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In 1969, USAC announced the California 500 would be held on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend for the next 10 years, beginning on September 6, 1970. USAC President, Charlie Brockman , declared "Ontario Motor Speedway is the most exciting and promising development in automobile racing since Tony Hulman bought the Indianapolis Speedway in 1946."
California 500 (IndyCar) was a USAC and later CART sanctioned Indy car race held at Ontario Motor Speedway from 1970 to 1980 Auto Club 500 is a NASCAR race held at the California Speedway which was called the "California 500 presented by NAPA" from 1997 to 1999
The Hulman and Jones group looked to reduce expenses for the California 500, including a vast reduction in advertising. The past promoter group heavily advertised the races; $900,000 was spent promoting the 1970 California 500. The first three California 500s had 180,223 spectators in 1970, 168,498 in 1971, 161,240 in 1972.
Open wheel oval racing in southern California dated back to the USAC California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, held from 1970 to 1978. The race was part of IndyCar racing's "triple crown," and at its inception, was held in high prestige. The inaugural running was considered a huge success, with 187,000 in attendance.
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Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now IndyCar Series) for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a 500-mile (800 km) oval stock car races; NHRA for drag races; and FIA for Formula One road ...
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1971 California 500; Race details; Race 10 of 12 in the 1971 USAC Championship Car season: Date: September 5, 1971: Official name: 1971 California 500: Location: Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California, United States: Course: Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi / 4.023 km: Distance: 200 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km: Pole position; Driver ...