Plan Your Visit

The idea of building a Motorsports Park to complete the Corvette Museum experience began in 2007. The success of our High Performance Driving Events (HPDE) and feedback from enthusiasts who enjoyed exercising their cars, got the attention of Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode. When an opportunity came up to obtain some property adjacent to the existing NCM campus, the suggestion was first made to use it for a track, until it was decided that there wasn’t enough room there to do it properly. Still, it seemed like a good idea worth pursuing later.

At that time the Museum expansion was the priority so the track plan went on the back burner. This changed when a nearby property owner with 20 acres on the other side of the interstate, contacted the Museum offering to sell her land for future growth. An adjoining 50 acres came available as well adding up to 70 acres. Strode and the Museum Board of Directors agreed that the land should be purchased as it would be a good investment even if the track didn’t wind up getting the support it needed to be built.

When the expansion was complete, the strong business case for a Motorsports Park prompted the NCM leadership to bring in track designer Alan Wilson (Miller Motorsports Park, NOLA Motorsports Park, Barber Motorsports Park and others) as a consultant, along with others who determined that more property would be needed to make this the world-class facility it had the potential to be. A total of 184 acres were eventually purchased and as member support grew, so did the momentum and excitement. Track designer Steve Crawford (Thunder Hill, Ridge Motorsports Park) was hired to design the road course with input from Corvette Racing, resulting in a multiple, reconfigurable, track layout with features from Le Mans, making the NCM Motorsports Park the track that every motorsports enthusiast would want to drive.

The vision for the Motorsports Park is to create a safe and challenging environment where drivers of all ages, interests and skill levels can become more proficient behind the wheel. Whether the goal is teen driver safety or the excitement of high performance recreational driving, participants can learn through classroom instruction and on-track with a certified instructor, designed to help students increase their ability and build skills that can be applied to the track and the real world.

With over 1.5 miles of frontage on Interstate 65 and located across from the National Corvette Museum (NCM) and the Corvette Assembly Plant, the Motorsports Park is one of the most centrally located and easily accessible driving facilities in the country. The Park is situated on 419 acres.

The National Corvette Museum located in Bowling Green, KY is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit foundation, and the sole owner of the NCM Motorsports Park.  As the largest car museum in the world dedicated to a single model, the NCM is committed to preserving the Corvette’s past, present and future.  Learn more about the National Corvette Museum at www.corvettemuseum.org.

The NCM Motorsports Park offers a fueling station on-site.

The offered octanes are measured are listed below:

The NCM Motorsports Park wants to respect our neighbors and protect their ability to enjoy their property.  The Clark Circle neighborhood contains many sound sources both natural (birds, dogs, wind blowing through trees) and man-made (I-65, Beech Bend Raceway, aircraft overflights, lawnmowers, HVAC systems) that collectively contribute to the community sound levels.  The relative effect of those sound sources on community sound levels is often a function of atmospheric conditions like wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity and the presence of temperature inversions.

We aim to reduce our effect on the surrounding sound environment by pursuing the following mutually agreed upon limits:

• With the exception of special manufacturers vehicle testing, track participant vehicles are limited to 103 dBA measured 50 feet from the edge of the track.  This sound limit is strictly enforced. Any vehicles exceeding this sound limit will be ordered to leave the track until appropriate corrective measures are taken to bring the vehicle into compliance.
• Track event based sound levels in the community are limited to a one hour equivalent sound level of 55.5 dBA measured at the top of every hour at a semi-permanent location in the Clark Circle neighborhood.

We have also been allowed eight (8) “exception days” during which track based sound levels at the community monitoring location will be limited to a one hour equivalent sounds level of 59.0 dBA.  Please contact us for a list of approved sound exemption dates.

Our sound monitoring station captures and records data digitally and stores it at a data center.  These files are provided to the City-County Planning Commission upon request.

Should you have an issue with sound levels from the track, you can register a complaint with the City-County Planning Commission at 270-842-1953.

Waivers must be completed on-site for all participants. 17 years and younger must have Guardian present to sign waiver. If Guardian is unable to be present, click on the button below to access the minor waiver.

*Important* Minor release forms completed away from the track must be printed in color, two-sided, and signed by both parents or guardians. Both signatures must be notarized. If there are two parents or guardians, they both must complete the form regardless if they are living together. If one parent or guardian is deceased or physically or mentally incapable of completing the form, then leave the second one blank. Guests will not be allowed to participate without providing the minor waiver completed as specified above.