New Jersey Motorsports Park is a road course "Motorsports Entertainment Complex" located in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has hosted races since opening in 2008 and currently hosts a schedule including MotoAmerica Pro Road Racing, 24 Hours of LeMons, American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, SCCA events, SCCA Pro Racing's F2000 Championship Series.
Current tracks and facilities
Thunderbolt and Lightning Raceways New Jersey Motorsports Park is located on immediately adjacent to the Millville Executive Airport, a location that was dedicated in 1941 as the Millville Army Air Field, which played a key role in the country's World War II military efforts.
NJMP is one of the few 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.
Go-karting In addition to the two road courses, NJMP includes a karting facility called Tempest Raceway. Like the park itself, Tempest 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.
In 2011 NJMP filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, defaulting on its contracts with the City of Millville. It remained open following bankruptcy reorganization.
Lap records
As of September 2026, the fastest official race lap records at the New Jersey Motorsports Park are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Thunderbolt Circuit (2008–present): Formula Atlantic 1:10.469 David Grant Swift 016.a 2024 New Jersey Atlantic Championship round Daytona Prototype 1:12.440 Max Angelelli Dallara DP01 2008 Supercar Life 250 Indy Pro 2000 1:12.8344 Colin Kaminsky Tatuus PM-18 2020 Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix at New Jersey Motorsports Park Formula Regional 1:13.786 Kyle Kirkwood Ligier JS F3 2018 New Jersey F3 Americas round US F2000 1:17.7495 Nolan Siegel Tatuus USF-17 2020 The Andersen Companies USF2000 Grand Prix at New Jersey Motorsports Park Formula Lites 1:17.837 Vinicius Papareli Crawford FL15 2015 New Jersey Formula Lites round Formula 4 1:18.864 Nicolas Stati Ligier JS F422 2024 New Jersey F4 United States round TA1 1:19.073 Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang Trans-Am 2017 New Jersey Trans-Am round Porsche Carrera Cup 1:19.718 Andy Lally Porsche 911 (997) GT3 Cup 2008 Supercar Life 250 Formula BMW 1:19.767 Alexander Rossi Mygale FB02 2008 New Jersey Formula BMW Americas round Superbike 1:20.076 Jake Gagne Yamaha YZF-R1 2021 New Jersey MotoAmerica Superbike round TA2 1:20.508 Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am 2017 New Jersey Trans-Am round Supersport 1:21.554 Mathew Scholtz Yamaha YZF-R9 2025 New Jersey MotoAmerica Supersport round Twins Cup 1:24.940 Matthew Chapin Suzuki GSX-8R 2025 New Jersey MotoAmerica Twins Cup round Supersport 300 1:29.264 Rocco Landers Kawasaki Ninja 400R 2020 New Jersey MotoAmerica Junior Cup round Pirelli World Challenge TC 1:29.748 Michael DiMeo Honda Civic Si 2014 New Jersey Pirelli World Challenge round Mazda MX-5 Cup 1:31.7819 Gresham Wagner Mazda MX-5 (ND) 2020 New Jersey Mazda MX-5 Cup round Pirelli World Challenge TCB 1:40.289 Brian Price Honda Fit 2014 New Jersey Pirelli World Challenge round Thunderbolt Circuit with Turn 2 Chicane (2008–present): Formula Regional 1:15.457 Cooper Shipman Ligier JS F3 2026 New Jersey FR Americas round Formula 4 1:19.582 Gastón Irazú Ligier JS F422 2026 New Jersey F4 United States round Thunderbolt Circuit with Turn 3 Chicane (2008–present): Superbike 1:30.888 Bobby Fong Yamaha YZF-R1 2026 New Jersey MotoAmerica Superbike round Twins Cup 1:34.245 Nathan Gouker Suzuki GSX-8R 2026 New Jersey MotoAmerica Twins Cup round Supersport 1:34.866 Darryn Binder Ducati Panigale V2 2026 New Jersey MotoAmerica Supersport round
History of racing at the park
Events NBC's Octane Academy held its east coast qualifier at the Park's Lightning Raceway in January 2013.
Records New Jersey Motorsports Park's slowest hot lap was done in a Ferrari 458 Italia driven by automotive journalist Danny Korecki on the Lightning Circuit. Korecki drove the Ferrari 458 on three consecutive laps while going no faster than 25 miles per hour.
Pro racing Many renowned racing series have visited New Jersey Motorsports Park. The first was Grand-Am Road Racing's Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008, with Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson capturing the first-ever Thunderbolt trophies. The ARCA Racing Series and AMA Superbike Championship also joined the NJMP schedule, holding annual points-paying races at the Northeast facility. In 2010, SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series held its first race at Thunderbolt Raceway and returned in 2012, and from 2014 on.
Other notable events include the "Devil in the Dark", a 12-hour endurance race put on by the South Jersey region of the SCCA. Regional and national sportscar and motorcycle clubs also hold hundreds of track-day events at the two circuits each season.
