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Altamont Raceway Park

Altamont Raceway Park
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2007 Dan Gamel RV Centers 200
Location 17001 Midway Road, Tracy, CA 95376 (N37° 44' 18" W121° 33' 48")
Capacity 7,500 (NASCAR)
Owner Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC
Operator Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC
Opened July 22, 1966
Closed October 2008
Former names Altamont Raceway, Altamont Speedway, Altamont Raceway Park
Major events

NASCAR Camping World West Series
Dan Gamel RV Centers 200

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

Weekly
1/2 Mile Oval
Length 0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Banking Turns – 12 degrees
Straights – 4 degrees
1/4 Mile Oval
Length 0.25 mi (0.4 km)
Road Course
Length 1.1 mi (1.8 km)

NASCAR Camping World West Series
Dan Gamel RV Centers 200

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

Altamont Raceway Park was a motorsports race track located in Tracy, California. It first opened on July 22, 1966, and has variously operated under the names Altamont Speedway, Altamont Raceway, Altamont Motorsports Park, Altamont Raceway Park and Arena, and Bernal Memorial Raceway. The speedway closed in October 2008.

The Raceway Park contained a variety of different racetrack configurations including a 1/2 mile oval, 1/4 mile oval, 1.1-mile (1.8 km) road course, and a figure 8 track. The course was the state's largest oval racetrack north of Los Angeles. The track featured a pit lane that was uncharacteristic when compared to larger ovals for the weekly events. The pit lane was located on the outside of the course on the opposite side of the oval from the start finish line. However during Grand National West races, the pit lane was moved to the 1/4 mile oval so as to be inside the larger oval, as is customary for most oval tracks, since live pit stops are used during the higher-level NASCAR-sanctioned race.

In 2006, the park came under the ownership of Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC. They initiated several upgrades to the park including fresh asphalt, the addition of the 1.1-mile (1.8 km) road course and the new Figure 8 track. Altamont staged a variety of motorsports events, including NASCAR Whelen All-American Series raced weekly as the schedule permitted for the California State and Whelen National Championships.

The park also played host to a race on the NASCAR Camping World West Series schedule, the Dan Gamel RV Centers 200 in the fall. Additionally, Formula 4, Sprint Cars, Motorcycle races and the 24 Hours of LeMons were held at the racetrack, the latter being a play on the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, in the place of top dollar racing machines, the 24 Hours of LeMons features cars with a maximum price of $500 (excluding safety gear, brakes, and tires), hence the title 'lemons'.


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