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Glass Slipper lines up for a pass at Sacramento Raceway Park in 2009. Sacramento Raceway Park (SRP), commonly shortened to Sacramento Raceway or Sac Raceway, was a motorsports track on 198 acres (80 ha) near Rancho Cordova, California and the former Mather Air Force Base, known for holding weekly drag race events and annual Governors Cup Championship.
The track was so named because its founders envisioned hosting sports car, motorcycle, midget, and stock car races in addition to National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) sanctioned drag racing events. Known as 'The Supertrack', OCIR was designed to be the most modern of dragstrip facilities in the late 1960s, offering spectator comforts and ...
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Buttonwillow Raceway Park is a motorsports park in Kern County, California, 10-mile (16 km) north of the town of Buttonwillow and 28-mile (45 km) northwest of Bakersfield. Opened in 1995, it is owned and operated by the California Sports Car Club, a region of SCCA , Buttonwillow is the "flagship" track of Cal Club, and is also the location of ...
The initial 230 acres (93 ha) expanded to 600 acres (240 ha) with the purchase of adjacent land. A second track, the Streets of Willow, was constructed next, and a third track, Horse Thief Mile, was added in 2003. Huth died in 2015 at the age of 91. [5] In June 2024, the park was listed for sale. [6] [7]
Saugus Speedway (2009) Saugus Speedway is a 1/3 mile racetrack in Saugus, Santa Clarita, California on a 35-acre (140,000 m 2) site.The track hosted one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in 1995, which was won by Ken Schrader. [2]
Thunderhill Raceway Park was built in 1993 originally as a 1.814 mi (2.919 km), 9-turn track. Following the closure of the Baylands Raceway in Fremont, CA, the purchase of the land and construction of Thunderhill was funded by the San Francisco Region Sports Car Club of America.
The track has also hosted the World of Outlaws and the Traxxas TORC Series. [2] The track opened on March 30, 1996. Prior to that, the site of the track was home to Lake Perris speedway, a 1/8-mile dirt oval constructed in 1987 and hosted motorcycle racing then later car racing until 1993. A 1/3-mile dirt oval operated until the end of 1995. [3]