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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 ...
Closed in 2004 and grandstands were moved to Watkins Glen in 2005, still not demolished but left to decay. Ground is up for sale for non-racing purposes. Ontario Motor Speedway: 2.500-mile (4.023 km) paved rectangular oval Ontario, California: Ontario Motor Speedway oval: Miller High Life 500 (1971–1972) Los Angeles Times 500 (1974–1980)
Race details; Race 11 of 14 in the 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series season: Date: September 2, 1979: Official name: 1979 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: Rick Mears (Team ...
Louisville Motor Speedway: Kentucky: Louisville: 0.438 miles (0.705 km) Tri-Oval: 2000 Mansfield Motorsports Park (Mansfield Motor Speedway) Ohio: Mansfield: 0.440 miles (0.708 km) 2018 (demolished in 2020) Marchbanks Speedway (Hanford Motor Speedway) California: Hanford
Ontario Motor Speedway: A second California raceway highlighted by the museum is the Ontario Motor Speedway (OMS) which was located in Ontario, California. The OMS was designed similar to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but was only in operation from 1970 until 1981. [8] Dan Gurney at the 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
The three races became the highest-paying events in American motorsports and carried 1000 points for the winner on the USAC Championship standings. [1] In March 1971, Ontario was the site of the Questor Grand Prix, a non-championship race for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars on the infield road course. Because of the smaller fuel tanks of the ...
River Glade: New Brunswick: Maritime Pro Stock Tour Sportsman, Street Stock, 4-Cylinder, Bandaleros: 0.333 miles (0.536 km) Pinecrest Speedway: Concord: Ontario: 1948–1976: 0.250 miles (0.402 km) Race City Motorsport Park: Calgary: Alberta: 1985–2011: CASCAR
The 1980 California 500, the eleventh running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, August 31, 1980. The event was race number 9 of 12 in the 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The race was won by Bobby Unser, his fourth California 500 victory. The race was the final California 500 before ...