| Location | Riverhead, New York[1] |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT-5 |
| Coordinates | 40°55′21″N 72°42′16″W / 40.92250°N 72.70444°W |
| Owner | Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz[2] |
| Broke ground | 1949[1] |
| Opened | 1951[2] |
| Major events | Whelen Modified Tour[1] Whelen All-American Series[1] Northeastern Midget Association |
| Oval[2] | |
| Surface | Asphalt[2] |
| Length | .25 miles (.402 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 18° |
Riverhead Raceway is a quarter-mile (402 m) oval race track with a Figure 8 course,[2] located in Riverhead, New York.[1] It is the only auto racing venue on Long Island since Westhampton Raceway closed down in 2003.[3] It started being built in 1949[1] and opened as a dirt track in 1951, before permanently changing to asphalt in 1955.[2] The raceway was also well known for featuring a towering statue of a Native American, dubbed "Chief Running Fair", at its entrance until it was destroyed in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy but rebuilt by Christmas and still standing at its original location.
- ^ a b c d e f "Riverhead Raceway | NASCAR Home Tracks". localracing.nascar.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
- ^ a b c d e f Lubin, Marshall. "Memories and legends come alive at Riverhead Raceway". Newsday. exploreli.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Paul Goldsmith (2003-08-13). "Gauge Nears 'E' at Riverhead Raceway". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-05.