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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. It was completed in 1964 and the last races were held in ...
The Exposition moved to a new site north of Downtown Sacramento in 1968, and the old fairgrounds were closed and sold for development in 1970. The final day of the track was marred by tragedy when three drivers were killed in the 100-lap super-modified caged sprint car competition.
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Thunderhill Raceway Park: Willows: California: 1994 Asphalt 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 15 SCCA, 25 Hours of Thunderhill, Trans Am Series: Utah Motorsports Campus (formerly Miller Motorsports Park) Tooele: Utah: 2005 Asphalt 4.486 miles (7.220 km) 23 SCCA, World Superbike, AMA, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, MotoAmerica, NASA, ChampCar Endurance Series
It closed the next year due to World War II and reopened in 1946, Independence Day, offering fans two horse races and a car race promoted by Bill France Sr., who two years later founded NASCAR.