Perris Auto Speedway, also known as the PAS, is a 1/2 mile
clay oval track located at 18700 Lake Perris Drive on the
Lake Perris Fairgrounds in
Perris, California
Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located east-southeast of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry cli ...
. The track features a raised backstretch offering fans a better view over the infield of the oval. The track hosts USAC/CRA
sprint cars, street stocks, dirt modifieds, and many others. It hosted the
Turkey Night Grand Prix
The Automotive Racing Products Turkey Night Grand Prix is an annual race of midget cars. It is the third oldest race in the United States behind the Indianapolis 500 and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It has been held on Thanksgiving ni ...
midget car race in 1996, 2012 and 2013. The track has also hosted the
World of Outlaws and the
Traxxas TORC Series
TORC: The Off-Road Championship (TORC) was an American short course off-road racing series. It tours throughout the United States featuring professional four and two-wheel-drive Trophy Trucks along with a Pro Light class. TORC was founded by off-r ...
.
The track opened on March 30, 1996. Prior to that, the site of the track was home to Lake Perris speedway, a 1/8-mile dirt oval constructed in 1987 and hosted motorcycle racing then later car racing until 1993. A 1/3-mile dirt oval operated until the end of 1995.
References
External links
Perris Auto Speedway Homepage
Motorsport venues in California
Off-road racing venues in the United States
Perris, California
Sports venues in Riverside County, California
Sports venues in the Inland Empire
Sports venues completed in 1996
1996 establishments in California
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