# Willow Springs Big Willow map, 1953 layout Big Willow at Willow Springs International Raceway, near Rosamond, California, is 2.5 miles with 9 turns. Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is about 80 miles north of Los Angeles. Willow Springs says it is the oldest permanent road course in the United States. ## Facts - Location: Rosamond, California. 3500 75th Street West, Rosamond, CA 93560. - Opened: November 23, 1953. - Length: 2.5 mi (4.023 km) on Big Willow. - Turns: 9 on Big Willow. - Nickname: The Fastest Road in the West. - Official site: willowspringsraceway.com - Lap record: Al Lamb, 1:15.900, in 1987. Frissbee, Can-Am. - Sticker: A single is $6.99 and a five-pack is $32.99. ## Questions ### How long is Willow Springs? 2.5 miles (4.023 km) on Big Willow, the layout on the sticker. ### How many turns does Willow Springs have? 9 turns on Big Willow. ### Is Willow Springs the oldest road course in the US? Willow Springs says it is the oldest permanent road course in the United States. Its first race was in November 1953. ### What is the lap record at Willow Springs? 1:15.900, set by Al Lamb in 1987 in a Frissbee Can-Am car. ### Where is Willow Springs? 3500 75th Street West, Rosamond, California 93560. ### What is the nickname of Willow Springs? The Fastest Road in the West, according to the track's about page. ## Big Willow The main track, Big Willow, is 2.5 miles with 9 turns and still uses its 1953 configuration. It is fast, with real elevation change, and earned the nickname The Fastest Road in the West early on. Our Willow Springs outline is Big Willow, checked against the Wikimedia Commons map. This is the layout on [the Willow Springs outline sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/willow-springs-international-raceway). ## History Construction began in 1952 and the first race ran on November 23, 1953. Ken Miles was among the people who helped plan the layout. Bill Huth bought the course in 1962 and later added the Streets of Willow and Horse Thief Mile. California named the track a Point of Historical Interest in 1996. CrossHarbor Capital Partners bought the facility in April 2025. ## The Willow Springs sticker [See the Willow Springs sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/willow-springs-international-raceway) One sticker is about $12.28 with US shipping. The five-pack ships free, $6.60 a sticker. - 4 inch single: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67705144443179:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=willow-springs-international-raceway-single&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.willow-springs-international-raceway - Five-pack: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67705147031851:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=willow-springs-international-raceway-5pack&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.willow-springs-international-raceway ## Nearby and similar tracks - [Sonoma track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/sonoma-raceway): Sonoma, CA · 2.52 mi - [Buttonwillow track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/buttonwillow-raceway-park): Buttonwillow, CA · 2.68 mi - [Laguna Seca track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca): Monterey, CA · 2.238 mi [Compare all 20 US road courses](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/us-road-courses-compared) ## Sources - [Wikipedia: Willow Springs International Motorsports Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Springs_International_Motorsports_Park) - [Wikimedia Commons circuit map](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willow_Springs_International_Raceway.png) - [Willow Springs: about us](https://willowspringsraceway.com/about-us/) - [Willow Springs International Motorsports Park](https://willowspringsraceway.com/) - [Willow Springs contact](https://willowspringsraceway.com/contact-us/) - [TrackOutline price](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/willow-springs-international-raceway) - [Willow Springs history](https://willowspringsraceway.com/history/) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8022368) - HTML: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/willow-springs-international-raceway - Track page: https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/willow-springs-international-raceway - Markdown: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/willow-springs-international-raceway.md