California Speedway

The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles 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. This racetrack is a stones throw from the old Ontario Motor Speedway and the old Riverside International Raceway. Ever since Riverside's closure in 1988, Southern California has not hosted a NASCAR race from 1988 to 1997 when the new California Speedway was opened.

Related Topics:
Superspeedway - Fontana, California - Los Angeles - Kaiser Steel - 1997 - Ontario Motor Speedway - Riverside International Raceway - NASCAR

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In addition to NASCAR, the raceway has also hosted open-wheel events from both CART and the Indy Racing League. In 1999 Candian driver Greg Moore was killed in a crash at the track; in 2003 the Indy Racing League set the highest average speed for an event at the track.

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CART - Indy Racing League - 1999 - Greg Moore - 2003

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Like many modern oval tracks, Fontana also features an infield road-course, which has been used by the Grand American Sports Car Association and by the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship.

Related Topics:
Grand American Sports Car Association - Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship

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See also: List of NASCAR race tracks

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