The Budweiser 500K was an automobile race sanctioned by CART, it was held at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The event was held from 1967 to 1969 and again from 1981 to 1983.
Racing History
1967–1969 From 1967 to 1969 Riverside served as the season-ending USAC championship race, the 1967 race was the last for Jim Clark in USAC before his death in April 1968. The race was replaced by the California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway for 1970.
1981–1983 After Ontario Motor Speedway closed in 1980, Riverside returned in 1981 as a CART event. The series dropped Riverside in 1984. Riverside County would not host another major race for Indy cars until 2024, when The Thermal Club in Thermal, California, in Riverside County, California, was announced as the host of the INDYCAR Thermal $1,000,000 Challenge.
Past winners SeasonDateDriverTeamChassisEngineRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) USAC Championship Car historyCourse: 2.600 miles (4.184 km) 1967 November 26 Dan Gurney All American Racers Eagle Ford 116 301.600 (485.378) 2:48:51 107.170 Report 1968 December 1 Dan Gurney All American Racers Eagle Ford 116 301.600 (485.378) 2:42:01 111.689 Report 1969 December 7 Mario Andretti STP Corporation Hawk Ford 120 312.000 (502.115) 2:50:08 105.797 Report 1970–1980 Not heldCART Indy Car World Series historyLong Grand Prix Road Course: 3.300 miles (5.311 km) 1981 August 30 Rick Mears Team Penske Penske Cosworth 95 313.500 (504.529) 2:43:40 108.300 Report 1982 August 29 Rick Mears Team Penske Penske Cosworth 95 313.500 (504.529) 2:42:14 115.944 Report 1983 August 29 Bobby Rahal Truesports March Cosworth 95 313.500 (504.529) 2:45:28 113.678 Report
1983: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
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