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The 2003 King Taco 500 was to have been the nineteenth and final round of the 2003 CART World Series season
2003 CART World Series season

The 2003 CART World Series Season was the twenty-fifth and final season for the CART. It began on February 23, 2003 and was due to end November 9 after 19 races, but ended after 18....
 on November 9, 2003 at the California Speedway in Fontana, California
Fontana, California

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks....
. However, the event was canceled because of a series of large wildfires
Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness, wildland, or The Bush. Synonyms such as wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat#Fires, bushfire , and hill fire are commonly used....
 in the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains

The San Bernardino Mountains are a short Transverse Ranges mountain range northeast of Los Angeles, California in Southern California California in the United States....
 north of the speedway.

The wildfire, which was dubbed the Old Fire, started on October 25, was just one of many in the Southern California region at the time. Because of concerns about the air quality, fan and driver safety and worries that safety equipment and volunteers needed for the race would be occupied in fighting the fires, the race was initially postponed on October 28.






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The 2003 King Taco 500 was to have been the nineteenth and final round of the 2003 CART World Series season
2003 CART World Series season

The 2003 CART World Series Season was the twenty-fifth and final season for the CART. It began on February 23, 2003 and was due to end November 9 after 19 races, but ended after 18....
 on November 9, 2003 at the California Speedway in Fontana, California
Fontana, California

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks....
. However, the event was canceled because of a series of large wildfires
Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness, wildland, or The Bush. Synonyms such as wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat#Fires, bushfire , and hill fire are commonly used....
 in the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains

The San Bernardino Mountains are a short Transverse Ranges mountain range northeast of Los Angeles, California in Southern California California in the United States....
 north of the speedway.

The wildfire, which was dubbed the Old Fire, started on October 25, was just one of many in the Southern California region at the time. Because of concerns about the air quality, fan and driver safety and worries that safety equipment and volunteers needed for the race would be occupied in fighting the fires, the race was initially postponed on October 28. When attempts to find a date to reschedule the event failed, the race was officially cancelled on October 29. A scheduled NASCAR Winston West Series support race was also cancelled. Points leader Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy

Paul Tracy is a professional auto racing racer who competed in CART and the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill, Toronto"....
 became the season champion.