Riverside International Raceway, California, United States
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Riverside International Raceway in California was a famed American road-racing circuit known for hosting major sports car, NASCAR, and open-wheel events from the 1950s until its closure in the late 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riverside International Raceway, California, United States canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorsport race track
ⓘ
road racing circuit ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | iconic American road-racing venue of the 1960s–1980s ⓘ |
| demolished | 1989 ⓘ |
| designedBy | William L. Huth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadConfiguration |
long course with esses
ⓘ
oval-style NASCAR layout ⓘ short course without esses ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
24-hour endurance races
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Los Angeles Times Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Budweiser 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Winston Western 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedSeries |
CART IndyCar series
NERFINISHED
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Can-Am Series NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Grand National Series NERFINISHED ⓘ NASCAR Winston Cup Series NERFINISHED ⓘ SCCA sports car racing NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Am Series NERFINISHED ⓘ USAC Championship Car series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging esses section
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high-speed Turn 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ significant elevation changes ⓘ |
| layoutType | road course ⓘ |
| length |
3.27 miles
ⓘ
5.26 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Riverside, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline |
endurance racing
ⓘ
open-wheel racing ⓘ sports car racing ⓘ stock car racing ⓘ |
| notableDriverAssociated |
A. J. Foyt
NERFINISHED
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Cale Yarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Donohue NERFINISHED ⓘ Parnelli Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurns | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| owner | Riverside International Raceway, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | commercial development ⓘ |
| safetyReputation | dangerous by contemporary standards ⓘ |
| siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy |
residential development
ⓘ
shopping center ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
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