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The circuit is famous in American sports car racing; it is the longest continuously-operating road racing circuit in North America.
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It covers 5 kilometres of Connecticut rural landscape and is referred to as ‘The Little Track with Big History’.
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Lime Rock Park’s debut race was held in 1957, and the first professional race took place a year later, in 1958.
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Lime Rock is one of the few road circuits remaining in North America that doesn’t contain any permanent turns or chicanes.
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The circuit was featured in the 1969 movie Grand Prix, starring James Garner and Yves Montand, and featured in several episodes of the TV series ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’.
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Lime Rock Park’s most prestigious annual event is the American Le Mans Series, known as the Northeast Grand Prix, which has been hosted since 2000.
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Famous racing drivers, such as Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt, have raced at the track multiple times throughout the decades.
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The four-turn track requires both skill and finesse to master; over the years, the circuit has become considerably faster due to updates like the widening of corners and straights.
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The track’s highest attendance was in 2008, when 22,081 spectators were in attendance, though in 2017 the track estimated that 40,000 people were at the American Le Mans Series.
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Lime Rock Park has been the site of at least one famous racing fatality; in 1964, Peter Lenz, a 13-year-old motorcycle rider was killed during practice.