--- title: "A Warehouse Complex Is Erasing NASCAR’s Auto Club Speedway Turn by Turn" date: "2025-05-05" modified: "2025-05-05" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/a-warehouse-complex-is-erasing-nascars-auto-club-speedway-turn-by-turn" categories: - "NASCAR" - "News" - "Racing" --- # A Warehouse Complex Is Erasing NASCAR’s Auto Club Speedway Turn by Turn ![This aerial image depicts two new warehouses visible in the background of the remains of NASCAR's Auto Club Speedway near Fontana, California.]() *\TheIceberg via YouTube\* We have an update on the ongoing saga of the now-defunct Auto Club Speedway near Fontana, California. While there has been [no outward progress]() on the site's potential redevelopment as a new motorsports venue, activity at the property has nonetheless continued in the interim. The good news is that the demolition appears to have paused since we [last checked in](); the bad news is that the damage is done. While the teardown may have halted, activity at the site certainly hasn't. Turns 1 and 2 (and the parking lots nearest them) have been replaced by two massive warehouses—one of which sits mere feet from the remains of the speedway's front stretch, looking eerily out of place next to the paddock garages and grandstands, which remain untouched to this day. That's deliberate, or at least it was. [When Auto Club Speedway first shut down](), NASCAR had grand plans to revive the venue for short-track racing, lessening the maintenance burden and reducing the facility's reliance on big-ticket races to pay the bills. Those plans have since stalled, as NASCAR says it [has to prioritize other sites that need more immediate attention](). NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps says he still wants to build a short track on the property because, as he put it, there's simply no room left for anything bigger. ![Plans for the Auto Club Speedway site showing the new oval's footprint and surrounding commercial real-estate development.]() *Plans for the Auto Club Speedway site. Building 1 and Building 2 now stand in place of Turns 1 and 2. *CBRE** In the meantime, the site has in some ways simply regressed to a previous form. California Speedway was itself built on an old industrial site—the former home of [Kaiser Steel](), which survives in a roundabout way as California Steel Industries. CSI still has operations on the site; its offices are in the southeast corner of the property, visible to the right of the two warehouses in the post below. https://twitter.com/GarrettSmithley/status/1878904835929710749 What will be Auto Club Speedway's fate? At this point, it's really anybody's guess. LA motorsports fans would no doubt love to have access to another nearby venue (especially given the likelihood of price hikes at [Willow Springs, which was itself recently sold]()), but given the limited space and dubious state of the project, we'd advise them not to hold their collective breath. *Got tips? Send ’em to tips@thedrive.com*[]() ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()