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The StockCar Racing League is a late model stock car racing league operating since 2001. The series is a continuation of the Tri-Track Challenge run in California between 1997 and 2000. The series is also connected to the former Supermodified Racing League , previously headed by Davey Hamilton .
Late Models, Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Compacts, Figure Eights Mount Lawn Speedway: Indiana New Castle: 0.30 miles (0.48 km) Oval: Late Models, Pro Thunder Cars, Thunder Cars, Hornets Santa Maria Speedway: California Nipomo: 0.30 miles (0.48 km) Oval (high banked clay) Late Models, Modified Seekonk Speedway: Massachusetts Seekonk: 0.333 miles (0. ...
The track was paved in 1946, but the pavement was removed and the track returned to dirt. Midget car racing was the national sensation in 1946, drawing large crowds to the track. Roadsters were the main class raced at the track from 1947 until 1950, until midget cars came back. [4]
Late model racing is a common steppingstone for drivers who race in regional and national touring series. [9] Almost every NASCAR Cup Series driver raced in the class while progressing their career, and many crew chiefs have also developed through this level. [18] Late model-type cars are also prevalent as a form of cost-cutting in road racing.
Watson won the 1975 late model championship. [4] The track had a paved "X" infield added in the late 1970s, allowing for figure 8 racing at the end of the weekly Sunday night race events. In 2021, track owner Todd Thelen brought the then all-new Superstar Racing Experience (SRX series) to Slinger Speedway. [ 5 ]
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
In 1954, the series was formed under the name Pacific Coast Late Model circuit, with nine races on the schedule. At first the series sanctioned races on dirt tracks and paved tracks, but as the series developed, more races were held on paved tracks, with the final race on a dirt track being held in 1979 until the series returned to dirt in 2018 .
Other racing facilities include The Streets of Willow (1.800 mi (2.897 km) road course), The Horse Thief Mile (road course), The Speedway at Willow Springs (0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved oval), Willow Springs Kart Track (a 0.625 mi (1.006 km), nine-turn paved sprint track), The Playpen (a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) paved training track), and the Walt ...