One of the best car racing events can be witnessed on the tracks of the north end of the Sacramento Valley and the Gold Country which are mostly tight quarter-miles.

Placerville Speedway: In the El Dorado County the Placerville Speedway has been famous for its Saturday evening entertainment events since 1965. Three divisions of race cars take part each week at the 1/4-mile high banked clay oval of the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville. King of California Sprint Car Series and the Hoosier Tires Civil War Series are the special guest circuits.

Silver Dollar Speedway:

Located about ninety miles south of Atlanta and twenty-five miles west of Warner Robins, Silver Dollar Raceway is a quarter-mile drag strip in Reynolds, Georgia. It has been designed and built by racers for the entertainment and enjoyment of the racers, their fans and spectators.

One hundred sixty-eight acres of land have been used for the track and the most modern standards of construction have been utilized for professional quality drag racing. The safety of the spectators and the participants has been ensured by providing a width of sixty feet for the racing surface and it is enclosed by a concrete barrier wall. In order to ensure that there is sufficient stopping room for the fastest quarter-mile passes, three thousand feet has been used for the shutdown area. Compulink System III, the system used by the National Hot Rod Association at all NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series events, is used for measuring the times at the races. 

Antioch Speedway:

Another spectacular Bay Area dirt track is Antioch Speedway at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds. This is a classic "bull-ring" where there is action at every point of the track when sprint car races take place. It is a tight 1/4-mile banked clay oval where stock cars and dwarf cars are normally seen at this track's tacky surface. Intense action is seen when the NARC sprinters make their appearances there due to the close confines and because the open wheelers adopt the "back-'em-in" style.

San Jose Speedway: This speedway in the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California was characterized by a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval. It started in 1945, and was shut down in 1999 by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The grandstands were planned to be converted into a rock concert hall in 2000 but till 2002 nothing was physically done towards that end. As such the fans in Silicon Valley have to go to Watsonville or Antioch to watch dirt track action.

Twin Cities Speedways

Considering itself to be the "Action Track of the West" this 1/4-mile clay oval is located in Marysville. Many Hoosier Tires California Civil War races and Pacific Sprints, stock cars and mini-stock divisions take place at this track each week. The Jimmy Sills School of Open Wheel Racing is also located in Twin Cities. Being a racing legend and a three-time USAC Silver Crown Series national champion, Sills is a local favorite.