World / USA / California / Rancho Cucamonga, 5 km from center Coordinates: 34°4'20"N   117°34'1"W

Ontario Motor Speedway



Former site of the Ontario Motor Speedway, home of the California 500 and the California Jam. Opened in 1970, closed in 1981
Category: racetrack defunct



place comments:
15 months ago canadian   0
to bad yous didnt keep this race track, some memories you just cant bury over
14 months ago   0
The reason this track died was both of bad management and it was too high tech for its time (and lack of funds to keep a track like this operating)
13 months ago erik93   +1
At least there making a new arena in the empty space
9 months ago Dave   +2
This was the site of the best Deep Purple concert ever - 6 April 1974 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfzv3bf9-OY
They don't make concerts like that anymore.
Can anyone point out where the stage was set?
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Edited: 14 months ago Languages: en