Altamont Motorsports Park is a motorsports race track located in Alameda County in Northern California between the towns of Tracy and Livermore. It first opened on July 22, 1966, and has variously operated under the names Altamont Speedway, Altamont Raceway, Altamont Raceway Park, and Altamont Raceway Park and Arena. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... A race track (or racetrack), is a purpose-built facility for the conducting of races. ... Official website: http://www. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... 11th Street and Central Avenue, Tracy Tracy is a city in San Joaquin County, California, in the United States. ... The city of Livermore highlighted within Alameda County Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

As of 2006 it is under new ownership and stages a variety of motorsports events, including Division II Dodge Weekly Series races. The Dodge Weekly Series is a semi-professional and amateur racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It is commonly seen as the lowest level of competitive racing sanctioned by NASCAR, and is thus the entry point for a number of aspiring drivers. ...

It is most known for its December 1969 hosting (while unused at the time as a racetrack) of the notorious and ill-fated Altamont Free Concert; during a performance by The Rolling Stones, several people were injured and another stabbed to death by members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. Promotional poster for concert. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Meredith Hunter Meredith Hunter (October 24, 1951 – December 6, 1969) was stabbed to death directly in front of the stage at the Altamont Speedway rock festival during the Rolling Stones performance. ... Hells Angels New York City The Hells Angels is a motorcycle club formed in 1948 in Fontana, California, where the local chapter remains active. ...

External links

• Official website
• Track history
• Track history in press release, with interesting treatment of concert
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