Riverside

Set in the desert near the San Bernardino Mountains, Riverside succumbed to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles and closed in 1989.

Country

United States

Location

Riverside, California

Latest Race

1988 Riverside NASCAR

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Set in the desert near the San Bernardino Mountains, Riverside succumbed to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles and closed in 1989. It held the first United States Grand Prix – a sports car race in 1958 – and hosted a full World Championship Grand Prix two years later. The three layouts were all challenging, the uphill esses in particular. Dan Gurney excelled here, winning the early-season NASCAR race five times and the Champ Car event twice. A shopping mall and residential housing now stand on what was Riverside International Raceway.

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Grand Prix Circuit

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1957 - 1968

1969 - 1989

Type

Permanent road course

Length

3.275 (Miles)

Description

Fastest Race Lap

Bruce McLaren (McLaren M8A-Chevrolet), 1m38.51, 119.684 mph, Can-Am, 1968

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Bruce McLaren (McLaren M6A-Chevrolet), 1m40.4, 117.431 mph, Can-Am, 1967

Type

Permanent road course

Length

3.3 (Miles)

Description

Dogleg built opposite the pits

Fastest Race Lap

Kevin Cogan (Penske PC10-Cosworth), 1m30.365, 131.467 mph, Champ Cars, 1982

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Denny Hulme (McLaren M8F-Chevrolet), 1m34.33, 125.941 mph, Can-Am, 1971

Sports Car Short Course

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1969 - 1989

Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.547 (Miles)

Description

Fastest Race Lap

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Stock Car Course

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1957 - 1968

1969 - 1989

Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.595 (Miles)

Description

Fastest Race Lap

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.62 (Miles)

Description

Dogleg built opposite the pits

Fastest Race Lap

Ricky Rudd (Buick Regal), 118.484 mph, NASCAR, 1988

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Latest Races

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Race name	Date	Championship	Laps	Winner
1988 Riverside NASCAR	12/06/1988	Winston Cup	95	Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle
1987 Riverside NASCAR	21/06/1987	Winston Cup	95	Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports
1987 Riverside NASCAR	08/11/1987	Winston Cup	119	Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle
1987 Riverside IMSA	26/04/1987	IMSA Camel GT Championship	122	Hurley Haywood Group 44 Racing
1986 Riverside NASCAR	01/06/1986	Winston Cup	95	Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson
1986 Riverside NASCAR	16/11/1986	Winston Cup	119	Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports
1986 Riverside IMSA	27/04/1986	IMSA Camel GT Championship	178	Price Cobb Dyson Racing
1985 Riverside NASCAR	02/06/1985	Winston Cup Grand National	95	Terry Labonte Billy Hagan
1985 Riverside NASCAR	17/11/1985	Winston Cup Grand National	119	Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering
1985 Riverside IMSA	28/04/1985	IMSA Camel GT Championship	115	Pete Halsmer Jim Busby
1984 Riverside NASCAR	03/06/1984	Winston Cup Grand National	95	Terry Labonte Billy Hagan
1984 Riverside NASCAR	18/11/1984	Winston Cup Grand National	119	Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports

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