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THREE-PART DOCUSERIES, THE MOTOR TREND 500: NASCAR HEADS WEST, SHOWCASES THE HISTORY OF STOCK CAR RACING’S SEMINAL SOCAL EVENT

collaboration between NASCAR, Riverside International Raceway, and Petersen Publishing and magazines), the Motor Trend 500 offered West Coast motorsports enthusiasts an opportunity to see big-money stock car racing for the first time. Traversing the golden age of the muscle car era, the Motor Trend 500 was the longest and richest road course event in the Grand National Series, the precursor to what would become the NASCAR Winston Cup and the modern NASCAR Cup Series.