Altamont Raceway Park

Altamont Raceway Park

2007 Dan Gamel RV Centers 200
2007 Dan Gamel RV Centers 200
2007 Dan Gamel RV Centers 200
Location17001 Midway Road
Tracy, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°44′17″N 121°33′47″W / 37.738°N 121.563°W / 37.738; -121.563
Capacity7,500 (NASCAR)
OwnerRiverside Motorsports Park, LLC
OperatorRiverside Motorsports Park, LLC
OpenedJuly 22, 1966
ClosedOctober 2008
Former namesAltamont Raceway Altamont Speedway Altamont Raceway Park
Major eventsNASCAR Camping World West Series
Dan Gamel RV Centers 200
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
1/2 Mile Oval
Length0.5 miles (0.8 km)
BankingTurns – 12 degrees
Straights – 4 degrees[1]
1/4 Mile Oval
Length0.25 miles (0.4 km)
Road Course
Length1.1 miles (1.8 km)

Altamont Raceway Park is a motorsports race track in the western United States, located in northern California, west of Tracy. It opened on July 22, 1966, and operated under the names Altamont Speedway, Altamont Raceway, Altamont Motorsports Park, Altamont Raceway Park and Arena, and Bernal Memorial Raceway. After 42 years of operation, the speedway closed in October 2008;[2] the site is just south of the junction of Interstates 205 and 580.

  1. ^ "WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information". Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
  2. ^ R.I.P. Altamont Raceway