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{{short description|Motorsport venue in California. United States}}

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|Name            = Buttonwillow Raceway Park
|Time            = [[UTC-08:00]] ([[UTC-07:00]] [[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Coordinates     = {{Coord|35|29|28.7|N|119|32|41.8|W|display=it}}
|Location        = 24551 Lerdo Highway<br />[[Buttonwillow, California]] 93206<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://buttonwillowraceway.com/track-info/location-directions/|title = Location & Directions &#124; Buttonwillow Raceway Park}}</ref>
|Image           = [[Image:Buttonwillow.svg|250px]]
|Image_caption   = Track map of Buttonwillow Raceway Park (1995–present)
|Capacity        = 
|Owner           = Cal Club Enterprises, Inc.
|Operator        = California Sports Car Club
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|Opened          = 1995
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|Events          = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[Trans-Am Series#West coast championship|Trans-Am West Coast Series]]''' (2025)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[Global MX-5 Cup|MazdaSpeed Miata Cup]] (2003)
|Miles_first     = True
|Layout1         = Race #13 CW (1995–present)
|Surface         = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
|Length_km       = 4.828
|Length_mi       = 3.000
|Turns           = 23
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|Layout2         = Race #14 CW (1995–present)
|Surface2        = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
|Length_km2      = 4.249
|Length_mi2      = 2.640
|Turns2          = 21
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[[Image:Buttonwillow-controltower.jpg|thumb|300px|Race control tower]]

'''Buttonwillow Raceway Park''' is a motorsports park in [[Kern County]], [[California]], {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} north of [[Buttonwillow, California|the town of Buttonwillow]] and {{convert|28|mi|km|adj=on}} northwest of [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]. Opened in 1995, it is owned and operated by the California Sports Car Club, a region of [[SCCA]], Buttonwillow is the "flagship" track of Cal Club, and is also the location of the Club's administrative offices.

The track offers multiple configurations,<ref>{{cite web |title=Buttonwillow Track Maps |url=http://buttonwillowraceway.com/track-info/track-maps/}}</ref> with the configuration "Race #13 CW" being the most popular. Many time attack series, most notably [[Super Lap Battle]], hold their events with the 13CW configuration.

The [[Super Lap Battle]] is a time attack event held at Buttonwillow since 2004.

The track was repaved in July 2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

A new, technical circuit is scheduled to finish construction in 2023. The addition will include a new tower building, [[Tesla Supercharger]] stations, and new garages. The new track will be named as "The Circuit", with the original track being renamed as "The Classic".<ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Club announcement for The Circuit at Buttonwillow (Facebook post) |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/calclubhq/posts/pfbid02iYoULWsrZxMp5js5YEEo6xnEcabLP2wytmQsoh8bgvwHzpuED6S7vN4tv52Erq8ql}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chuckwalla Valley Raceway]]
* [[Willow Springs International Motorsports Park]]
* [[Thunderhill Raceway Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://buttonwillowraceway.com/ Official Track Website]
* [http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Buttonwillow_Raceway_Park Trackpedia guide to driving this track]
* [http://www.afmracing.org/ American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) Official Website]

{{Trans-Am tracks}}
{{Global MX-5 Cup tracks}}
{{Pro Mazda Championship race venues}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Kern County, California]]
[[Category:Motorsport venues in California]]
[[Category:Road courses in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports Car Club of America]]

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