Event list
Current
May: Sports Car Club of America June: Sports Car Club of America, National Auto Sport Association, 24 Hours of Lemons July: New Jersey Motorsports Park Vintage Festival August: Formula Regional Americas Championship NJMP SpeedTour, Formula 4 United States Championship, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, Sports Car Club of America, National Auto Sport Association September: MotoAmerica MotoAmerica Superbikes at New Jersey October: Sports Car Club of America November: National Auto Sport Association
Former
AMA Superbike Championship (2009–2014) ARCA Racing Series NJMP ARCA 150 (2008–2016) Atlantic Championship Series (2008–2009, 2012, 2015–2018, 2024–2025) ChampCar Endurance Series (2012, 2014–2015) Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (2008–2012) Ferrari Challenge North America (2008, 2010) Formula BMW Americas (2008) Formula Lites (2015) IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge (2010) IMSA Prototype Lites (2009–2010) Indy Pro 2000 Championship (2008–2010, 2020–2021) Mazda MX-5 Cup (2008–2010, 2020) NASCAR K&N Pro Series East JustDrive.com 125 (2016–2018) Pirelli World Challenge (2008–2009, 2014) Rolex Sports Car Series (2008–2012) Trans-Am Series (2010, 2012, 2014–2017) USF2000 Championship (2010, 2020–2021)
Race history
American Superbike YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace Distance Laps Best Lap 2009 September 5 Josh Hayes Yamaha Motor Corp. Yamaha231:21.979 September 6 Josh Hayes Yamaha Motor Corp. Yamaha231:21.287 2010 September 4 Josh Hayes Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha211:21.210 September 5 Josh Hayes Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:21.242 2011 September 3 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:21.264 September 4 Blake Young Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki231:21.904 2012 September 8 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:20.737 September 9 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:20.895 2013 September 14 Josh Herrin Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha201.21.804 September 15 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:20.716 2014 September 13 Roger Lee Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki231:41.407 September 14 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha231:21.437
MotoAmerica Superbike Series
YearDateRace #DriverTeamManufacturerRace Distance Laps Best Lap 2015 September 12 Race 1 Josh Hayes Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Yamaha91:22.496 September 13 Race 2 Josh Hayes Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Yamaha251:22.148 2016 September 11 Race 1 Roger Lee Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki251:21.289 September 12 Race 2 Toni Elias Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki251:21.521 2017 September 9 Race 1 Toni Elias Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki231:21.092 September 10 Race 2 Toni Elias Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Suzuki251:21.044 2018 September 8 Race 1 Josh Herrin Attack Performance/Herrin Compound/Yamaha Yamaha231:37.936 September 9 Race 2 Cameron Beaubier Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha181:43.626 2019 September 7 Race 1 Garrett Gerloff Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha231:20.588 September 8 Race 2 Cameron Beaubier Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha231:20.902 2020 September 12 Race 1 Cameron Beaubier Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha211:20.310 September 13 Race 2 Cameron Beaubier Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha141:20.937 2021 September 11 Race 1 Jake Gagne Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha201:20.747 September 12 Race 2 Jake Gagne Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha201:20.076 2022 September 10 Race 1 Jake Gagne Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha171:20.796 September 11 Race 2 Danilo Petrucci Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Ducati141:31.698 2023 September 23 Race 1 Jake Gagne Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha201:36.714 September 24 Race 2 J. D. Beach Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Yamaha161:34.267 2024 September 28 Race 1 Josh Herrin Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Ducati201:21.602 September 29 Race 2 Loris Baz Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Ducati201:20.854 2025 September 27 Race 1 Bobby Fong Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Yamaha201:20.321 September 28 Race 2 Josh Herrin Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Ducati201:20.755 September 28 Race 3 Cameron Beaubier Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW201:20.612
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace Distance Laps 2016 September 17 Noah Gragson Jefferson Pitts Racing Ford55 2017 September 16 Will Rodgers Jefferson Pitts Racing Ford55 2018 June 16 Will Rodgers Jefferson Pitts Racing Ford55
ARCA Racing Series
YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace Distance Laps 2008 September 28 Justin Allgaier Allgaier Motorsports Chevrolet48 2009 September 13 Patrick Long Cunningham Motorsports Dodge67 2010 August 15 Casey Roderick Bill Elliott Racing Dodge67 2011 May 22 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge67 2012 July 1 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge67 2013 July 28 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge67 2014 June 1 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge67 2015 May 24 Kyle Weatherman Cunningham Motorsports Dodge67 2016 May 28 Parker Kligerman Cunningham Motorsports Dodge67
Rolex Sports Car Series YearDateDriversTeamManufacturerRace Distance Laps 2008 August 31 Oswaldo Negri Mark Patterson Michael Shank Racing #60 Riley Technologies-Ford105 2009 May 3 Niclas Jönsson Ricardo Zonta Krohn Racing #76 Proto-Auto-Lola-Ford87 2010 August 18 Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney Bob Stallings Racing #99 Riley Technologies-Chevrolet116 2011 July 24 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing #01 Riley Technologies-BMW117 2012 May 13 Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor Racing #10 Corvette DP117
Trans Am Series YearDateClassDriverTeam / SponsorManufacturerRace Distance / Time Limit2010May 9TA Tomy DrissiRocketsports RacingJaguar101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes 2012 July 1TA Amy RumanRuman Racing McNichols CompanyChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutesTA2 Pete HalsmerCTEK Battery Chargers Motorstate / AllstarChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 75 minutes 2014 June 1TA Amy RumanRuman Racing McNichols CompanyChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutesTA2 Cameron LawrenceMiller Racing CTEK Battery Chargers / NorthstarChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutesTA3 – International Jason BerkeleyBMG ManagementChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutesTA3 – American Ernie Francis Jr.Breathless Performance RacingChevrolet101.25 miles / 45 laps / 90 minutes 2015 June 14TA Amy RumanRuman Racing