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Rolling Thunder
3532 Friends Mission Road
Ararat, VA 27053
(276) 251-1949
Racing Every Friday Night-Running Six Different Classes. Gates open at 5pm.
Admission- Adults $10.00, Kids 6-12 $5.00, and Kids 5 and under are FREE.
Come join us for our famous Bologna Burgers, and some of the best side by side racing you'll ever see!
Directions: From Downtown Mount Airy-Take Highway 104 to Virginia, Approximately 5 miles to Fire Deptartment (on right) take road to the left go down the hill across a bridge 1 mile driveway will be on the left.
The Rolling Thunder Raceway is a organization comprised of folks who love racing. Our desire is to provide an environment for all kinds of racing that is safe and enjoyable for the whole family. Kick back, enjoy a hot dog and a Coke from our concession stand, and have the time of your life!
Rolling Thunder Raceway held its grand opening on August of 2007 in Ararat, Virginia with over 2,000 people present and 100 drivers racing in seven different classes. People from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina and Washington, D. C. attended the grand opening.
Racing celebrities including Richard Childress’s grandson Austin Dillon and NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick have expressed interest in the racetrack.
Patrick County Historian Tom Perry of Ararat said, “Racing has a long history in Patrick County from the days of bootleggers through the Wood Brothers and the efforts today to build the Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame. I welcome the family atmosphere the Nesters are trying to build and the people they will bring to historic Ararat. We have the history of Reverend Bob Childress, Aunt Orlean Puckett and our county’s most famous son J. E. B. Stuart. The Rolling Thunder Raceway is located on the historic Ararat River just down the road from The Hollow History Center. I am glad to see people trying to do something positive in our community.”
Ararat Community Webpage http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/ararat.htm
Ararat History Webpage http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/ararathistory.htm
Contact Information
Gary and Alesia Nester
3532 Friends Mission Road
Ararat, VA 24053
276-251-1949
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General Information
Races are each Friday night
Admission Prices
Adults $10.00
Children 6-12 years of age $5.00
Children 5 & Under Free
- Please remember no coolers are allowed
- Please remember children 14 years of age and under will not be allowed in the pit area
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Driving Directions to Rolling Thunder Raceway.
From Mount Airy North Carolina (about ten miles), take Riverside Drive, North Carolina Highway 104 (Ararat Highway, Virginia Route 773) to Blue Ridge Elementary School.
From Stuart Virginia (about 21 miles) take Route 8 South, Salem Highway turn right onto Virginia Highway 103 to Claudville, Virginia, turn right onto Virginia Route 773, Ararat Highway to Blue Ridge Elementary School.
From Blue Ridge Elementary School in Ararat, Virginia, on the Ararat Highway (VA Route 773/NC Hwy 104 Riverside Drive from Mount Airy, NC) turn onto Friends Mission Road (VA Route 675) beside the Fellowship Church and travel until you cross the bridge over the Ararat River. Entrance to the racetrack will be on the left as you start up the hill.