NASCAR (2019–2023) International Speedway Corporation (1999–2019)
Operator
NASCAR (1999–2023)
Broke ground
November 22, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-11-22)
Opened
June 20, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-06-20)
Closed
February 27, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-02-27)
Construction cost
US$100 million (US$151 million in 2023 dollars[2])
Architect
Paxton Waters Architecture Penske Motorsports, Inc.
Former names
California Speedway (November 1995–February 2008) Auto Club Speedway (February 2008–March 2023)
Major events
Former: NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 (1997–2020, 2022–2023) Pepsi Max 400 (2004–2010) NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300 (1997–2020, 2022–2023) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernardino County 200 (1997–2009) IndyCar Series MAVTV 500 (1997–2005, 2012–2015) AMA Superbike Championship (2002–2010) Rolex Sports Car Series (2002–2005)
1:24.287 ( Benoît Tréluyer, Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33), 2004, Super GT (GT500))
Auto Club Speedway (known as California Speedway before and after 2008–2023 corporate sponsorship from Auto Club[3]) was a 2.000 mi (3.219 km), D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) racing annually from 1997 until 2023. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located 47 mi (76 km) east of Los Angeles and is near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by NASCAR. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstates 10 and 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.
Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway's main grandstand has a capacity of 68,000, additionally it features 28 skyboxes and has a grand total capacity of 122,000. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. Since 2011, the track has hosted only one NASCAR weekend each year.
A 500-mile American open-wheel car race was held under Championship Auto Racing Teams sanctioning from 1997 to 2002. The current IndyCar sanctioning body ran a 400-mile race from 2002 to 2005 and a 500-mile race from 2012 to 2015, which was usually the season finale. Its last IndyCar race was the 2015 MAVTV 500.
In 2023, the track was closed for reconstruction as part of the Next Gen California project and demolition started in October 2023.
^"Auto Club Speedway Track News, Records & Links". jayski.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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^"California Speedway to change name UPDATE". jayski.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
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