MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – In 2009, Denise and Ronnie Hollidge took on the role of promotors at Potomac Speedway with the unwavering support from Greg Gunter. The 3/8-mile track located in Budds Creek, Maryland has seen some of the best drivers, teams, and fans come through our facility over the past 16 seasons. Through great triumphs and tragedies, Southern Maryland holds a very large piece of racing history with the dirt track dating back to 1973.
There are countless people to thank for their contributions to the track, from owners to managers, dedicated sponsors, concession workers, officials, grounds crew, and many more. Running a racetrack is a task that requires a large team of individuals, all of which put countless hours purely because of their dedication to the sport we all love. At the end of the day, it is a business, and every business needs to adjust and adapt to the ever-changing world around it. This includes making strategic decisions, many of which are not easy.
Denise and Ronnie have been approached with new lease guidelines for 2025 that unfortunately, do not align with the same business plans we have had in years past. These new guidelines included only 10 races on the schedule for the dirt track in 2025 and beyond. With this information, the Hollidge family is forced to conclude the 2024 season in October and will not be returning to promote Potomac Speedway in 2025.
We cannot express enough, our heartfelt thank you to every single fan, driver, crew member and employee, who have contributed to making Potomac Speedway the place it is today. We will complete the 2024 weekly season as scheduled, in full.
We hope to see as many of you as possible at the track for the rest of the 2024 season.
At this time, the plans are unknown for Potomac Speedway in 2025.
– Denise and Ronnie Hollidge
New lease guidelines that basically run Potomac raceway out of business.
Track home developers coming in hot !
@Tom Glouster
I don’t think so. Due to it’s proximity to Budd’s Creek & MIR.
They likely have another promoter waiting in the wings.
Good, we done moved nearby last year’s an all this place been is noise pollution!
Then move!
It sure sucks to move somewhere then a race track pops up out of no where
Do you know how to read: Southern Maryland holds a very large piece of racing history with the dirt track dating back to 1973.
1973… outta nowhere…. 🤣
1. Always investigate the area you want to move to ..
2 Don’t move to a area and then complain that there isn’t
(a)enough to do or
(b) the stores are too far away .
(c) IT’s TOO NOISY ,,
Dont try to move to an area , complain about A , B or C and try to change the area ,
Why ? You become the outsider to an area where people like it the way it is !
Vroom Vroom !
BTW , helicopter you hear over your home is me at 2am.. buzz buzz hee haw
Nobody forced you to move there, you can always move to waldorf, the park or back to pg and dodge bullets
Like you didn’t know living next to an esta lixhed speedway would be quiet… move please….
Like living next to an airport.and complaining about jet engine noise…. 🙄
Like you had no clue? Hahaha
@Dermetrius Orangelinius
So, you didn’t do your homework… looking at your surrounding area…prior to moving in. Lesson learned I guess? Congratulations on listening to fewer races.