| The Best Little Dirt Track in America | |
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| Location | 10 West Harbor Blvd. Ventura, Ca. 93001 |
| Time zone | GMT−8 |
| Coordinates | 34°16′32″N 119°18′16″W / 34.27556°N 119.30444°W |
| Former names | Seaside Park Speedway |
| Major events | Turkey Night Grand Prix |
| Oval Track | |
| Surface | Clay |
| Length | 0.321 km (0.200 miles) |
| 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. It is owned and operated by Jim Naylor, who is also the track announcer. 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. Ventura Raceway is also home to Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car Driving School and the VRA sprint cars. Since 2016, it has served as the home of the Turkey Night Grand Prix.[1]
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.[2] 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.