I've been going to this racetrack since the 1970s back when it used to be in Manassas. This is a great experience to take young kids for something family friendly on a Saturday night. This review is for the NASCAR oval racing. I can't speak for the road track or the drag strip. I've never been into those... One of the only drawbacks is that the oval track was built with the sun in your face exactly at the time the races start. During the summer this can be brutal - bring sunglasses, hats and sunblock. After the sun finally sets, it's much much better. The other ding is that the stands don't rise high enough. The view is obstructed in many places, especially in the lower rows. They should have either forgone the indoor lounge that sits atop the stadium, or built the grandstands up another 20 rows or so. read more

Dominion Raceway - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Woodford, Virginia

Fun events! Went for Virginia takeover. Stopped at the bar and ate lunch here. Honestly for a bar I ate drinks were reasonable and lunch was cheap which was great! Good vibes ! Plenty of bathrooms and trash cans to keep up. I'd come back read more

Dominion Raceway - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Woodford, Virginia

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Wow the prices have gone way up. $18 for two small pieces of fried rockfish with fries? I am appreciative of the student discount for admission, but $20 to get in for car races seems high. I remember this being less of a corporate environment, but perhaps that's the nature of the beast. The employees here are super nice, and I would like to thank them. Also the track officials are A plus. They really are welcoming, and it is fun to meet the drivers. It's a family friendly place still. Yet there wasn't many stock car racing tonight. I remember nights of more of these cars. The go karts and modified 4 or 6 cylinder races are boring. That definitely was underwhelming, although the last race was fairly fun. Do I like this place? Absolutely. Yet I prefer Winchester, as that raceway is smaller, but it has more ambience. read more

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Such a great place for race fans! Amazing asphalt NASCAR track with great racing. World class local racing facility. The snack bar is great and fairly priced for a venue. You're missing out if you live close and have never been. read more

We visited this race track over the weekend for an event hosted by #xtremexperience. I have never been on a track before so I'm not really able to compare it to but it was definitely an amazing experience. The race track was approximately 2miles long and it included a nice long straight stretch that allows for you to go full throttle in the supercars. It has a lot of sweeping turns that were fun to maneuver through and lots of passing zones if needed. The track had great visibility so you can pretty much anticipate a turn coming up and can let off or give it gas as needed allowing for a nice smooth ride. Shout out to #xtremexperience....We arrived earlier than our scheduled track times but they accommodated us as soon as we arrived. We were very impressed on how quickly they got us into the introductory class prior to our run with the supercars. Dave and I agreed they were organized and efficient in their process of getting us prepared. We even had time to do a ride along ($100 extra) before our individual track run in the supercars. Definitely was a good idea to do that....so much fun. Instructors were great. Very informative and the way they prepared us for a ride we won't forget. The course was set up in a way that you could really enjoy the supercar's power. It was awesome hearing that ferrari at full throttle acceleration... Definitely a memorable experience! Dave got to drive a GTR and I got to drive a ferrari!! So cool... read more

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The road course is VERY hard on tires. In one track day, there were many people who had corded a tire and were subsequently done for the weekend. By the end of day 2 with a set of Pilot Sport Cup tires, I was down to the cords. Very challenging course that isn't completely complete either. Don't go off track as you will either screw up your car or push rocks onto the track that will bust Windows and paint. Lots of work still to be completed. Hopefully when they get the final layer of asphalt down it will be better. Until then, I won't be back. read more

Attended a trackattack event which is a great intro to driving the course. Able to bring a passenger along for 2, approximately 10 lap sessions behind a pace car. Wife and I had a good time on track and I'll be back for a HPDE higher challenge event. As for the facilities, the staff are super friendly, the bar and grille on the 2nd floor serves good "fast food" choices and it looks very inviting as a place to sit and relax. So why three stars? TURN DOWN THE MUSIC in the bar and grille! I mean seriously, its like trying to have a conversation on the dance floor of high school prom night. "Sorry, what?" "You said what?" "You want to order what?" I mean even the staff I spoke with agreed its ridiculous. I get there is a small bar but how many restaurants play music over the ability to listen to another person across the table from you? read more

