Series|2022 Virginia GT America round]]
|-
| [[Rolex Sports Car Series|American GT]] || '''1:52.502'''<ref name='virginia_grand_am_2002' /> || [[Tommy Riggins]] || [[Ford Mustang#Road racing|Ford Mustang]] || [[2002 Rolex Sports Car Series|2002 VIR 500]]
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''1:52.740'''<ref name='virginia_michelin_2019' >{{cite web |title=2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge - Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix - Race Official Results (2 Hours) |url=http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2019/15_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/02_IMSA%20Michelin%20Pilot%20Challenge/201908241415_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=27 August 2019 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Ross Gunn (racing driver)|Ross Gunn]] || [[Aston Martin Vantage (2018)#GT4|Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT4]] || [[2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge|2019 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''1:53.073'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 F4 United States - VIRginia International Raceway - Round 3 - Official Race Result |url=https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e4e91fada898e41afee23244f/files/13719b99-01b7-408a-b351-59e0fa6bbb0b/Round_3_Official_Race_Results.pdf |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Christian Rasmussen (racing driver)|Christian Rasmussen]] || [[Ligier Automotive#Models|Crawford F4-16]] || [[2018 Formula 4 United States Championship|2018 Virginia F4 United States round]]
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| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''1:53.375'''<ref name='virginia_grand_am_2002' /> || [[João Barbosa]] || [[Mosler MT900#MT900R|Mosler MT900R]] || [[2002 Rolex Sports Car Series|2002 VIR 500]]
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| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''1:54.604'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car 2018 » Virginia International Raceway Round 4 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3230 |date=29 April 2018 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Michael James Lewis]] || [[Hyundai i30 N TCR]] || [[2018 Pirelli World Challenge|2018 Grand Prix of Virginia presented by Audi Sport]]
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| [[USF Juniors]] || '''1:54.619'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia International Raceway - June 2–4, 2023 / Alton, VA - USF Juniors Race 3 Results - Official |url=https://www.usfjuniors.com/docs/default-source/results/usfjuniors-vir-race-3---official-results-1.pdf |date=4 June 2023 |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref> || [[Jack Jeffers]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus JR-23]] || [[2023 USF Juniors|2023 Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix]]
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| [[Formula BMW]] || '''1:56.217'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Formula BMW Americas Virginia (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2009_Formula_BMW_Americas_Virginia_(Race_2) |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> || [[Giancarlo Vilarinho]] || [[Mygale FB02]] || [[2009 Formula BMW Americas season|2009 Virginia Formula BMW Americas round]]
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| [[F1600 Championship Series|F1600 Championship]] || '''1:57.422'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 F1600 Championship Series - Virginia International Raceway - Race 1 Result |url=https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e6065f5b2e7eb0f83419949/60a457ee0669740257ce18e9_F1600%20VIR%20Results%202014.pdf |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> || [[Ayla Ågren]] || [[Mygale#Racing cars|Mygale SJ 2012]] || [[2014 F1600 Championship Series|2014 Virginia F1600 Championship round]]
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| [[Global MX-5 Cup|Mazda MX-5 Cup]] || '''2:06.481'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR - Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented By Michelin - Race 2 Official Results (45 Minutes) |url=https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/24_2024/15_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/04_Whelen%20Mazda%20MX-5%20Cup%20presented%20by%20Michelin/202408250945_Race%202/03_Results_Race%202_Official.PDF |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=28 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> || [[Jared Thomas (racing driver)|Jared Thomas]] || [[Mazda MX-5 (ND)]] || [[2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup|2024 Virginia Mazda MX-5 Cup round]]
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| [[Toyota 86#Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup|Toyota GR Cup]] || '''2:06.728'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Toyota GR Cup North America - Virginia - Race 1 Results |url=https://www.grcupseries.com/documents/notice/84/Timing+Results+-+Toyota+GR+Cup+Race+1+Final+-+Results.pdf |date=17 June 2023 |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> || [[Lucas Weisenberg]] || [[Toyota 86#Motorsport|Toyota GR86]] || [[2023 Toyota GR Cup North America|2023 Virginia Toyota GR Cup North America round]]
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| [[Group 7 (motorsport)|Group 7]] || '''2:08.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SCCA National Virginia - Classes: ASR+BSR+CSR 1968 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Virginia-1968-04-21.html |date=21 April 1968 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Bob Nagel]] || [[McKee Mk.7]] || 1968 [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] National Championship Races
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| [[Group 3 (motorsport)|Group 3]] || '''2:14.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SCCA National Virginia - Classes: AP+BP 1967 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Virginia-1967-04-30a.html |date=30 April 1967 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Ed Lowther]]{{efn|name=1967 Virginia SCCA|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}}<br />[[Bob Grossman]]{{efn|name=1967 Virginia SCCA|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}} || [[Shelby Cobra|Shelby Cobra 427]]{{efn|name=1967 Virginia SCCA|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}} || 1967 [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] Northeast Division National Championship Sports Car Races
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! colspan=5 | North Course: 3.621&nbsp;km (2000–present)
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| [[IMSA Prototype Challenge#Former classes|Prototype Lites]] || '''1:19.843'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 K&N Biscuitville 125 - VIR North Course - Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda - Official Race Report - Round 11 |url=http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Lites%20VIR%20R11%20Race%20Official.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220130245/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Lites%20VIR%20R11%20Race%20Official.pdf |publisher=[[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)]] |date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=20 December 2015 |access-date=8 October 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Kenton Koch]] || [[Élan DP02]] || [[IMSA Prototype Challenge|2015 Virginia IMSA Prototype Lites round]] 
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| [[Formula Lites]] || '''1:23.514'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Lites Rounds 5&6 - Official Race Results Round #6 |url=https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5487909 |date=25 July 2015 |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Vinicius Papareli]] || [[Crawford Composites#Cars|Crawford FL15]] || [[2015 Formula Lites season|2015 Virginia Formula Lites round]]
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| [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] || '''1:23.834'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 MotoAmerica Championship at Virginia - HONOS Superbike - Race 1 Results |url=http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/Results/2021/VIR/21_3_VIR_SBK_R1_res.pdf |date=22 May 2021 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> || [[Jake Gagne]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R1]] || [[2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship|2021 Virginia MotoAmerica Superbike round]]
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| [[Sport bike#Classes|Supersport]] || '''1:26.206'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 MotoAmerica Championship of Virginia - Supersport - Race 2 Results |url=http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/Results/2018/VIR/18_4_VIR_SSP_R2_res.pdf |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> || [[J. D. Beach]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] || [[MotoAmerica|2018 Virginia MotoAmerica Supersport round]]
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| [[MotoAmerica#Twins Cup (Superstock 600 2015–2017)|Twins Cup]] || '''1:30.632'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 MotoAmerica Superbikes at Virginia - Twins Cup - Race 2 Results |url=http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/Results/2022/VIR/22_4_VIR_TWN_R1_res.pdf |date=21 May 2022 |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> || [[Hayden Schultz]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R7 (2022 bike)|Yamaha YZF-R7]] || [[2022 MotoAmerica Twins Championship|2022 Virginia MotoAmerica Twins round]]
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| [[Sport bike#Classes|Supersport 300]] || '''1:36.493'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 MotoAmerica Championship of Virginia - Liqui Moly Junior Cup - Race 2 Results |url=http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/Results/2018/VIR/18_4_VIR_JRC_R2_res.pdf |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> || [[Alex Dumas]] || [[KTM 390 series#RC 390|KTM RC 390 R]] || [[MotoAmerica|2018 Virginia MotoAmerica Junior Cup round]]
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|}

==Testing==
The track is frequently used for test sessions by NASCAR teams. The teams use the road course to test their road course cars for the [[Watkins Glen International]] and [[Sonoma Raceway]] races. Since the track is not currently active on the principal NASCAR circuit (Trucks, Xfinity and Cup), a practice session is not charged against their allotment.

The track is also used by various manufacturers in testing of new or updated vehicles.

==Celebrities at VIR==
Several celebrities have visited VIR. In 2010, part of a special episode of the British television show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' was filmed at the raceway and aired later that year as a part of [[Top Gear (series 16)|season 16]].

Country music superstar [[Reba McEntire]] visited the raceway in 2012 when her son took part in the race.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blackstock, Buford Join Roush Performance for 2012|url=http://www.grand-am.com/tabid/141/article/40907/Blackstock-Buford-Join-Roush-Performance-for-2012.aspx|access-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref>

In early October 2013 actor [[Patrick Dempsey]], a star of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', and former [[Sportsperson|athlete]] and reality-TV star [[Caitlyn Jenner]] <!--- before any gimmicks ---> raced at the track.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenbaum|first=Heather|title=Patrick Dempsey and Bruce Jenner Race at VIR|newspaper=Wset |date=4 October 2013|url=http://www.wset.com/story/23612529/patrick-dempsey-and-bruce-jenner-race-at-vir|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

==Video games and simulators==
All six configurations are featured in racing simulators ''[[Automobilista]]'' and ''[[rFactor 2]]''.

VIR is featured in ''[[Forza Motorsport 6]]'' as part of the Porsche Expansion Pack released on March 1, 2016. The track is featured with all six of its layouts, as well as daytime, nighttime, dry, and wet conditions. It is also featured in Forza Motorsport 7, released in October 2017.

It is also in the game ''[[iRacing]]'' as part of the base content. It only has 5 layouts, lacking the Grand East Course layout.

VIR's North Course is featured in the video games ''[[Supercar Challenge (video game)|Supercar Challenge]]'' and ''[[Ferrari Challenge (video game)|Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli]]''.

All layouts of VIR were scratch built as a mod for Kunos Simulazioni's racing simulation Assetto Corsa.

==See also==

*[[944 Cup]]
*[[ChampCar Endurance Series]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.virnow.com/ VIR Website]
*[http://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/virginia-international-raceway.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info]
*[http://trackpedia.winhpde.com/wiki/Virginia_International_Raceway Trackpedia guide to driving VIR with logged telemetry from drivers]
*[http://www.virhistory.com/ VIR History]

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