Ventura Raceway
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Ventura Raceway is located at Seaside Park
Seaside Park (Ventura)
Seaside Park is a park located in Ventura, California. It has served as the home of the Ventura County Fair since 1874. Babe Ruth Field, located in Seaside Park, served as the home of the Ventura Braves, Ventura Yankees and Ventura Oilers professional baseball teams. It also serves as the home of...

 in Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...

. The 1/5 mile, high banked clay oval is owned and operated by Jim Naylor, who is also the track announcer. Ventura Raceway is also home to Cory Kruseman
Cory Kruseman
Cory Kruseman , is a sprint car driver who has raced in USAC and SCRA events since 1994. In 2002, he competed once each in both the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.-1994:...

's Sprint Car Driving School and the popular VRA
VRA
Three character combination:* Veterans' Recruiting Appointment - special authority by which US Government agencies may, if they wish, appoint an eligible veteran without competition.* The Voting Rights Act, a 1965 Act of Congress...

 sprint cars.

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. A 1/5 mile dirt figure 8 was added in 2000. The track has also operated as Seaside Park Speedway.

External links

  • http://www.venturaraceway.com/
  • http://www.vradwarfs.com/
  • http://www.scrafan.com/racetracks/ventura.html
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