Carlsbad Raceway was a motorsport facility located in Carlsbad, California. Carlsbad Raceway featured a ¼ mile

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and

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track, which first opened in 1964. Motorsports activities were shut down in August 2004. The Carlsbad Raceway Business Park was erected on the land once occupied by the motorsports division.

History

The land was originally purchased by Larry Grismer and Sandy Belond in 1961 and in 1964 they opened Carlsbad Raceway. The land was sold in 1986 to a third party and Carlsbad Raceway was leasing the property to use on a month to month basis until subsequently closing in August 2004 when the property owners decided to develop the land.

References

External links

Carlsbad Raceway Official Website
Defunct drag racing venues Motorsport venues in California Defunct motorsport venues in the United States Sports venues completed in 1964 1964 establishments in California 2004 disestablishments in California {{SanDiegoCountyCA-geo-stub