Thunderbolt Raceway (2008–present) Lightning Raceway (2008–present) | |
Location | 8000 Dividing Creek Road, Millville, Cumberland County New Jersey |
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Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST) |
Coordinates | 39°21′32.29″N75°3′41.86″W / 39.3589694°N 75.0616278°W |
Capacity | Open seating without capacity limitation |
FIA Grade | 3 |
Broke ground | 2007 |
Opened | 31 August 2008 |
Major events | Current: MotoAmerica (2009–present) FR Americas (2018, 2022–present) Formula Atlantic (2008–2009, 2012, 2015–2018, 2024) SCCA (2008–present) Former: Trans-Am Series (2010, 2012, 2014–2017) K&N Pro Series East JustDrive.com 125 (2016–2018) ARCA Racing Series NJMP ARCA 150 (2008–2016) Rolex Sports Car Series (2008–2012) Pirelli World Challenge (2008–2009, 2014) Indy Pro 2000 Championship (2008–2010, 2020–2021) |
Thunderbolt Raceway (2008–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.250 miles (3.621 km) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:10.469 ( David Grant, Swift 016.a, 2024, Formula Atlantic) |
Lightning Raceway (2008–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.900 miles (3.058 km) |
Turns | 10 |
New Jersey Motorsports Park is a road course "Motorsports Entertainment Complex" located in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has hosted races since opening in 2008 and currently hosts a schedule including MotoAmerica Pro Road Racing, 24 Hours of LeMons, American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, SCCA events, SCCA Pro Racing's F2000 Championship Series.
New Jersey Motorsports Park is located on 500 acres (200 ha) 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.
In addition to the two road courses, NJMP includes a 1.1 mi (1.8 km) 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. [1] It remained open following bankruptcy reorganization.
As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the New Jersey Motorsports Park are listed as:
NBC's Octane Academy held its east coast qualifier at the Park's 1.900 mi (3.058 km) Lightning Raceway in January 2013.
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.
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.
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | |
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Laps | Best Lap | |||||
2009 | September 5 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha Motor Corp. | Yamaha | 23 | 1:21.979 |
September 6 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha Motor Corp. | Yamaha | 23 | 1:21.287 | |
2010 | September 4 | Josh Hayes | Team Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 21 | 1:21.210 |
September 5 | Josh Hayes | Team Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:21.242 | |
2011 | September 3 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:21.264 |
September 4 | Blake Young | Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki | Suzuki | 23 | 1:21.904 | |
2012 | September 8 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:20.737 |
September 9 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:20.895 | |
2013 | September 14 | Josh Herrin | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | 1.21.804 |
September 15 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:20.716 | |
2014 | September 13 | Roger Lee Hayden | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing | Suzuki | 23 | 1:41.407 |
September 14 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:21.437 | |
Year | Date | Race # | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | |
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Laps | Best Lap | ||||||
2015 | September 12 | Race 1 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha | Yamaha | 9 | 1:22.496 |
September 13 | Race 2 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha | Yamaha | 25 | 1:22.148 | |
2016 | September 11 | Race 1 | Roger Lee Hayden | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing | Suzuki | 25 | 1:21.289 |
September 12 | Race 2 | Toni Elias | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing | Suzuki | 25 | 1:21.521 | |
2017 | September 9 | Race 1 | Toni Elias | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing | Suzuki | 23 | 1:21.092 |
September 10 | Race 2 | Toni Elias | Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing | Suzuki | 25 | 1:21.044 | |
2018 | September 8 | Race 1 | Josh Herrin | Attack Performance/Herrin Compound/Yamaha | Yamaha | 23 | 1:37.936 |
September 9 | Race 2 | Cameron Beaubier | Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 18 | 1:43.626 | |
2019 | September 7 | Race 1 | Garrett Gerloff | Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 23 | 1:20.588 |
September 8 | Race 2 | Cameron Beaubier | Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 23 | 1:20.902 | |
2020 | September 12 | Race 1 | Cameron Beaubier | Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 21 | 1:20.310 |
September 13 | Race 2 | Cameron Beaubier | Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 14 | 1:20.937 | |
2021 | September 11 | Race 1 | Jake Gagne | Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | 1:20.747 |
September 12 | Race 2 | Jake Gagne | Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | 1:20.076 | |
