Covid has decimated countless events throughout the pandemic and now has claimed Southside Speedway in Chesterfield County with plans for a reopening looking bleek. The race track closed its doors at the end of 2020 and released this letter to Chesterfield residents.
Since then, local fans of the speedway have been hoping for its eventual reopening, with concerns about its future being heightened after Chesterfield County announced plans to purchase the property encompassing Southside Speedway.
“I grew up here, and I’d love to continue to grow here,” said former Southside Speedway announcer Buck Reuss. “I know they have a large decision to make because it entails the cost of demolition and clearing the land, as opposed to what they can do with the land, and then, if they want to salvage, how much it would cost to turn it back into an operational facility. So my hope is that the investors come in and it can be put back together.”
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