Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience Hermon

Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience is a travelling driving business, separate from the track, that brings its own racecars to short tracks and NASCAR venues around the US. In Hermon, Maine it runs at Speedway Presented By Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, a 1/3 mile oval on Odlin Road.

You drive the car on your own. Nobody sits beside you and there is no pace car: an instructor coaches you over a radio in your helmet, every lap is at speed and passing is allowed. Hermon gets the short track menu, a Late Model, a Super Late Model or an open wheel Modified, and passengers can take a three lap ride along with one of the team's pro drivers instead.

The company is run by Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, who has raced in the NASCAR Truck and Xfinity series and built the business under his own motto, Earning Earnhardt. No racing experience is needed to drive.

• Three cars to choose from at Hermon: the Late Model, the Super Late Model and the open wheel Modified, the short track car with its wheels out in the open. They are real racecars that have been raced, mostly with manual gearboxes and a couple of semi automatics. They can reach 155 mph, and the speed you actually see depends on the size of the track.
• You are alone in the car. There are no doors, so you climb in through the window, get strapped into a 5 point harness and hear the instructor through earpieces in your helmet, calling acceleration, braking, passing and the line round the oval.
• The day starts with a drivers meeting of about 40 minutes: flags, getting on and off the track, finding your line, passing and the car's safety features, then questions. It is drivers only.
• Then you suit up in a fire suit, a full face helmet with the radio built in and a NexGen head and neck support, all supplied, and get photos by the car before climbing in.
• Ride alongs are three laps in the passenger seat beside a pro driver, with no orientation to sit through first. The operator recommends one before your own drive.
• A single view GoPro mounted in the roof can film your laps.

• Hermon runs on set event days only, and no dates are published for this track. Event days are listed on the operator's Upcoming Schedule page and on the Hermon track page, and the Bookeo booking links open when a date is set.
• Booking is online through the operator's Bookeo booking pages, linked from the Hermon track page, or by phone on 336-628-7223. Groups of six or more book by phone or email.
• Drive prices in US$ for 5, 10, 20, 35 and 50 laps: Late Model $199, $349, $649, $999, $1,299. Super Late Model $259, $399, $749, $1,199, $1,599. Modified $299, $549, $899, $1,499, $1,899.
• At 18 October 2026 the Hermon page runs 50% off all driving packages for a limited time (code 50OFF, end date not published): 5 laps from $99 in the Late Model, $129 in the Super Late Model and $149 in the Modified.
• Ride along: three laps with a pro driver, $99, not part of the driving deal.
• Add ons: Vehicle Protection Plan $60, added by phone (the booking confirmation shows "Insurance: YES" when it is on). In car GoPro video $59, with the micro SD card and adapter supplied; your own cameras are not allowed, the footage is checked at the laptop station before you leave, and a failed recording is refunded on site only. Photo plaque $59. The voucher redemption pages also list an insurance, photo plaque and T shirt bundle for $139 and a three lap ride along added to a voucher drive for $69. Extra laps, car upgrades and merchandise are sold on the day; prices are not published.
• Damage: staff decide fault on site. A driver at fault has the session ended, loses the remaining laps without refund and pays for damage on the day, up to $1,000 with the Vehicle Protection Plan or up to $15,000 without it. Personal car insurance does not cover the racecar, and drivers need their own health insurance.
• Drivers must be 18 years of age or older with a valid driver licence. Ride along passengers must be 14 years of age or older with a parent or guardian present.
• Size limits: height 5 ft 0 in to 6 ft 4 in, waist and chest no more than 52 in, and you must fit through a 15 by 28 in window set 35 in off the ground. Anyone who cannot drive a manual tells staff at the track.
• Bring your driver licence and the driver info packet from the operator's website. Wear clothes that fit under the suit, such as a T shirt, and closed toe sneakers with soles not much wider than your foot, with socks covering the ankle. Boots, sandals and open toe shoes are not allowed, and crew may tape long laces. Sunglasses and a light jacket for waiting in cool weather are recommended.
• Allow 2 to 3 hours for a drive, more for the bigger packages, and the operator suggests an extra hour for delays. Check in opens at the registration trailer on pit road 30 minutes before your class; missing your class time forfeits the booking and the money paid. A ride along takes about an hour.
• Weather: the operator can cancel for rain, high wind or unsafe temperatures, with notice by phone or email 1 to 72 hours ahead. Drivers check their own event status and turn up at the booked time whatever the forecast. A cancelled session gets a makeup date within 12 months, with the weekend not guaranteed; there are no refunds, and travel and lodging are not covered.
• All sales are final. Bookings can be transferred or sold on. Rescheduling costs $50 per booking with 30 days or more notice and $100 with less; a no call no show costs 75% of the price paid to reinstate. Fees can be waived with medical documentation. A missed promo code can be fixed by phone within 48 hours of booking for a $15 card fee.
• Gift vouchers never expire and come as a money amount or a specific drive with the track and extras chosen; they are redeemed through the operator's Bookeo voucher page. Groupon and Breakaway vouchers are redeemed through the operator's own redemption pages, with a payment request for taxes, fees and add ons sent within one business day and 12 hours to pay it.
• Corporate packages run from $1,599 for 8 people with 10 laps each (two private hours) to $5,999 for 36 people (three hours), in Late Models, Super Late Models and Modifieds, with a private 45 minute orientation, a pro ride along, water and sports drinks, gear and insurance included.
• Last verified: 18 October 2026
• Official link: https://jeffreyearnhardtracingexperience.com/