Park Information

TRACK FACTS:

  • 2.38 miles long
  • 45' wide
  • 17 turns, most of which are flowing
  • 80' of elevation change

FACILITY AMENITIES:

  • 4-tiered paved paddock
  • 60 amp power available on mechanics wall
  • Restroom and shower facilities
  • Covered tech area
  • Facility is approximately 1 mile off Interstate 20
  • Birmingham International Airport is located approximately 15 minutes away
  • Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum located on Park property

TRACK RECORDS:

  • Car - 1:09.455 - avg. speed - 119.213 mph - Will Power- March 2009
  • Motorcycle - 1:23.664 - avg. speed - 115.474 mph - Mat Mladin - April 2008

TRACK HISTORY:

  • The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum began life in 1988 as a private collection of George W. Barber, owner of Barber Dairies. Mr. Barber, always an automobile enthusiast, raced, modified and maintained Porsches in the 1970's (63 first place wins). He started collecting and restoring classic sports cars in 1989.
  • The Barber Motorsports Park opened in the January of 2003. The first major public event to take place at the Park was the Grand-Am Sports Car Series, May 17-18, 2003.
  • Notable races / events include:
    • AMA Superbike Championship Season Finale (2003, 2010)
    • Porsche Driving School relocates to Barber (2003)
    • Mustang Club of America 30th Anniversary Celebration (2006)
    • Barber hosts its first IndyCar Series open test (2007)
    • Inaugural Red Bull Rookies Cup (2008)
    • Kevin Schwantz Motorcycle School moves to Barber (2009)
    • IndyCar Series adds Barber to its 2010 schedule (2009)
    • 45th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang Celebration (2009)
    • Lotus Owner's Gathering, LOG 29 (2009)
    • Inaugural Legends of Motorsports (2010)
    • Inaugural Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (2010)
    • Inaugural "Ducstock", national Ducati gathering (2011)
    • BMW CCA "Oktoberfest" (2011)
  • Notable product launches:
    • Porsche Cayenne North American dealer launch (2003)
    • Lotus Elise press and dealer launch (2004)
    • Honda CBR600-RR International press launch (2006)
    • Kawasaki ZX6-R International press launch (2006)

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

Winner(s)/Team from Grand-Am Road Racing Events (Rolex Series)

2003: Terry Borcheller (Bell Motorsports)
2004: Elliot Forbes-Robinson / Butch Leitzinger (Howard Boss Motorsports)
2005: Max Angelelli / Wayne Taylor (Suntrust Racing)
2006: Jorg Bergmeister / Colin Braun (Krohn Racing)
2007: Alex Gurney / Jon Fogarty (Gainsco / Bob Stallings Racing)
2008: Scott Pruett / Memo Rojas (Telmex / Chip Ganassi Racing)
2009: Alex Gurney / Jon Fogarty (Gainsco / Bob Stallings Racing)

2010: Scott Pruett / Memo Rojas (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)

2011: Scott Pruett / Memo Rojas (Target Chip Ganassi Racing)

2012: Antonio Garcia / Richard Westbrook (Spirit of Daytona)

Winner(s)/Team from Barber Superbike Classic:

2003: Superbike 1 - Aaron Yates
2003: Superbike 2 - Kurtis Roberts
2004: Superbike 1 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2004: Superbike 2 - Miguel Duhamel (American Honda)
2005: Superbike 1 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2005: Superbike 2 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2006: Superbike 1 - Ben Spies (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2006: Superbike 2 - Ben Spies (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2007: Superbike 1 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2007: Superbike 2 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2008: Superbike 1 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2008: Superbike 2 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2009: Superbike 1 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)
2009: Superbike 2 - Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki)

2010: Superbike 1 - Tommy Hayden (Makita Suzuki)

2010: Superbike 2 - Tommy Hayden (Makita Suzuki)

2011: Daytona Superbike 1 - Danny Eslick (Richie Morris Racing)

2011: Superbike 1 - Martin Cardenas (M4 Suzuki)

2011: Daytona Superbike 2 - Josh Herrin (Monster Energy Graves Yamaha)

2011: Superbike 2 - Blake Young (Makita Suziki)

2012: Daytona Sportbike 1- Cameron Beaubier (Graves Yamaha)

2012: Daytona Sportbike 2 - Cameron Beaubier (Graves Yamaha)

2012: Superbike 1 - Josh Hayes (Graves Yamaha)
2012: Superbike 2 - Josh Hayes (Graves Yamaha)

Winner(s)/Team from Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama:

2010: Helio Castroneves - Team Penske

2011: Will Power - Team Penske

2012: Will Power - Team Penske

2013: Ryan Hunter-Reay - Team Chevy