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Dirt track · Ventura, CA

Ventura Raceway

1/5-mile high-banked dirt oval · Dirt · high-banked banking · Opened 1985

Turkey Night Grand Prix

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Wind SSW 5 mphWind SSW 7 km/hDirt track · layout not mapped
Right now at the track · 5:00 PM PDTGreen flagRace on
68°20°OvercastFeels like 68°20° · Dew point 58°15°
Track temp
73°F23°C
Rain chance
24%
Wind
5mph7km/hSSW
Density alt.
887ft270m

Forecast updated · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week
NowOvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 24%Wind 5 mph7 km/hSSWTrack temperature 73°23°
OvercastTemperature 67°20°Rain chance 21%Wind 2 mph4 km/hSSWTrack temperature 67°20°
OvercastTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 29%Wind 3 mph5 km/hSETrack temperature 66°19°
OvercastTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 32%Wind 3 mph5 km/hESETrack temperature 65°18°
OvercastTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 43%Wind 4 mph7 km/hETrack temperature 65°18°
RainTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 57%Wind 3 mph5 km/hNETrack temperature 63°17°
OvercastTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 59%Wind 1 mph2 km/hNTrack temperature 63°17°
Light drizzleTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 54%Wind 8 mph13 km/hENETrack temperature 62°17°
DrizzleTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 49%Wind 10 mph15 km/hWSWTrack temperature 64°18°
OvercastTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 31%Wind 16 mph25 km/hWNWTrack temperature 63°17°
OvercastTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 30%Wind 12 mph20 km/hWNWTrack temperature 62°17°
OvercastTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 16%Wind 12 mph20 km/hWNWTrack temperature 62°17°
Partly cloudyTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 5%Wind 10 mph16 km/hWNWTrack temperature 62°17°
OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 1%Wind 11 mph17 km/hNWTrack temperature 60°16°
OvercastTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 1%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWNWTrack temperature 60°16°
ClearTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 11 mph17 km/hWNWTrack temperature 61°16°
ClearTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 13 mph21 km/hWNWTrack temperature 67°19°
ClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 19 mph30 km/hWNWTrack temperature 71°22°
ClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 0%Wind 16 mph26 km/hWNWTrack temperature 77°25°
ClearTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 1%Wind 19 mph30 km/hWNWTrack temperature 79°26°
ClearTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 24 mph39 km/hWTrack temperature 77°25°
ClearTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 1%Wind 24 mph38 km/hWNWTrack temperature 76°25°
ClearTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 0%Wind 25 mph40 km/hWNWTrack temperature 73°23°
ClearTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 0%Wind 22 mph35 km/hWNWTrack temperature 70°21°

Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.

Pit box

The racer numbers

Density altitude887ft270mField elevation 16 ft
Air density1.194kg/m³97.4% of standard (RAD)
Water grains73grgrains per lb of dry air
Track temp (est.)73°F23°CDirt in 131 W/m² sun
Dew point58°F15°C71% humidity
Barometer29.87inHg1012hPaSteady over 3 h
SurfaceDryDry, likely dusty: little rain in 48 h
Rain, last 48 h0.0in0mmat the track

Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.

This week

Day by day

DayFlagSkyHigh / lowRainGustsTrack tempDensity alt.Sunrise · sunset
Today Oct 31Red flagrain Rain70°21° 60°16°59% 0.11 in2.9 mm16 mph26 km/h E78°26°985 ft300 m7:15 AM · 6:06 PM
Tomorrow Nov 1Yellow flaggusty wind Clear64°18° 52°11°54% 0.04 in1.1 mm34 mph54 km/h WNW79°26°604 ft184 m6:16 AM · 5:05 PM
Mon Nov 2Green flag Overcast72°22° 52°11°0%13 mph21 km/h N97°36°776 ft237 m6:17 AM · 5:04 PM
Tue Nov 3Green flag Overcast72°22° 62°17°0%9 mph15 km/h S94°34°959 ft292 m6:18 AM · 5:03 PM
Wed Nov 4Green flag Clear75°24° 62°17°1%11 mph18 km/h NW101°38°1,251 ft381 m6:19 AM · 5:02 PM
Thu Nov 5Green flag Overcast79°26° 65°19°0%6 mph10 km/h SSW102°39°1,474 ft449 m6:20 AM · 5:01 PM
Fri Nov 6Green flag Clear83°28° 65°19°0%7 mph12 km/h WSW109°43°1,604 ft489 m6:21 AM · 5:00 PM

Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.

Pit box, all week

Every hour, every number

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HourAirDew ptHumidityBarometerDensity alt.Air density kg/m³GrainsTrack temp (est.)WindRain
68°20°58°15°71%29.87 inHg1012 hPa887 ft270 m1.1947373°23°5 mph7 km/h SSW24%
67°20°58°15°73%29.87 inHg1011 hPa823 ft251 m1.1967367°20°2 mph4 km/h SSW21%
66°19°58°14°74%29.87 inHg1011 hPa747 ft228 m1.1987166°19°3 mph5 km/h SE29%
65°18°58°15°78%29.88 inHg1012 hPa673 ft205 m1.2017265°18°3 mph5 km/h ESE32%
65°18°59°15°82%29.87 inHg1012 hPa675 ft206 m1.2017565°18°4 mph7 km/h E43%
63°17°62°17°96%29.85 inHg1011 hPa607 ft185 m1.2038363°17°3 mph5 km/h NE57%
63°17°61°16°92%29.84 inHg1010 hPa620 ft189 m1.2038063°17°1 mph2 km/h N · gusts 9 mph15 km/h59%

Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours in your time zone, the track’s when they match.

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Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Ventura: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.

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Getting to Ventura

Ventura, California

No street address published; directions go to the track itself.

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The track

Facts

Location
Ventura, California
Layout
1/5-mile high-banked dirt oval
Length
0.2 mi (0.32 km)
Surface
Dirt
Banking
high-banked
Opened
1985
Series
Sprint Cars, Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Compacts, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars
Signature events
Turkey Night Grand Prix
Time zone
America/Los Angeles
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)