"Pomona Raceway" | |
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Location | 2780 Fairplex Drive, Pomona, California |
Time zone | UMT -0800 |
Coordinates | 34°05′42.32″N 117°46′11.15″W / 34.0950889°N 117.7697639°W |
Capacity | 40,000 |
Operator | NHRA |
Opened | 1951 [1] |
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Major events | NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals |
Website | http://www.autoclubracewaypomona.com |
Drag Strip | |
Surface | Concrete |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.402 km) |
The Pomona Raceway (currently named the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, previously named the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona),[2] is a racing facility located in Pomona, California that features a quarter-mile dragstrip. Since its opening in 1961, the dragstrip has hosted the NHRA's Winternationals event – the traditional season opener – and since 2021, the season's last race, the NHRA Finals. These two events have contributed to its becoming perhaps one of the most famous dragstrips in North America. The facility has a seating capacity of 40,000 spectators, and it is one of the few dragstrips in the USA that is operated directly by the NHRA. This dragstrip has also gone by the nickname of The Fairplex, in reference to its location at the Fairplex, formerly called the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds.