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The main race in 1909 ran under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Southern California.It was a little over 254 miles (409 km) long—12 laps of a course laid out over 21.18 mi (34.09 km) which included road segments of Melrose, a settlement newly annexed by Oakland, and San Leandro and Hayward—two communities south of Oakland in Alameda County.
Portola (/ pɔːrˈtoʊlə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, [5] although he did not explore ...
The "Del Monte Trophy" was held on the twisty, leafy, and very narrow town roads in Pebble Beach, California from 1950 through 1956. The races were managed under the auspices of the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), as were most races from that day to this. The route was originally 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long, but was lengthened from 1951 onwards ...
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (commonly referred to as Willow Springs) is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond, California, about 80 mi (130 km) north of Los Angeles. It is the oldest permanent road course in the United States. [ 1 ] Construction began in 1952, with the inaugural race held on November 23, 1953. [ 2 ]
Course type. Flat/Thoroughbred. The Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California is a one-mile (1.6 km / 8- f) race track for Thoroughbred, Quarter horse and Arabian racing. [1] Constructed in 1858 by the sons of Spaniard Don Agustín Bernal, it is the third-oldest horse racing track of its kind ...
Here are The Tennessean's expert picks for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in COTA: ... His seven road course wins are the most among active drivers and third-most in Cup series history ...
Built on the site of an old airfield, Bay Meadows Racecourse was the longest continually operating thoroughbred racetrack in California —having been founded on November 13, 1934—until its closure on August 17, 2008. The innovative William P. Kyne introduced pari-mutuel wagering, the popular daily double, the first all-enclosed starting gate ...
Death Valley National Park just had its hottest summer on record. The average temperature from June to August was 104.5 degrees, breaking previous records of 104.2 degrees, set in 2021 and 2018 ...