Lime Rock Park
Motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, CT, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's third oldest continuously operating road racing venue, behind Road America (1955) and Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (1953).[2] The track was owned by Skip Barber from 1984 to April 2021, a former race car driver who started the Skip Barber Racing School in 1975. Now, it is owned by Lime Rock Group, LLC.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
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Location | Lakeville, Connecticut, United States |
Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST) |
Coordinates | 41°55′39.68″N 73°23′0.95″W |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Owner | Lime Rock Group, LLC (April 2021–present) Skip Barber (1984–April 2021) |
Operator | Lime Rock Group, LLC |
Broke ground | 1956 |
Opened | 27 April 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-27) |
Major events | Current: Trans-Am Series (1967–1974, 1981, 1985–1989, 1992–1993, 1995–1999, 2002–2003, 2010, 2012–2015, 2019, 2021–present) International Race of Champions (2024) Former: IMSA SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix (1958–1964, 1986–1992, 2004–2013, 2015–2019, 2021–2023) Pirelli World Challenge (1992–1993, 1995–2005, 2007–2008, 2013, 2016–2018) Rolex Sports Car Series Lime Rock Grand Prix (2000–2001, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (1993–2010) |
Website | https://limerock.com/ |
Grand Prix Circuit (1957–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.530 miles (2.462 km) |
Turns | 7 |
Race lap record | 0:45.105 (![]() |
Lime Rock Park Race Track | |
Area | 325.2 acres (131.6 ha) |
Built | 1956 (1956) |
Built by | Jim Vaill |
Architectural style | Race track |
NRHP reference No. | 08001380[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 16, 2009 |
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