What a poorly run raceway! It is a beautiful facility, but get a clue! They are more worried about the late class series and treat everyone else like shit. Last time a checked every racer that runs in the late model series came up through a lower class. Tonight was a very sad showing of cars for the lower classes and I understand why. We sponsor a car in the mini modified class and pay good money for it. They were scheduled to race before the late model who were running 2 races tonight. Half way through the race they bumped the mini modified to the last race after the late models. Needless to say the stands were empty when they ran. Do not waist your time or money going here!! Piss poor way of supporting new Drivers from entering the sport. NASCAR should be ashamed. read more

Great facility! Looking forward to a lengthy relationship and many track days in the future. My only complaint is the Jersey walls on a few of the turns. This makes for sketchy cornering at the apex and little room for error. Other than that, it's a wonderful track and in a very convenient location. The individual who left a one star review because of the alleged drop in home values due to engine noise should be ashamed. They are clearly not a customer and have no business leaving a negative review about a place they have never done business with. The track literally sits next to interstate 95 and if they can hear the cars on the track, then they can certainly hear the cars and trucks on 95, 24-7. Anyway, if you are into motorsports you'll love the track. Looking forward to future improvements and growth! read more

People there are nice and helpful. They try very hard to keep the facility looking nice during events. As well, they are always coming out with new and exciting events such as the zombie escape experience. read more

Bring back Old Dominion! I have recently attended a couple of the Saturday night races at Dominion Raceway. I have to say that I am disappointed on a number of different levels. This place is not suited for the true racing fans out there. For starters, the race track was built wrong. The grand stands sit too low and don't offer a good view of the racetrack. If you sit in the front of the stands, like in the first five or six rows, you can't see the cars over the fence on the front stretch and basically obstructs your view of the racetrack. So, the only way to get a decent view of the track is to sit all the way at the top of the stands. The problem with sitting at the top of the stands is there an area where people can stand, directly behind you. This seems to be a gathering area for all the drunks, so you have to endure the loud obnoxious drunks standing while trying to watch the race. Now if you go to the racetrack to get drunk, then this place is for you because it has indoor bar behind the stands. Also, I think the stands were built on the wrong side of the track because the sun is in your face. The green flag drops at 7, so the sun is in your face for about an hour or so until it goes down. Which also effects your view because obviously the sun is in your eyes, even with sunglasses and a hat it's tough to see the cars when they are on the backstretch. Another problem is the constant loud music being played throughout the entire event. I don't need to hear AC/DC during the pace laps before the late models go green. I come to a racetrack to hear race cars not loud music, especially if the music is so loud I can't hear the cars. The race cars make their own music, and that's music to my ears and to any true racing fan. It seems that the actual racing is secondary to the track management here and it doesn't appear to be their primary concern or focus. I say that because there is too many distractions and other things going on that detract from the race itself. Such as, there is jumbo screen in the middle of the pit area. It is full of advertisements for concerts, a goat, people's twitter feeds, Instagram, oh and did I mention the loud music. Yes I said goat, for some reason they play a goat making an obnoxious sound that only goats make, and I have no idea why anyone would find that amusing let alone tolerable. You can't hear the track announcer in most cases, because he is usually trying to compete with the loud music being played and you can't hear a word he is saying. When you do hear him, he is usually rambling on about raffle tickets or something that has absolutely nothing to do with the race. They don't talk about the drivers, to let you know anything about them because they would rather play AC/DC and rap music or goat sounds. The facility doesn't promote a racing atmosphere like I have experienced at other racetracks. I noticed that most, not all, of the people in the stands could care less about the race and are totally oblivious to what is happening on the racetrack. This is because they are too busy tweeting, socializing, drinking, talking on the cell phone, dancing, etc. Now what I just mentioned doesn't necessarily bother me, but it speaks to the atmosphere that the facility promotes. Which is not racing! It is more of a neighborhood bar than it is a racetrack. You are supposed to go to a racetrack to watch a race and the focus should be on the racing, the race cars, the drivers, the track and everything else that goes with being at the racetrack. Now that doesn't mean that you can't have other things going on separate from the race, but those other things should be the secondary focus and not the main attraction. read more

