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Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi (80 km) east of Los Angeles, in 1957.
1960-66. 1957-59. Circuit Overview. Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a hot, dusty and at times dangerous place, yet it is remembered with affection as the home of road racing in southern California and one of the USA's finest tracks.
Riverside International Raceway. After about one hour on the freeway I arrive at Riverside, a suburb of Los Angeles. From 1957 to 1989 there was a race track called Riverside International Raceway here. This circuit had six different variants including two ovals and four road courses, the longest version was 3.3 Miles (5.3 kilometers) long.
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Mar 30, 2012 · Legendary is an overly used word in this day and age. However, there are few other words to describe three decades of racing at Riverside International Raceway. Take this opportunity to indulge in stories of racing from an age when sex was safe and racing was dangerous ...
Dec 28, 2023 · Riverside (Calif.) Raceway hosted NASCAR races from 1958 to 1988 in various months but perhaps was best known for its January races. A local product, racing legend Dan Gurney proved to be a...
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi (80 km) east of Los Angeles, in 1957.
Riverside International Raceway opened as a sealed Road Course in 1957, with an event that was held over 2 days, the 21st and 22nd of September. The 3.300 mile asphalt circuit was built and funded by the West Coast Automotive Testing Corp.
