Summit Point Motorsports Park
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| Location | Summit Point, WV, USA |
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| Capacity | open seating without capacity limitation |
| Owner | Bill Scott Racing, Inc. |
| Operator | Bill Scott Racing, Inc. |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Major events | The 12 Hours at the Point - SCCA |
| Summit Point Main Circuit | |
| Length | 3.22 km (2.0 mi) |
| Turns | 10 |
| Jefferson Circuit | |
| Length | 1.80 km (1.12 mi) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Shenandoah Circuit | |
| Length | 3.54 km (2.2 mi) |
Summit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Jefferson County, West Virginia about two hours west of Washington, D.C. in the state's Eastern Panhandle.
Owned and operated by Bill Scott Racing, Inc., Summit Point Motorsports Park features three road racing circuits that are currently used for amateur automobile, kart, and motorcycle racing, high-performance driver education and emergency training for local and federal law enforcement, as well as foreign service officers who may be posted to dangerous locales.
Built in 1969–1970, Summit Point Motorsports Park (then "Summit Point Raceway"), opened in 1969.
The first races held there were SCCA regional races in the fall of 1969 with IMSA International Sedans being the first professional event, later to become The Radial Tire Series, and IMSA Pro Formula Ford. The event was held on Memorial Day, May 30, 1970. (The holiday was still celebrated on the 30th then.) Rasey Feezell won in an Alfa Romeo 4-door sedan, whose modifications were very questionable, taking home the grand sum of $200 prize money. Five of the eleven entrants were from Raleigh, North Carolina.
During its early years and since SCCA held numerous events at the track. Several Regional and National races were run each year. Many racers got their start in the popular SCCA Driver's Schools held there by the Washington DC Region.
Paul Newman ran several of his early races there in a Bob Sharp-prepared Datsun 510 sedan. He wished to be just another "racer" and did not want to be recognized at racing events as a "superstar", so he and wife Joanne Woodward kept to themselves and eschewed signing autographs. Few realized they were racing in the company of famous actors. The only outward clue was the plate on his 510's front bumper... "PLN"
Over time the track was host to a number of professional races sanctioned by IMSA and the SCCA Trans-Am Series through the late 1980s.
Due to financial problems, the track was closed for a year in the early 1970s. It was subsequently purchased by the Delashmet brothers, who owned a local contracting business, and managed by Pat Goodman who was one of the original partners in the track. The track was sold to Bill Scott and his partner Tom Milner in the early 1980s. Bill was 1970 Formula Vee World Champion Bill Scott.
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