Road Closures

View a list of road closings and traffic pattern changes for Race Day »

Expo Parking

The Richmond Raceway has free parking spaces located in the surface lots outside the raceway.

GRTC on Race Day

For GRTC impacts, including the Pulse,  click here.

Race Day Parking

With over 90 parking decks and lots in the downtown area, there is plenty of parking available on Race Day. The Start & Finish lines are located only six blocks apart. It is recommended that 8k runners park near the start to allow for more parking near the finish for marathoners and half marathoners. Here is a partial listing of the parking decks/lots open and offering special rates on Race Day:

To view a map of the available parking areas, click here.

Parking Near the Start

(recommended for 8k entrants)

  • 1st & Marshall
  • 3rd & Marshall
  • 5th & Marshall
  • 7th & Marshall
  • 8th & Marshall (surface lot)
  • 8th & Grace/Franklin

Parking Near the Finish

  • James Center (10th & Canal)
  • 3rd & Main (surface lot)
  • 4th & Main
  • 4th & Cary (surface lot)
  • 6th & Main
  • 8th & Cary
  • 8th & Main
  • 12th & Canal
  • 14th & Cary
  • 15th & Main
  • 15th & Cary
  • Virginia & Canal

Spectator Parking Option

You can now use the Tyler Potterfield Pedestrian Bridge to access the CoStar Post Race Party and the finish line. On-street parking and surface lots are available in the Manchester section of the city in the area around 10th & Semmes Streets.

Post-Race Shuttle

Free shuttle service will be available to take participants and spectators from the CoStar Group Post-Race Party back to parking areas located near the Start. The shuttle will run on a loop from 8 a.m. until the conclusion of the event. You can pick up the shuttle in the cobblestone circle on 7th Street just across the pedestrian bridge from Brown’s Island (site of the CosStar Group Post-Race Party).