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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.In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley.
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as RIV, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a race track or road course in Riverside, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.
The famed raceway met its demise in favor of development, including upscale housing developments and commercial real estate. The 520-acre tract of land is where many international racing series competed on three main configurations — the long course of 3.27 miles, the short course of 2.5 miles and the NASCAR course of 2.62 miles.
The race was held on Sunday, November 8, 1987, before an audience of 64,500 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 miles (4.22 km) permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 119 laps to complete.
Learn about the origins, features and legacy of Riverside International Raceway, a former road course in California that hosted various motorsport events from 1957 to 1988. See photos and details of the races, drivers and cars that competed at this iconic track.
28 de dic. de 2008 · Dear old Riverside International Raceway, gone these 20 years, featured a back straight more than a mile long--half of it downhill. Super-powerful "big banger" Can-Am cars were made for...
NascarAllOut. 67.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.1K. 52K views 4 years ago #1970s #Riverside #ClassicNascar. Richard Petty wins the 1970 Falstaff 400 NASCAR Grand National race held at Riverside...
