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2780 Fairplex Drive
Pomona, California 91768
Telephone: (800) 884-6472
Raceway (opened 1953)
Seats 34,800 |
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About Auto Club Raceway @ Pomona |
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An outgrowth of street racing, the Auto Club Raceway is one of the first
tracks to help popularize hot rodding and the growth of the National Hot
Rod Association.
Seating 34,800 in a U-shape surrounding three sides of the quarter-mile
track, the Raceway is located at the edge of the giant, 487-acre Fairplex
Park. Starting with the Southern California Championship Drag Races in
1953, the facility now hosts the famed NHRA Winternationals - the season
opener since 1961 - in late January or early February and the NHRA finals
in November. A major, $4.5 million renovation upgraded the facility in
1993.
The large scale of the facility has impressed non-hot rod enthusiasts as
well as it was proposed as the location for the finish of the modern
pentathlon in the Los Angeles bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Quick Facts |
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The basics:
The quarter-mile asphalt race course is surrounded by 34,800 seats on
three sides, with the end open.
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Location and parking:
The Auto Club Raceway is located on the grounds of Fairplex. It is
located just off the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, easily accessed from
the Fairplex Drive, White Avenue or Garey Avenue exits.
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Management:
Inquiries concerning use of the facility should be made to Dale
Coleman, director of sales and marketing at (909) 623-3111 or by fax
at (909) 865-3602.
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Technical information:
The quarter-mile track has two lanes, each 30 feet wide and a full set
of competition equipment for drag racing. The grandstands offer 34,800
seats in total with 21,000 aluminum bench seats with backs and 13,800
bench seats without backs.
There is a three-story tower building with 22 suites and a two-section
press room and interview room at the end of the U-shaped grandstands.
There is an extensive ticket office with 21 windows and thousands of
parking spaces at the adjacent Fairplex lot.
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