Virginia Motor Speedway officials released this week the 2022 schedule, marking the 53rd season of action at the half-mile Middlesex County speed plant.
The schedule includes the VMS Dirt Series Weekly Racing action, the return of two Ultimate Super Late Model-sanctioned events—the May 21 $20,000-to-win Virginia is for Racing Lovers King of the Commonwealth and the Aug. 6 $20,000-to-win 46th Annual Ernie Shelton’s USA 100; the Aug. 21 $3,000-to-win Prelude to the World Championship for FASTRAK Pro Late Models, and the return of the FASTRAK World Championship weekend, and two mud bogs, May 14 and Oct. 8, at the facility’s state-of-the-art 200-foot mud bog pit.
The 2022 season will open on Saturday, April 9, with Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action featuring a full program that will include the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin’ Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified, and Collision One Limited Stock divisions in action.
The Dirt Series Champion weekly racing season will conclu...