Santa Monica Road Race Course

Santa Monica road race course[1]
1912 Santa Monica road races[2]
LocationSanta Monica, California
Coordinates34°02′20″N 118°29′17″W / 34.039°N 118.488°W / 34.039; -118.488
OpenedJuly 10, 1909
ClosedMarch 15, 1919
Major eventsAmerican Grand Prize
Vanderbilt Cup
1909–16
Length8.417 miles (13.546 km)
1919
Length7.36 miles (11.845 km)

The Santa Monica road race course was an American race track consisting of public roads. Established by a consortium of Southern California auto dealers who sought to promote cars, buying them as well as racing them, at a time when they were rather rare in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica road races lasted for ten years.[3]

  1. ^ "Santa Monica Road Race Course". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ "Santa Monica road race 1912". First Super Speedway. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ Solomon, Charles (January 31, 2001). "Racing down Santa Monica's Ocean Avenue, way back when". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10.