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NOLA Motorsports Park

NOLA Motorsports Park is a motor racing track and motorsports service facility in Avondale, Louisiana. It includes an FIA Grade 2 road course[1], an outdoor karting track, and a 300,000 square ft. soft-grade asphalt skid pad for drifting and autocross.

NOLA Motorsports Park
13-Turn A Course (2015–present)
Location11075 Nicolle Boulevard, Avondale, Louisiana 70094
Coordinates29°53′1″N 90°11′52″W / 29.88361°N 90.19778°W / 29.88361; -90.19778
FIA Grade2 (2 layouts)
OwnerLaney Chouest (2011–present)
Broke groundDecember 2009; 16 years ago (2009-12)
Opened2011
Construction cost$62 million
ArchitectAlan Wilson
Major eventsCurrent:
FR Americas (2018, 2022–present)
24 Hours of Lemons (2018–2019, 2021–present)
Former:
IndyCar Series
Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana (2015)
USF Pro 2000 Championship (2015, 2024–2025)
USF2000 Championship (2015, 2024–2025)
Trans-Am Series (2015–2016, 2023–2024)
GT World Challenge America (2022–2023)
Cooper Tires WinterFest (2014–2015)
AMA Superbike Championship (2012)
Websitehttp://www.nolamotor.com/
A Course (2011–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.748 mi (4.423 km)
Turns17
Race lap record1:32.336 (United States Spencer Pigot, Star Formula Mazda 'Pro', 2014, Pro Mazda)
13-Turn A Course (2015–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.672 mi (4.300 km)
Turns13
Race lap record1:28.5583 (New Zealand Scott Dixon, Dallara DW12, 2015, IndyCar)
B Course (2011–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.877 mi (3.020 km)
Turns12
C Course (2011–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.312 mi (3.720 km)
Turns12
Race start at NOLA Motorsports Park

The kart circuit and North Track opened in Q4 2011.

Future plans include completion of an off-roading area, a supercar driving experience, and more.

Design

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NOLA Motorsports Park was designed by Alan Wilson, whose other designs include Utah Motorsports Campus and Barber Motorsports Park.[2] In addition to the two international standard race tracks, the facility also features three karting tracks, full service seven acre kart center, paddock, on-site speed shop, clubhouse, eight acre autocross pad.[3]

The park was designed with electronic systems with over 100 miles of fiber optics and timing and scoring equipment to allow for accurate timing on both the main and karting tracks.[4]

Activities

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East of the main track is a short and thin track. Usually being divided up in the center, it serves its north side as the rental go-kart track. The south can be rented out and holds smaller events such as motorcycle races.[5]

There is motorcycle safety training[6] and on-track exotic car rentals.[7] Housed at Nola Motorsports Park for rental are the Huracán LP610-4, the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Porsche 911 GT3, and the Slingshot SLR.[7]

Accidents

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On April 15, 2017, Jesus Martinez was riding an unspecified motorcycle on the east track about 8:30 p.m. when he inadvertently hit another rider and suffered life-threatening injuries.[8] He later died of injuries shortly after getting an ambulance to University Medical Center. The accident was found to be a racing incident caused by rider error and no outside debris on the track was found.[8]

On September 22, 2018, Jeff Hagaman was topping out his 2000 hp heavily modified 2010 Nissan GTR during a speed trials event laid out on a half-mile course utilising the pit straight of the circuit.[9] He was in the shutdown area after finishing his half-mile run at speeds exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h) during the run when he lost control of the vehicle. He flipped upwards landing on the front right side of the bumper; this was the collision that was assumed killed him.[10] "It was surprising" friends and family said. Jeff was 52 years old and has been racing most of his life, from Granite Falls, North Carolina, he was experienced.[11] The event was "unsanctioned," without requiring a roll cage (which is required in the NHRA if a car exceeds 135 mph (217 km/h)).

