FONTANA RACES IN DANGER.Byline: - Daily News Fires in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County might force the cancellation of this weekend's CART Champ Car “CART” redirects here. For other uses, see CART (disambiguation). Champ Car, an abbreviation of "Championship Car", has been the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. Series and NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. races at California Speedway The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of "sister track" Michigan International Speedway. It is located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. in Fontana. Speedway president Bill Miller said the fires ravaging communities in Fontana, home to California Speedway, and other neighboring areas might lead to the track having to postpone the CART Champ Car King Taco 500 on Sunday and the NASCAR Winston West race Saturday. ``We continue to monitor the fire situation in San Bernardino County and throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ,'' Miller said. ``We are in contact with local officials on a number of items that may or may not affect the staging of this weekend's event, including the proximity of the fire, the air quality and transportation issues as many freeways are closed or are experiencing delays, as well as delays at numerous airports in the area.'' The CART Champ Car Series drivers are returning from Australia, where driver Paul Tracy Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario) is a professional automobile racer in the Champ Car World Series. He also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill". clinched his first series championship Saturday. But several airlines have canceled flights to Southern California airports, including LAX and Burbank. Plans to transport drivers, team members, cars and staff have been altered. In addition, speedway staff members have been affected by the fires. ``We have offered the use of the speedway to the county if needed to support the fire fighting effort or to assist as a shelter for families displaced by the fire,'' Miller said. ``Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been impacted by this tragedy, including many people with the speedway either as full-time staff, volunteers or ticket holders.'' |
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