Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (Fontana, California)

USA / California / Fontana / Fontana, California / Cherry Avenue, 9300
 stadium, race track -dont use, speedway race track
9300 Cherry Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
(800) 944-7223
(909) 429-5000

www.californiaspeedway.com/

The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to its "sister track" Michigan International Speedway.

The track is located on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. It is a relatively new race track, opening in early 1997, and has additional configurations and facilities to accommodate "road" races, motorcycle races, vehicle testing, and drag races (Auto Club Dragway). The racetrack is near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. After Riverside's closure in 1988, Southern California did not host a NASCAR race until California Speedway was opened. In addition to NASCAR, the raceway has also hosted open-wheel events from both CART and the Indy Racing League.

Like many modern oval tracks, Auto Club Speedway also features an infield road-course, which has been used by the Grand American Road Racing Association (GARRA) and by the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship, with the JGTC race being unique as a night race. The GARRA Rolex Sports Car Series no longer races at Auto Club Speedway. The NASCAR West Series held its first race on the infield course, won by Jason Bowles.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway
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Coordinates:   34°5'17"N   117°30'4"W

Comments

  • Nextel Cup Races are very boring here.
  • The worlds most boring racetrack!
  • Indy Cars should race here again !! but its a shame , because this track is onwned and opearated by ISC.
  • The "No Action Sleeper" Speedway.....a yawnfest.
  • Every body is correct. Boring races here. Nascar Truck races are ok. But please bring back Indy Cars
  • Why do you want crapwagons racing there again?
  • Bring back INDY!!!! I would see a Indy race in a heart beat. Let's just hope Indy will road race in Palm Springs next year, what I heard.
  • Why did NASCAR replace the Southern 500 with this???????
  • Money and greed, thats why. If they cared about racing more than money, we'd be watching good races at The Rock and North Wilkesboro. Instead, it's nap time at California. Indy races would be a bit more interesting here, but still, no action. California Speedway is just a big car show with a couple hundred high speed parade laps.
  • Number 31 has got it right! It has also gotten to where races are no longer for the racetrack fans, but for the TV audience. Having a race at night time during primetime is proof of that.
  • Demo the track and turn it into a Taladega or Atlanta.The way it is now is BORING and expensive.There needs to be some major changes befor I ever buy a ticket again
  • this is the most boring racetrack ever BRING BACK INDY!!!
  • All of you guys SUCK. Saying this tracks boring when you are.
  • I know this track but (I didn't know of the Ontario Motor Speedway just 5 miles a little South West of Auto Club). The track is okay but I wondered why we needed a Sister replica of Michigan International Speedway. I found that Ontario is a bit better than this track. Anyways I'll give props up to Auto-Club Speedway (California Speedway formerly) at least there is a racetrack to watch. Memories of CART and IRL and NASCAR series on this track and the very short-lived SuperGT race(JGTC).
  • Currently being turned into a short track for some reason.
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