New Jersey Motorsports Park

Current tracks and facilities

Thunderbolt and Lightning Raceways

New Jersey Motorsports Park is located on 500 acre immediately adjacent to the Millville Executive Airport, a location that was dedicated in 1941 as the Millville Army Air Field, which played a key role in the country's World War II military efforts.

NJMP is one of the few facilities in the world housing two circuits that can be operated simultaneously. The tracks both feature many elevation changes, along with lengthy front straightaways. One of the best known features of this course is a stretch on Thunderbolt Raceway known as "the Jersey devil."

The Park offers open seating which allows spectators to venture throughout the grounds. Grandstands are available in several locations, in addition to camping areas and on-site hotel and condominium accommodations. The facility includes a full-service bar and restaurant, The Finish Line Pub, located at the center of the property.

Go-karting

In addition to the two road courses, NJMP includes a 1.1 mi karting facility called Tempest Raceway. Like the park itself, Tempest consists of two tracks that can be operated simultaneously. It hosts daily arrive-and-drive programs, and offers custom experiences for groups. The complex also hosts competition events sanctioned by various regional and national series.

In 2011 NJMP filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, defaulting on its contracts with the City of Millville. It remained open following bankruptcy reorganization.

Lap records

As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the New Jersey Motorsports Park are listed as:

History of racing at the park

Events

NBC's Octane Academy held its east coast qualifier at the Park's 1.900 mi Lightning Raceway in January 2013.

Records

New Jersey Motorsports Park's slowest hot lap was done in a Ferrari 458 Italia driven by automotive journalist Danny Korecki on the Lightning Circuit. Korecki drove the Ferrari 458 on three consecutive laps while going no faster than 25 miles per hour.

Pro racing

Many renowned racing series have visited New Jersey Motorsports Park. The first was Grand-Am Road Racing's Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008, with Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson capturing the first-ever Thunderbolt trophies. The ARCA Racing Series and AMA Superbike Championship also joined the NJMP schedule, holding annual points-paying races at the Northeast facility. In 2010, SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series held its first race at Thunderbolt Raceway and returned in 2012, and from 2014 on.

Other notable events include the "Devil in the Dark", a 12-hour endurance race put on by the South Jersey region of the SCCA. Regional and national sportscar and motorcycle clubs also hold hundreds of track-day events at the two circuits each season.

Event list

; Current

• May: Sports Car Club of America
• June: Sports Car Club of America, National Auto Sport Association, 24 Hours of Lemons
• July: New Jersey Motorsports Park Vintage Festival
• August: Formula Regional Americas Championship NJMP SpeedTour, Formula 4 United States Championship, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, Sports Car Club of America, National Auto Sport Association
• September: MotoAmerica MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey
• October: Sports Car Club of America
• November: National Auto Sport Association

; Former

• AMA Superbike Championship (2009–2014)
• ARCA Racing Series
  • NJMP ARCA 150 (2008–2016)
• Atlantic Championship Series (2008–2009, 2012, 2015–2018, 2024–2025)
• Formula Lites (2015)
• Global MX-5 Cup (2008–2010, 2020)
• IMSA Prototype Lites (2009–2010)
• Indy Pro 2000 Championship (2008–2010, 2020–2021)
• NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
  • JustDrive.com 125 (2016–2018)
• Pirelli World Challenge (2008–2009, 2014)
• Rolex Sports Car Series (2008–2012)
• Trans-Am Series (2010, 2012, 2014–2017)
• USF2000 Championship (2010, 2020–2021)

Race history

American Superbike

MotoAmerica Superbike Series

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

ARCA Racing Series

Rolex Sports Car Series

Trans Am Series

Notes

References

References

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5. (11 October 2020). "2020 Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 GP at NJMP - Race 2 Lap Report".
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8. (14 June 2015). "Formula Lites Rounds 3&4 WEEKEND OF THUNDER presented by MPT Industries - Official Race Results Round #4".
9. (27 July 2024). "2024 F4 United States Championship - New Jersey Motorsports Park Round 6,7,8 - July 26th—28th - Round 6 - Official Race Results".
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18. (12 September 2020). "2020 MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey - Liqui Moly Junior Cup - Race 1 - Result".
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