The facility is world class. Not sure who would complain that a track is hard on tires? I think it is a very technical track but no harder than any other on my car (or any of my students). Probably have 20 days instructing on this track and it's a blast. Food is excellent they've gas pumps for race fuel and power in the paddock. That makes it nice for traveling racers to get what they need. Staff is friendly and they are on top of any track related issues. I've heard the same review from different organizers. Obviously tracks make noise but this isn't going to go away. The family that built this track is interested in safe, fun spaces for people to drive. This isn't hurting anyone and it gets hot rodders off the streets. Visitors are spending money at local hotels and restaurants. That's good for taxes and schools. Help support them by attending a movie night, a Halloween event, a concert or just go watch the races from the bleachers. Good times. Clean fun. 5 enthusiastic stars. read more

I attend most of the races at Dominion and some of their other offerings like concerts. I too use to go to Old Dominion as well. I am a die hard race fan and understand its a different experience but I am sure that's intentional. The music, the interaction with the fans is all about having fun and appealing to a younger audience. Its so obvious to me at least that Dominion has recognized that the old model of sitting in a bleacher and watching cars go round in circles is broken. So I get all may not appreciate that but they do a great job in my opionion. The races are fantastic due to the track design which is probably the best oval in the country with some of the best side by racing you will ever see and I have been to almost all of them. The activities they do with the fan interaction help make the night fun especially to the occasional fan. Its just a great night out their on a Saturday and so maybe not for everyone but I am sure for the masses its spot on. Someone even set up a face book page for the goat which the fans demanded be continued. The sound system is loud its a concert sound system so its full depth audio that you can hear and with all of the hi-def screen interaction its fantastic. Ignore the complainers their lots of places for them to go and they can sit in an old bleacher and watch cars go around in circles come check this out and bring the family you will have an unbelievable time. Michael Greenley. read more

After frequenting Old Dominion Speedway since childhood, I was sad to see it go a few years ago but there was the promise of Dominion Raceway in the near future so not all appeared to be lost. Have attended races at Langley and Shenandoah the past few years and I was really thrilled to be able to attend opening night at Dominion. Sadly I don't know if I'll return again. The track itself is nice, that's it. The grounds still resemble a construction site, nothing is near complete except the track itself. There's rough dirt and rock everywhere, nowhere to walk at all without being on terrible terrain, I pity anyone with a handicap trying to navigate this mess. Fortunately we didn't stand in line long, but we also didn't get much innthenway of seating after buying "grandstand" tickets. The stands aren't enough, not by far, the are going to get a rude awakening if they think they can handle any sort of remotely large crowd. We arrived an hour and a half early, got some of the few remaining grandstand seats and sat maybe 8 or 9 rows up. When the ran out of room in the stands, the started selling tickets to stand by the fence, which was insane. Not only does the crowd at the fence block the view of the bottom 1/3 of the stands, it's not exactly safe. The catch fence isn't your typical reinforced mesh, it's the equivalent of livestock wire fence. Every corner that could be cut was obviously cut when building the place, more on that later. We didn't buy food or drink so we can't review that part, but they did run out of all kinds of stuff and people in the stands weren't happy about it. If we aren't allowed to bring food and drink, perhaps be sure you can feed a crowd of we are forced to buy from you. Now here's the fun part, the actual races. I have never been bombarded by more advertising at any sporting event or race, even professional level, it was ridiculous. You've gotta push your sponsors of course, but this was nuts, it was like Spotify free, without any music. Anyway the racers themselves put on a good show, until the entire place lost all power with 20+ late models wide open on the track. No joke, it went pitch black instantly and stayed that way for about half an hour. No announcement, no "hang with us", no "we're working on it", nothing. The stands emptied out mostly but some stayed and the races eventually resumed, though cut short. We were told by a tech that the track had never tested full power draw for more than four hours and something overloaded and killed everything. Not a good scenario with cars on the track. We went to the ticket window to see about maybe rain check tickets for another night since this one was a mess, not an employee in sight. As of now, this place is a joke and opened before it was ready for the public. Nobody cares about your cigar bar, your restaurant or any of the other useless "entertainment" if we are starving and the lights can't stay on. It will be a long time before I consider coming back, it's fairly obvious why a lot of folks are driving to South Boston instead of here. read more

They have a few kinks to work out but the first event was great. Construction is still ongoing but the facility looks great. The racing was good and the employees were all friendly and helpful. This place will only get better and you get hours of entertainment for just $15. Can't wait for the rest to open up. read more