ROCKINGHAM, NC - MARCH 06:  A general view of the NASCAR tire test at Rockingham Speedway on March 6, 2012 in Rockingham, North Carolina.  (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images
ROCKINGHAM, NC - MARCH 06: A general view of the NASCAR tire test at Rockingham Speedway on March 6, 2012 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images

Efforts underway to improve Rockingham Speedway

The Richmond County (North Carolina) Board of Directors is making it a priority to get NASCAR back at Rockingham Speedway.

The goal, the board agreed during a meeting on Tuesday, is getting NASCAR back to one of its most legendary homes.

The track was repaved this past season, part of a $3 million request pulled from that $10 million fund, followed by a second request of just over a million this past October for additional facility improvements.

A third and final request has been made for $4.99 million for 17 different areas of improvement at the facility pending approval from the Board of Commissioners. Part of that request is earmarked for the half-mile short track located on the property, called the Little Rock.

The Rock is currently owned by Raleigh-based land developer Dan Lovenheim. The property has courted numerous festivals and concerts, hosting The Epicenter festival in 2019.

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