Riverside International Raceway, California, United States
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Riverside International Raceway in California was a famed American road-racing circuit known for hosting major sports car, NASCAR, and open-wheel events from the 1950s until its closure in the late 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riverside International Raceway, California, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8576170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Riverside International Raceway, California, United States Context triple: [Ken Miles, placeOfDeath, Riverside International Raceway, California, United States]
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A.
Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway is a motorsports complex in Portland, Oregon, known for hosting professional auto racing events including IndyCar and other major series.
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B.
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway is a renowned road course and dragstrip in Northern California known for hosting major motorsports events, including NASCAR and IndyCar races.
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C.
Irwindale
Irwindale is a small industrial city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, known for its rock quarries and motorsports venues.
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D.
Hidden Valley Raceway
Hidden Valley Raceway is a motorsport circuit near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for hosting major national racing events including touring cars and one-make series.
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E.
Atco Raceway
Atco Raceway is a historic drag racing track in Atco, New Jersey, known for hosting NHRA-sanctioned events and regional motorsports competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Riverside International Raceway, California, United States Target entity description: Riverside International Raceway in California was a famed American road-racing circuit known for hosting major sports car, NASCAR, and open-wheel events from the 1950s until its closure in the late 1980s.
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A.
Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway is a motorsports complex in Portland, Oregon, known for hosting professional auto racing events including IndyCar and other major series.
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B.
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway is a renowned road course and dragstrip in Northern California known for hosting major motorsports events, including NASCAR and IndyCar races.
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C.
Irwindale
Irwindale is a small industrial city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, known for its rock quarries and motorsports venues.
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D.
Hidden Valley Raceway
Hidden Valley Raceway is a motorsport circuit near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for hosting major national racing events including touring cars and one-make series.
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E.
Atco Raceway
Atco Raceway is a historic drag racing track in Atco, New Jersey, known for hosting NHRA-sanctioned events and regional motorsports competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorsport race track
ⓘ
road racing circuit ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | iconic American road-racing venue of the 1960s–1980s ⓘ |
| demolished | 1989 ⓘ |
| designedBy | William L. Huth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadConfiguration |
long course with esses
ⓘ
oval-style NASCAR layout ⓘ short course without esses ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
24-hour endurance races
ⓘ
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Prix of Long Beach
NASCAR Budweiser 400 ⓘ NASCAR Winston Western 500 ⓘ |
| hostedSeries |
CART IndyCar series
ⓘ
linked to:
Champ Car World Series
Can-Am Series ⓘ
linked to:
Can-Am series
NASCAR Grand National Series ⓘ
linked to:
NASCAR Strictly Stock Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series ⓘ
linked to:
NASCAR Cup Series
SCCA sports car racing ⓘ
linked to:
Sports Car Club of America racing
Trans-Am Series ⓘ
linked to:
SCCA Trans-Am Series
USAC Championship Car series ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging esses section
ⓘ
high-speed Turn 9 ⓘ significant elevation changes ⓘ |
| layoutType | road course ⓘ |
| length |
3.27 miles
ⓘ
5.26 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Riverside, California ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline |
endurance racing
ⓘ
open-wheel racing ⓘ sports car racing ⓘ stock car racing ⓘ |
| notableDriverAssociated |
A. J. Foyt
ⓘ
linked to:
A.J. Foyt
Cale Yarborough ⓘ Dan Gurney ⓘ Mark Donohue ⓘ Parnelli Jones ⓘ Richard Petty ⓘ |
| numberOfTurns | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| owner |
Riverside International Raceway, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Riverside International Raceway
|
| replacedBy | commercial development ⓘ |
| safetyReputation | dangerous by contemporary standards ⓘ |
| siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy |
residential development
ⓘ
shopping center ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Riverside International Raceway, California, United States Description of subject: Riverside International Raceway in California was a famed American road-racing circuit known for hosting major sports car, NASCAR, and open-wheel events from the 1950s until its closure in the late 1980s.
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