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Ventura Raceway

Racetrack in Ventura, California

Summary

Racetrack in Ventura, California

Field	Value
name	Ventura Raceway
location	10 West Harbor Blvd. Ventura, Ca. 93001
coordinates
image	[[File:Ventura-raceway-logo.jpg	225px	center]]
[[File:Venturaoldtrack2.jpg	300px	center]]
former_names	Seaside Park Speedway
events	Turkey Night Grand Prix
layout	Oval Track
surface	Clay
length_km	0.321
length_mi	0.200
turns	2
banking	High

Ventura Raceway is a 1/5 mile, high-banked clay oval racetrack located at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California, United States. On a weekly basis the track is home to many types of dirt track racecars including wingless sprint cars, midgets, dwarf cars, stock cars, modifieds, sport compacts, and karts. It is owned and operated by Jim Naylor and is also home to Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car Driving School and the Ventura Racing Association sprint cars.

History

A 1/2 mile dirt oval operated at the fairgrounds from July 28, 1924 through around 1927 (this track had run motorcycles from 1910 through 1923). A 1/5 mile dirt oval was used for midgets on November 11, 1934.

A 1/10 mile dirt oval operated from July 4, 1978 through 1984 (this was originally used for speedway motorcycles beginning in 1969.) The 1/5 mile oval opened in 1985.

In the 1990s and into the 2000s motocross racing was held at Ventura Raceway on motocross tracks built on the infield of the oval track. These races were attend by local racers, as well as professionals such as off-road champion Jim Holley, Kyle Lewis, Randy Moody, and World Champion Bobby Moore.

The stadium was a significant venue for motorcycle speedway and hosted important events, including the American final of the Speedway World Championship in 1994.

A 1/5 mile dirt figure 8 was added in 2000.

The track has also operated as Seaside Park Speedway.

In 2010. Jim was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame for being the oldest and only successful professional sports franchise in Ventura County history.

Since 2016, it has served as the home of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, which draws professional drivers from around the world to compete in this prestigious event. Past winners for the event include Billy Boat (1997), Kyle Larson (2016, 2019 & 2023), Christopher Bell (2017 & 2018), Logan Seavey (2021), Justin Grant (2022), and Corey Day (2024 & 2025)..

Also since 2023, American Flat Track has ran events in spring time.

References

"World Championship".
"World Championship".
[http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/CA/Ventura.html Motorsports.com]
(November 17, 2016). "Turkey Night Grand Prix tradition returns to Ventura Raceway". [[Los Angeles Daily News]].

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