The National Corvette Museum’s new Motorsports Park held an official grand opening Tuesday in Bowling Green with Governor Steve Beshear in attendance. Beshear helped cut the ribbon on the 3.1-mile track, which he said completes the Corvette trifecta.
"We have the plant, we have the museum, and now we have the motorsport park," Beshear stated. "You can watch your car being built, you can pick up your car at the museum, and you can learn how to drive it at maximum capacity right here at the park."
Motorsports Park General Manager Mitch Wright stressed the track is open for all kinds of business besides recreational.
"We are more than a Motorsports Park," Wright said. "You really need to think of us as an events facility that happens to have a couple of race tracks and large amounts of asphalt, so anything you need a lot of space for, we can accommodate it."
Wright told the Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau board on Monday the track is reserved for 189 days so far.
The next phase of construction is starting that includes a control tower and garage complex.
