New Jersey Motorsports Park
 
Thunderbolt (top) and Lightning (bottom) circuits
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| Location | 8000 Dividing Creek Road, Millville, Cumberland County New Jersey |
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| Time zone | GMT-5 |
| Coordinates | 39°21′32″N 75°03′42″W / 39.35897°N 75.061628°W |
| Capacity | Open seating without capacity limitation |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Major events |
AMA Superbike Championship (2009–present) ARCA Racing Series (2008–2016) American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association 2013 SCCA (2008–present) CCS (2010–present) 24 Hours of LeMons (2011–present) |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:10.211 (Carl Skerlong, King Taco Pacific Coast Motorsports, 2008, Atlantic Championship[1]) |
| Lightning Raceway | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.9 mi (3.06 km) |
| Turns | 10 |
New Jersey Motorsports Park is a road course located in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has hosted races since opening in 2008 and currently boasts a schedule including AMA Pro Road Racing, ARCA Racing Series, American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, and SCCA events.
New Jersey Motorsports Park is located on 500 acres immediately adjacent to the Millville Municipal Airport, a location that was dedicated in 1941 as America’s First Defense Airport, which played a key role in the country’s World War II military efforts.
NJMP is one of only a handful of 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-mile (1.8 km) karting facility called F1 Karting. Like the park itself, F1 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.
The Millville Army Air Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots for the Republic P-47 “Thunderbolt” in 1941. During its four-year existence, about 1,500 pilots received advanced P-47 Thunderbolt fighter training here.
New Jersey Motorsports Park embraced this rich history by naming its marquee 2.25-mile racetrack “Thunderbolt Raceway.” The 1.9-mile road course – Lightning Raceway – is named after the P-38 Lightning, a World War II fighter aircraft.
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