Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience Rockingham Speedway

Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience is a travelling drive company that sets up at Rockingham Speedway, the 0.94 mile oval in Rockingham, North Carolina, on set event days. It is a separate business from the track. You drive the racecar yourself: nobody sits in the passenger seat and there is no pace car to follow. Every lap is a hot lap, passing is allowed, and a coach talks you round over a radio in your helmet.

Rockingham is one of the tracks where the operator brings its NASCAR style cars. The choice is an open wheel Modified, a Cup car or a GEN6, the Cup car generation that raced before the current Next Gen, and all three are sold in packages from 10 laps up to 50. Anyone not driving can take a three lap passenger ride with one of the team's pro drivers.

Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, raced in the NASCAR Truck and Xfinity series before starting the company, which now runs at more than 30 tracks. No racing experience is needed to drive.

• The cars are an open wheel Modified (a short track racecar with the wheels out in the open), a Cup car and a GEN6. All of them are real racecars that have been raced, most with a manual gearbox and a couple with semi automatics. They can reach 155 mph, though the top speed on the day depends on the track.
• Nobody rides with you. The cars have no doors, so you climb in through the window opening and get strapped into a 5 point harness, and the instructor coaches your line, braking and passing through earpieces in your helmet.
• Before anyone drives there is a drivers meeting of about 40 minutes covering the flags, getting on and off the track, the line, passing and the car's safety features. It is for drivers only.
• The fire retardant suit, full face helmet with the radio built in and NexGen head and neck support are all supplied, and photos are taken by the car before you climb in.
• A ride along is three laps in the passenger seat with one of the team's pro drivers, with no orientation to sit through first. The operator strongly recommends one before your own drive.
• A roof mounted GoPro can record your laps from a single view onto a micro SD card you take home, and a photo plaque is sold as a keepsake.

• Rockingham runs on set event days only. The next date is Saturday 14 November 2026, with Modified, Cup car and GEN6 drive classes and three lap ride alongs all starting on the hour from 9am to 2pm. No 2027 Rockingham dates are published yet; dates appear on the operator's events page and the Rockingham track page.
• Booking is online through the operator's Bookeo pages, linked from the Rockingham track page, or by phone on 336-628-7223. Groups of six or more book by phone or email.
• Drive prices in US$ (Rockingham sells 10 laps and up, no 5 lap package): Modified 10 laps $549, 20 laps $899, 35 laps $1,499, 50 laps $1,899. Cup car $579, $999, $1,659, $2,199. GEN6 $699, $1,199, $1,989, $2,599.
• At 18 October 2026 the Rockingham page runs 60% off 10 lap and bigger packages for new bookings (code SUPER60, end date not published): 10 laps from $219 in the Modified, $231 in the Cup car and $279 in the GEN6.
• The three lap ride along with a pro driver is $99.
• Add ons: Vehicle Protection Plan $60, in car GoPro video $59 (micro SD card and adapter supplied, your own cameras are not allowed, the recording is checked at the laptop station before you leave and refunded on site only if it failed), 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. The plan is added by phone, and the booking confirmation shows Insurance: YES when it is on. 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 and socks that cover 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 on site for a drive, longer for the bigger packages, plus an extra hour the operator suggests for delays. Check in at the registration trailer on pit road opens 30 minutes before your class; missing your class time forfeits the class 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, not necessarily on a weekend; 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 can be bought as a dollar amount or for a set track and extras, then redeemed through the operator's Bookeo voucher page. Breakaway vouchers can be redeemed at Rockingham; Rockingham is not on the operator's Groupon track list.
• Corporate packages start at $1,599 for 8 people with 10 laps each over two private hours and go up to $5,999 for 36 people over three hours, 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/