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Dominion Raceway

0.400-mile asphalt oval in Thornburg, VA (Spotsylvania County); part of a complex with a 2.0-mile road course + 1/8-mile drag strip. Banking 14° turns / 9° straights. Opened 2016 as successor to Old Dominion Speedway (Manassas, closed 2012). CARS Tour 2017, 2019-present. LMSC champions: Doug Barnes Jr. (2017, 2019), Peyton Sellers (2020-2023, 4 straight), Landon Pembelton (2024), Chase Johnson (2025). 2026 CARS Tour Race 7 (June 13, LMSC only).

"A modern Virginia motorsports complex — oval, road course, and drag strip — that opened in 2016 as the successor to the historic Old Dominion Speedway, and where Peyton Sellers reeled off four straight Late Model Stock track titles."

Location: Thornburg, VA (Spotsylvania County) Track Type: Paved oval (part of a multi-track complex) Length: 0.400 miles Surface: Asphalt Banking: Turns 14° / Straightaways 9° Opened: 2016 2026 CARS Tour Date: June 13 (Late Model Stock only)

Overview

Dominion Raceway is a 0.400-mile asphalt oval in Thornburg, Virginia, roughly halfway between Richmond and Washington, D.C. in Spotsylvania County. The oval is one piece of a larger motorsports complex that also includes a two-mile road course and an eighth-mile drag strip. With 14-degree corners it is a quick, well-graded short track, and it has been a regular zMAX CARS Tour Presented by SoundGear stop since the late 2010s.

History

Dominion Raceway opened in 2016 as the successor to Old Dominion Speedway, the longtime Manassas, Virginia track that closed in 2012. The new complex in Spotsylvania County broke ground in 2013 and opened to racing in 2016. Old Dominion Speedway is often credited as a birthplace of the Late Model Stock Car division, which track promoter Dick Gore helped popularize in 1979 — a lineage Dominion Raceway carries forward.

The CARS Tour has visited since 2017 and returned annually beginning in 2019. The track's Late Model Stock champions tell the story of its competitive era: Doug Barnes Jr. won titles in 2017 and 2019, Peyton Sellers won four straight from 2020 through 2023, and Landon Pembelton (2024) and Chase Johnson (2025) followed.

The 2026 CARS Tour Visit (June 13)

Dominion Raceway hosts Race 7 of the 2026 CARS Tour season on June 13, a Late Model Stock–only round. Check the 2026 CARS Tour Schedule for the full slate and the Standings & Trackers for the championship picture heading into the Virginia visit.

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