2022 | September 10 | Race 1 | Jake Gagne | Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 17 | 1:20.796 |
September 11 | Race 2 | Danilo Petrucci | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC | Ducati | 14 | 1:31.698 | |
2023 | September 23 | Race 1 | Jake Gagne | Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | 1:36.714 |
September 24 | Race 2 | J. D. Beach | Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | 16 | 1:34.267 | |
2024 | September 28 | Race 1 | Josh Herrin | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC | Ducati | 20 | 1:21.602 |
September 29 | Race 2 | Loris Baz | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC | Ducati | 20 | 1:20.854 | |
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance |
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Laps | |||||
2016 | September 17 | Noah Gragson | Jefferson Pitts Racing | Ford | 55 |
2017 | September 16 | Will Rodgers | Jefferson Pitts Racing | Ford | 55 |
2018 | June 16 | Will Rodgers | Jefferson Pitts Racing | Ford | 55 |
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance |
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Laps | |||||
2008 | September 28 | Justin Allgaier | Allgaier Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 |
2009 | September 13 | Patrick Long | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2010 | August 15 | Casey Roderick | Bill Elliott Racing | Dodge | 67 |
2011 | May 22 | Andrew Ranger | NDS Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2012 | July 1 | Andrew Ranger | NDS Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2013 | July 28 | Andrew Ranger | NDS Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2014 | June 1 | Andrew Ranger | NDS Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2015 | May 24 | Kyle Weatherman | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
2016 | May 28 | Parker Kligerman | Cunningham Motorsports | Dodge | 67 |
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance |
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Laps | |||||
2008 | August 31 | Oswaldo Negri & Mark Patterson | Michael Shank Racing #60 | Riley Technologies-Ford | 105 |
2009 | May 3 | Niclas Jönsson & Ricardo Zonta | Krohn Racing #76 | Proto-Auto-Lola-Ford | 87 |
2010 | August 18 | Jon Fogarty & Alex Gurney | Bob Stallings Racing #99 | Riley Technologies-Chevrolet | 116 |
2011 | July 24 | Scott Pruett & Memo Rojas | Chip Ganassi Racing #01 | Riley Technologies-BMW | 117 |
2012 | May 13 | Max Angelelli & Ricky Taylor | Wayne Taylor Racing #10 | Corvette DP | 117 |
Year | Date | Class | Driver | Team / Sponsor | Manufacturer | Race Distance / Time Limit |
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2010 | May 9 | TA | Tomy Drissi | Rocketsports Racing | Jaguar | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes |
2012 | July 1 | TA | Amy Ruman | Ruman Racing McNichols Company | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes |
TA2 | Pete Halsmer | CTEK Battery Chargers Motorstate / Allstar | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
2014 | June 1 | TA | Amy Ruman | Ruman Racing McNichols Company | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutes |
TA2 | Cameron Lawrence | Miller Racing CTEK Battery Chargers / Northstar | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutes | ||
TA3 – International | Jason Berkeley | BMG Management | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutes | ||
TA3 – American | Ernie Francis Jr. | Breathless Performance Racing | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutes | ||
2015 | June 14 | TA | Amy Ruman | Ruman Racing McNichols Company | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes |
TA2 | Adam Andretti | Engineered Components Company (ECC) | Ford | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA3 – International | Andrew Aquilante | Phoenix Performance / Hawk | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA3 – American | Ernie Francis Jr. | Breathless Performance Racing | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
2016 | June 12 | TA | Paul Fix | Stop Flex / The Car Coach / Classic Tube | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes |
TA2 | Tony Buffomante | Mike Cope Racing | Ford | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA3 | Andrew Aquilante | Phoenix Performance / Hawk / Penske | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA4 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Breathless Performance Racing Beta Tools / Liquid Performance | Ford | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA5 | Tim Kezman | Fall-Line Motorsports / Calypso | Porsche | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
2017 | October 8 | TA | Ernie Francis Jr. | Breathless Performance Racing Beta Tools / Liquid Performance | Ford | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes |
TA2 | Gar Robinson | Robinson Racing Pura Vida Tequila / 74 Ranch Resort | Chevrolet | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA3 | Neal Walker | Tullman Walker Racing | Porsche | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
TA4 | Brian Kleeman | DWW Motorsports | Ford | 101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes | ||
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