Layout maps

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Events

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Current
Former

Lap records

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As of April 2025, the fastest official race lap records on the NOLA Motorsports Park are:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
A Course (2011–present): 2.748 mi (4.422 km)[2]
Pro Mazda1:32.336[12]Spencer PigotStar Formula Mazda 'Pro'2014 New Orleans Pro Mazda Winterfest round
Formula Regional1:33.523[13]Raoul HymanLigier JS F32022 New Orleans FR Americas round
GT31:34.800[14]Giacomo AltoèLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2022 New Orleans GT World Challenge America round
US F20001:35.650[15]Aaron TelitzVan Diemen DP082014 New Orleans US F2000 Winterfest round
Lamborghini Super Trofeo1:36.476[16]Loris SpinelliLamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo22022 New Orleans Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America round
TA11:37.029[17]Matthew BrabhamFord Mustang Trans-Am2023 New Orleans Trans-Am round
Superbike1:39.487[18]Josh HayesYamaha YZF-R12012 Triumph Big Kahuna New Orleans
Formula 41:39.730[19]Alex Popow Jr.Ligier JS F4222025 New Orleans F4 United States round
Supersport1:42.374[20]Cameron BeaubierYamaha YZF-R62012 Triumph Big Kahuna New Orleans
TA21:42.463[21]Raphael MatosFord Mustang Trans-Am2023 New Orleans Trans-Am round
GT41:44.284[22]John Capestro-DubetsBMW M4 GT4 Gen II2023 New Orleans GT4 America round
TC America1:48.430[23]Kyle LohHonda Civic Type R TCX2023 New Orleans TC America round
13-Turn A Course (2015–present): 2.670 mi (4.297 km)[2]
IndyCar1:28.5583Scott DixonDallara DW122015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana
USF Pro 20001:30.3323[24]Max GarciaTatuus IP-222025 USF Pro 2000 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana
USF20001:34.1799[25]Liam McNeillyTatuus USF-222025 USF2000 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana
Prototype Lites1:36.012[26]Kenton KochÉlan DP022015 New Orleans IMSA Prototype Lites round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:36.012[27]Elliott SkeerPorsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup2015 New Orleans Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA round
USF Juniors1:38.5691[28]Ty FisherTatuus JR-232025 USF Juniors Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana
Mustang Challenge1:47.308[29]Craig CapaldiFord Mustang Dark Horse R2025 New Orleans Mustang Cup round
Mazda MX-5 Cup1:57.302[30]Chad McCumbeeMazda MX-5 (NC)2015 New Orleans Mazda MX-5 Cup round
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Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ "LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2026-03-31" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "NOLA Motorsports Park - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Facility Features". nolamotor.com/. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ↑ de Los Rios, Alejandro (2 October 2012). "NOLA Motorsports innovates with new track". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Karting – Arrive & Drive – NOLA Motorsports Park". nolamotor.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Academy, NOLA Riding. "Racetrack Training". NOLA Riding Academy. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Exotic Driving Experience New Orleans". Xtreme Xperience. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 Vargas, Ramon Antonio. "44-year-old Houston man killed in motorcycle accident at NOLA Motorsports Park". The Advocate. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ "wannaGOFAST - 1/2 Mile Racing Events". wannaGOFAST. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  10. ↑ NOWAK, JEFF. "Driver was going over 200 mph at time of fatal crash Saturday at NOLA Motorsports track". The Advocate. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fatal wreck at NOLA Motorsports racetrack during 'wannagofast' event". WWL. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "NOLA Winterfest 2014 - Pro Mazda Race 2" (PDF). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 NOLA SpeedTour - FR Americas - Round 2 Official Race Result" (PDF). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "2022 NOLA Motorsports Park - Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by aws - Race 1 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "NOLA Winterfest 2014 - USF2000 Race 2" (PDF). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo at NOLA - Race 2 Official Results (50 Minutes)" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023 Trans-Am Series - NOLA Motorsports Park - Official Race Results" (PDF). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "New Orleans AMA SuperBike - Race 2 Results". 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "2025 F4 United States Championship powered by Honda - NOLA Motorsports Park - Round 2 - Provisional Race Results" (PDF). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing - Triumph Big Kahuna New Orleans presented by Dunlop Tire and Leovince NOLA Motorsports Park – New Orleans, LA - Round 19 of 19 – October 5 – 7, 2012 - AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike - Individual Lap Times - Daytona Sportbike Race 2 (18 Laps)" (PDF). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  21. ↑ "2023 Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli - NOLA Motorsports Park - March 9-12th - The Big Machine Spiked Coolers TA2 Series - Round 2 - Official Race Results" (PDF). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "2023 NOLA Motorsports Park - GT4 America - Race 1 Results". 29 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "2023 NOLA Motorsports Park - TC America powered by Skip Barber Racing School - Race 1 - Final Results". 29 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "2025 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana - USF Pro 2000 - Race 1 - Official Results" (PDF). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "2025 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana - USF2000 - Race 2 - Official Results" (PDF). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  26. ↑ "2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana - Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda - Provisional Race Report - Round 3" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). 11 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  27. ↑ "2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana - Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama - Official Race Report - Round 3" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). 12 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "2025 Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana - USF Juniors - Race 2 - Official Results" (PDF). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  29. ↑ "2025 Ford Mustang Cup - Miles Cup - Round 1 - Miles Cup Race Official Results (40 Minutes +1 lap)" (PDF). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  30. ↑ "MX-5 Cup: Copeland claims NOLA win". 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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