Riverside international raceway documents the history of a track now gone it is. Bill elliott motor speedway grand national nascar emoji ontario race cars november racing. The room contains noncirculating materials concerning the social, economic and governmental history of ontario and the western region of san bernardino county. In 1978, california jam 2, and 300,000 fans, rocked ontario.
History of marchbanks speedway, aka hanford motor speedway. The familyfriendly drivethrough experience produced by fun guys events returns to auto club speedway to celebrate the. The ontario motor speedway the big o was designed as a replica of the 2. See more ideas about race cars, racing and sprint cars.
Make offer cale yarborough 1977 volunteer 400 bristol nascar win program book. It was produced by abc entertainment, sandy feldman and leonard stogel. Ontario motor speedway site of startfinish in driving direction. Using primary source materials whenever possible, often cross referencing several sources, author jim okeefe left no stone unturned in his effort to comprehensively document motor racing history. This photo is part of the raymond golub memorial collection. Foyt drives the wood brothers mercury to victory in the 500miler at the new ontario motor speedway.
Ontario motor speedway, 1 sep 1974 racing car history. It also had an infield road course and a drag strip to maximize racing events. Twenty years ago thursday, the first california 500 for indy cars was run at ontario motor speedway before 180,233 spectators, called at the time the largest attendance at any sporting event in. The annual california 500 race, held at ontario motor speedway on september 3, 1972. Ontario motor speedway ontario, california race track, stadium. One of the rare exceptions is ontario motor speedway, a 700.
Even though virtually nothing remains of the race track, other than some of the raisedburms that made turn number 3 at the corner of 4th and haven avenues, the city of ontario has retained some of the history and heritage of the racetrack by building ontario motor speedway park a few blocks west of the racetrack site and by using auto racing inspired street names in and around the old speedway. Old zandvoort circuit whats left of the original track. The speedway was bordered on the north by 4th avenue then referred to as san bernardino avenue, on the south by interstate 10, the west by haven avenue, and the east by milliken avenue, which still has the eastward curve needed to make room for turn 1 and turn 2 of the racetrack. Ontario motor speedway although it didnt have anywhere near the life span of its southern california cousin riverside, ontario made its mark on the nascar world in. The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, attendees, competitors and everyone associated with events at our facility remains our top priority. Humpy wheeler, former president and general manager of charlotte motor speedway, remembers oms as a fabulous superspeedway that experienced difficulties from the beginning. Briggos world of speedway photos of actual item no box but wrapped well please see my other items and bid with confidence. Pro late models, late model stock cars, prue stocks, thunderstoxs, fast and furious fours, usac ford focus midgets, inex legends. The city of ontario built racingthemed ontario motor speedway park. Lost road courses brings the cuttingedge cars, legendary drivers, classic races, and all the thrilling action from north americas classic road courses to life.
Speedway books for sale in uk 55 used speedway books. An aerial view of ontario motor speedway on march 18, 1978, when some 300,000 people turned out for the california jam ii rock festival. Where ontario motor speedway was, and what is there now. From mccaw it went to ray cooke langley, wa, and in late 1995 was advertised in autoweek by craig coyer, a seattle used car dealer who had taken it as trade on a porsche.
Home about cms the project cms track specifications carbon neutral speedway cms history cms racing events motorama cms open house. List of auto racing tracks in the united states wikipedia. Benny parsons won the final two cup series races at ontario in 1979 and 1980. Get the best deals on 1977 vintage auto racing programs when you shop the largest online selection at. The annual california 500 race, held at ontario motor speedway on september 3. See more ideas about motor speedway, ontario and racing. The model colony history room was established in the ontario city library in 1970. Some 6,000 seats from the track are still being used at charlotte motor speedway. Original 1962 indianapolis motor speedway 500 race official 46th program book. Ontario motor speedway was a marvelous facility, wheeler said.
November 1976 ontario and 1982 riverside intl raceway. It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies. Championship racing at its very finest has been the. This page is intended for the fans and drivers of soms to find out information on upcoming events, results and so much more. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. Ontario motor speedway indianapolis of the west circuits of the. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. Motor speedway, ontario, racing, history, poster, historia, lace, posters, history books. Magic of lights is a unique and dazzling drivethrough holiday lights experience to celebrate the season november 16th through december 31st. Within a decade, the audience dipped, and the flag was never raised again at this speedway. Get the best deals on indy racing fan programs when you shop the largest online selection at. History then unknown, but later in the collection of bruce mccaw seattle, wa.
Today a lot of tourists are wondered about the presence of an old grandstand along the freeway near. Monster energy nascar cup series, nascar xfinity series, nascar gander outdoors truck series, usaracing pro cup series, ahdra drag racing, nhra drag racing. Marchbanks, aka hanford motor speedway, remains little known today. Ontario speedway treats fans to unsurpassed views of. It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing. Ontario motor speedway was a motorsport venue located in ontario, california. The city of ontario didnt recognize what they had with these guys. At the direction of government officials, auto club speedway and auto club dragway are taking safety precautions to help prevent the spread of covid19 by cancelling or postponing scheduled events. Opened in 1970, the ontario motor speedway was a relatively new entrant to the world of motorsports, built to accommodate all four major racing sanctioning authorities. Prior to the 2018 stop at the dirt track at las vegas motor speedway, the most recent dirt track event was in 1979. The concert history of ontario motor speedway ontario, ca. Get ontario motor speedway, ontario, ca, usa setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other ontario motor speedway, ontario, ca, usa fans for free on. We continue our look back at the great facility that was ontario motor speedway this week with a recap of the seven editions of the world finals held at the southern california race facility. The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity.
Winners book is the result of more than forty years of intensive and farreaching research into every major motor racing event held anywhere in the world. At the site of turn four is now a large building and the entire frontstretch is built. Rudow recounts the breathtaking races and fascinating history of more than 16 tracks from around north america. California grand prix ontario motor speedway, 1 sep 1974. Materials available in the model colony history room. With so much red ink on the books, chevron land co.
It was opened in 1966 as a dirt track but it was paved the following year when bob slack purchased the track and since then cayuga speedway became synonymous with racing at its best and is regarded by fans, racers, and sponsors alike as canadas premier racing and entertainment facility. The ontario motor speedway was the most expensive and by far the most grand racing stadium in the united states and perhaps the world, at the time of her construction in 1968. Ontario motor speedway, ontario, ca, usa concert setlists. Author martin rudow recounts the alluring history of more than 16 tracks from around north america, including riverside international raceway, bridgehampton race circuit, ontario motor speedway, continental divide raceway, and many. This photograph was taken november 15, 1980 at ontario motor speedway in california. In actuality, ontario motor speedway drew only 372,081 in its first season. Last weeks column about funny car elapsed times and the number of classbest passes that were recorded on the quartermile at ontario motor speedway, along with what we have learned over the. Riverside international raceway, bridgehampton race circuit, ontario motor speedway, continental divide raceway, and many others were once major race venues that have since closed. Usac and now indycar series for openwheel oval car races. Denny hulme canam laguna seca 1972 denny hulme in the number 5 gulf mclaren m20 chevrolet during the canam race at laguna seca california, october 15th, 1972. Ontario motor speedway may be gone, but its remembered by the city, and especially by hardcore race fans like us who remember its dragstrip as the place where records were set, history was.
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