Southside Speedway
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Southside Speedway was a short track used for stock car auto racing located South of Richmond, Virginia in Chesterfield County. On December 11, 2020, the track announced it would be closing permanently after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is a .333-mile (0.536 km) asphalt oval owned and operated by Sue Clements and Patsy Stargardt.[2] The track originally canceled the 2011 racing season after announcing that owner Sue Clements was battling health problems.[3] However, a shortened 11-week 2011 season later took place, which saw the return of the Legends and Pro Six divisions.
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The Toughest Short Track in the South | |
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Location | Midlothian, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37.450929°N 77.629130°W / 37.450929; -77.629130 |
Capacity | ~6,000 |
Owner | J.M. Wilkinson |
Operator | Sue Clements Patsy Stargardt |
Opened | April 15, 1959 (1959-04-15) |
Closed | December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11) |
Former names | Royall Speedway |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.33 miles (0.53 km) |
Turns | 10° |
Banking | 12° |
Lin O’Neal,the former #1 race car driver at the track in Grand stock division who had been banned by the previous private owners, has now purchased the raceway from the County of Chesterfield and plans to re-open it to its former beauty.