Legion Ascot Speedway
Legion Ascot Speedway is a circuit in Los Angeles, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 12,500.
Key facts
Legion Ascot Speedway is a circuit in Los Angeles, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 12,500. It is owned by George R. Bentel. It is operated by Glendale American Legion. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including American Legion Speedway, Legion Ascot Speedway.
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Type
- Circuit
- Capacity
- 12,500
- Opened
- 1924
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- George R. Bentel
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Asphalt, Dirt
Legion Ascot Speedway is at latitude 34.067, longitude -118.191, in Los Angeles, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 34.067 |
| Longitude | -118.191 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Region | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Asphalt | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Dirt | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Legion Ascot Speedway has carried 2 recorded names. American Legion Speedway (no sponsor) ran 1929 to 1930. Legion Ascot Speedway (no sponsor) ran 1930 to 1935. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Speedway | None | 1929 to 1930 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Legion Ascot Speedway | None | 1930 to 1935 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | George R. Bentel | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Glendale American Legion | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
No tenants are recorded for this venue.
Recorded changes
14 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2351 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2350 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | not set | 1924 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | not set | 12500 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1314944509 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Legion_Ascot_Speedway | Legion Ascot Speedway | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Legion Ascot Speedway | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | American Legion Speedway | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22147 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22146 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: