From WSCC Racing
Road Racing Center of the East | |
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Location | Lakeville, Connecticut, USA |
Time Zone | UTC-5/-4 |
Capacity | 45,000 (open seating) |
Broke Ground | 1956 |
Opened | 1957 |
Major Events | World Stock Car Championship Lime Rock Classic (1957 - present) American Stock Car Tour Frontier Lime Rock 200 (1996 - present) |
Grand Prix Layout | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Distance | 2.410 km (1.530 mi) |
Turns | 7 |
Mountain Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Distance | 4.720 km (2.930 mi) |
Turns | 11 |
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain road-racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut in the United States. First opened in 1957, it is one of the oldest continually-operating road-racing venues in the United States. The track is the host for the annual Lime Rock Classic, one of the crown jewel events of the World Stock Car Championship.