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Auto Club Speedway company history timeline

1997

On January 10, 1997 Marlboro Team Penske’s driver Paul Tracy became the first driver to test on the new speedway.

1999

In May 1999, an additional 28 skyboxes were added to the top of the main grandstand.

After a fatal crash at the 1999 Marlboro 500, CART mandated a head and neck support system in all vehicles participating in oval races and the rule subsequently expanded across all course types.

2008

On February 21, 2008 the track officially changed its name from California Speedway to Auto Club Speedway after the Automobile Club purchased the naming rights for the next decade.

2011

Since 2011, the track has hosted only one NASCAR weekend.

2014

In March 2014, Las Vegas-based company Exotics Racing expanded to California by opening a new 1.2-mile road course at the Auto Club Speedway.

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1997
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