Built in 1957 by E.B. “Buck” Wilkins, Dave Blount, and Louis Spencer as a quarter-mile dirt track, South Boston Speedway joined NASCAR in 1960. The facility was paved in 1962 and expanded to 0.357 miles before reaching its current 0.4-mile configuration in 1994. The track has remained NASCAR-sanctioned throughout most of its history and has hosted all three NASCAR national series at various points, with its last Cup Series race in 1971.
The Mattioli family (who also own Pocono Raceway) acquired the facility in 2000 and has invested heavily in modernization. SoBo is renowned for developing NASCAR talent, with alumni including Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Elliott Sadler, and Denny Hamlin. The track’s crown jewel event is the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200, held annually on Independence Day weekend as the first race in the Virginia Triple Crown for Late Model Stock Cars.
South Boston Speedway (affectionately known as “SoBo”) is a 4/10-mile asphalt oval located in South Boston, Virginia, approximately 60 miles east of Martinsville. The track features 12 degrees of banking in the turns and 10 degrees on the straightaways, with a 45-foot racing width that promotes close competition and passing opportunities. Known as “America’s Hometown Track,” SoBo is a staple of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and hosts Late Model Stock Car racing as its premier division.
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