Track Facts
Located 50 miles east of Los Angeles, Auto Club Speedway, formerly California Speedway, is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway (one of the fastest on the circuit) which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track is owned and operated by NASCAR. Today, California’s premier motorsports facility, hosts over 320 days of track activity including a quarter-mile championship dragstrip at Auto Club Dragway, full-service karting facilities and various racing schools and experiences.
Buildings 230,000 concrete blocks Fence 17 miles Steel and Rebar 370 tons Grandstand Foundations 1,600 ea. (enough contrete to cover 10 football fields 1 foot thick) Seating 280,00 lbs. of aluminium Asphalt Paving 300,000 tons Earthwork 2.3 million cubic yards moved Area of Buildings 739,009 square feet Tunnel to Infield 4 lanes 3 for vehicles, RV's & Transporters; 1 for pedestrians Utilities 17 miles of underground water, sewer, storm drain piping Public Address System 175 speakers and 25 amlifiers Number of TV Monitors 600 Scoring Systems Swiss Timing & Scoring Scoring Pylon One four-sided 146-foot scoring pylon TV Camera Distribution Points Located throughout facility Electronic Signage Infield locations Entrances 5 Vehicle Entrances Exits 5 Vehicle Exits w/ more than 25 routes to major freeways Women's Restrooms 30 Men's Restroom 30 Vehicle Parking 32,000 paved spaces Bus Parking 117 paved spaces Team Motorcoach Parking 150 paved spaces Kitchens 2 Concession Buildings 13 Souvenir Buildings 11 First-Aid Buildings 4 Infield Care Center 1 Infield RV Parking Apx. 1,800 reserved spaces 20 Guest Trams for spectator convenience VIP deluxe RV concierge services Corporate hospitality entertainment areas Two pass-through entrances to crash wall on backstretch Seven cross-overs to and from grandstands to pits Gymnasium and drivers family lounge Infield concession buildings and convenience stores Temporary Infield shower facilities for overnight camping guests Start/Finish Line 1121.27 Feet above sea level Top of Grandstands 1200.05 Feet above sea level Total Site 568 acres Speedway Interior 130.7 acres Landscaping 136 acres Track Size Two-mile D-shaped oval Track Width 75 feet wide with 15-foot apron Turns 1-2; 3-4 14-degree banking Front Stretch 11-degree banking; 3100 feet in length Back Straighaway 3-degree banking; 2500 feet in length Garages 3 garages with 100 spaces Composition Asphalt track, pit lane and parking areas; concrete pit stalls Pit Road 2200 feet in length with 44 individual pit areas Road Course (All three Road Courses are 45 feet wide) - Interior Test Circuit 13 turns, 1.45 miles
- Interior Test Circuit 13 turns, 1.45 miles
- Motorcycle Competition Course 21 turns, 2.36 miles