Ontario Motor Speedway Budget Records

Collection

Identifier: MSSP_10161

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Scope and Contents

The Ontario Motor Speedway (OMS) Budget Records consists of 12 folders of original and photocopied budget records for the 1971 racing season. The material includes proposed budget documents and estimated attendance for events held at the track in 1971. The collection also includes budget records for six racing events in 1971 and selected 1971 expenditures for training, uniforms, capital improvements, and other expenses. Formats include financial records.

Dates

Creation: 1970-1971

Creator

Ontario Motor Speedway (Ontario, Calif.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

Billed as the “Indianapolis 500 of the West,” the Ontario Motor Speedway (OMS) was a major motor sports racing track located in Ontario, California. The state-of-the-art facility was designed to accommodate each of the major automobile racing circuits, including the United States Automobile Club (UASC, now Indy Car) open-wheel oval races, NASCAR stock car oval races, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag races, and an infield track for Formula One street-syle races. Built in less than two years, OMS opened in August 1970. The track’s marquee event, the California 500 was run over Labor Day weekend and was modeled after the Indianapolis 500. With the help of heavy marketing and promotion and other events including motorcycle races and air race, the Ontario Motor Speedway’s first season was a financial success. In subsequent years, however, declining attendance and increasing debt payments led to financial difficulties, and OMS closed in 1980.