Los Angeles County Raceway (or "LACR") was a motorsport facility in Southern California. LACR's main feature was its 1/4 mile dragstrip, which was first opened in 1964. LACR held its final event on July 29, 2007. The land under the track is owned by Granite Construction, Inc.
| Los Angeles County Raceway | |
| Facility statistics | |
| Track Name: | Los Angeles County Raceway |
| Nickname(s): | LACR, the "Ice Rink", Palmdale Dragstrip |
| Location: | 6850 East Avenue T, Palmdale, CA 93550 |
| Opened: | Oct. 1964. Formerly King’s Antelope Valley Raceway and Palmdale International Raceway. Became Los Angeles County Raceway (LACR) in 1980. |
| Closed: | July 29, 2007 |
| Owned by: | Privately owned since 1964. |
| Sanctioning body: | NHRA |
| Radio Station: | 91.9 FM |
| Main Sponsors: | Coors Light, NAPA Auto Parts |
| Dimensions | |
| Track Type: | Dragstrip |
| Track Elevation: | 2,710 ft (830 m). |
| Track Length: | 1/4 Mile (1320 ft), Plus a 1/2 mile shutoff area |
| Track Width: | 60 ft (18 m). |
| Pavement Type: | Asphalt |
| Seating Capacity: | +6,500 |
| Timing System: | Chrondek |
| Total Land Area: | +60 Acres |
| Parking Lot Area: | 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2). |
| Pit Area/Staging Area: | 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2). |
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Los Angeles County Raceway was an NHRA sanctioned quarter-mile drag strip located near East Avenue T and 70th street east in Palmdale, California. “LACR” was home to many racing organizations such as SCEDA, NMRA, DHRA, ANRA, and practically every NHRA racing category. “LACR” was home to the annual Hangover Nationals, Fox Hunt, Rat Fink Party, and Toys For Tots. LACR was open every Wednesday and Friday night to any racer ranging from dragsters to street cars. LACR held its final race on the last weekend of July, 2007, due to Granite Construction’s ability to overtake the land they had leased to the raceway to use for mining.
LACR closed its doors forever on July 29, 2007. This was the end of an era in Drag Racing history. After 43 years the mining company next door "Granite Construction", who owned the mineral rights to the property that was leased to LACR, shut down LACR in order for mining. Within 3 months of LACR closing its doors, every building on the property had been demolished, more than half the parking lot was mined, and no pavement remained.