By Koo Hwangbo
Head to a racetrack near you and watch cars reach lightning-fast speeds. Just travel safely and leave the fast driving to the racers at the track.
• Sumerduck Dragway, Sumerduck; 1 hour away (1/8-mile asphalt drag strip)
• Capital City Speedway, Ashland; 1.5 hours away (1/4-mile clay oval course)
• Colonial Beach Dragway, Colonial Beach; 1.5 hours away (1/8-mile asphalt drag strip)
• Dominion Raceway, Woodford; 1.5 hours away (4/10-mile asphalt oval course, 1/8-mile drag strip, 2-mile road course)
• King George Speedway, King George; 1.5 hours away (1/5-mile asphalt oval course)
• Winchester Speedway, Winchester; 1.5 hours away (3/8-mile clay oval course)
• Newtown Dragway, King William; 2 hours away (300-foot sand drag strip)
• Richmond International Raceway, Richmond; 2 hours away (3/4-mile asphalt oval course)
• Richmond Dragway, Sandston; 2 hours away (1/4-mile asphalt drag strip)
• Shenandoah Speedway, Shenandoah; 2 hours away (1/2-mile asphalt oval course)
• Southside Speedway, Midlothian; 2 hours away (1/3-mile asphalt oval course)
• Virginia Motorsports Park, Petersburg; 2 hours away (1/4-mile asphalt drag strip, ATV park, motocross track, mud bog, truck and tractor pull track)