South Boston Speedway

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South Boston Speedway

Facility Statistics
Location	1188 James D. Hagood Hwy. South Boston, VA 24592
Capacity/Oval	10,000 (est.)
Owner	Dr. Joe Mattioli III
Dimensions
Shape	Quad-Oval
Distance	.357 mile
Banking/Turns	12°
Banking/Straights	10°

South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a race track located in South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Dr. Joe Mattioli III, who also controls Pocono Raceway. It is a short track which is currently the site of NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series late model events. Although NASCAR's main divisions have not raced at the track since 1972 it continues to play an integral part in the NASCAR family with several young drivers cutting their teeth on this track every year in the many late model and Modified events. Some of the better known graduates of South Boston's Saturday night weekly events include Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Elliott Sadler, and the Bodine brothers (Todd, Geoff and Brett). Danville, Virginia driver Wendell Scott, the first African-American driver to compete at NASCAR's highest level, also raced in Modified Division events here.

[edit] Trivia

What is now the NEXTEL Cup Series last ran here in 1970, the NASCAR Busch Series made this a regular stop until it left the schedule after the 1999 race, and the Craftsman Truck Series was on the schedule here as late as 2003.
For a time, this track was called "Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway," after a brand of barbecue sauce that was the naming rights sponsor.

See also: List of NASCAR race tracks