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ROCKINGHAM — Many of the motorsports organizations that were part of Rockingham Speedway’s revival in 2021 are returning with multiple events this year.

ROCKINGHAM — The penalties against a longtime NASCAR driver and his crew chief for violating a testing rule at Rockingham Speedway will stand.

ROCKINGHAM — Seat Time Racing School is known for training drivers like 93-time NASCAR winner Jeff Gordon.

But some folks just want to have fun.

ROCKINGHAM — A veteran NASCAR driver is facing a fine from NASCAR after the sanctioning body accused him of testing at Rockingham Speedway.

ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County is in line to receive more than $32 million in appropriations with the passage of the state budget.

ROCKINGHAM — The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled into Richmond County early Thursday afternoon with an assortment of appearances scheduled for the weekend.

ROCKINGHAM — More than 100 cars wound their way around the Rockingham Speedway roval this weekend during the National Auto Sport Association’s Speedtoberfest — the organization's return to the track for the first time in nearly 15 years.

ROCKINGHAM — Three drivers took the checkered flag in their respective events Sunday to wrap up the three-day East Coast Truck Festival, becoming the first winners on Rockingham Speedway’s oval track in eight years.

Sometime around 1956, Rockingham’s John McNeill opened the one-third-mile Rockingham Speedway dirt track. It did not take long for it to become the Saturday night or Sunday afternoon place to be.  

ROCKINGHAM — Expected rainy weather has led to one weekend event being pushed back a week.