Shasta Speedway is a
asphalt oval race track located in
Anderson, California
Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, approximately south of Redding. Its population is 11,323 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,932 from the 2010 census.
Located north of Sacramento, the city's roots are as a railroad town near ...
. Shasta Speedway is currently being featured in the
ARCA Menards Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...
division of
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
. The track was named after
Shasta County, the county that Anderson, California and the speedway are located in.
Divisions
Shasta Speedway currently holds events for super late models, legends, mini stocks, super modifieds, hornets, bombers, and monster trucks.
History
The track was constructed in the late 1940s as a dirt track. In the early 1970s, the track was reconfigured into a 1/4 mile dirt track. In 1972, the track was paved into a asphalt oval. In 2004, the track was reconfigured into the currently used asphalt oval.
The K&N West Series (now the
ARCA Menards Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
) debuted at the track in 1967 with
Scotty Cain winning the first race. After 9 years of no activity, the track returned in 1976 and raced actively until 1985 before being dropped from the schedule.
The track is owned by the Shasta District Fair & Event Center which mainly focuses on renting out the four primary event buildings for boating shows, weddings, vintage markets, art shows, and other city events.
See also
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Anderson, California
Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, approximately south of Redding. Its population is 11,323 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,932 from the 2010 census.
Located north of Sacramento, the city's roots are as a railroad town near ...
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Shasta County
References
External links
Shasta Speedway race resultsat Racing-Reference
{{NASCAR Elite Division Northwest racetracks
Motorsport venues in California
ARCA Menards Series tracks
NASCAR tracks
Sports in Shasta County, California
Buildings and structures in Shasta County, California