land on the Fort Ord military base and began
raising funds for track construction. Architect
Wallace Holm worked with crews from Granite
Construction Company to outline and con-
struct the original course, and locals supported
the project with $1.5 million in contributions.
"Many cities have a baseball or football stadi-
um. Monterey County has Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca, and it's owned by the people,"
Campbell says.
Laguna Seca property was turned over to
Monterey County in 1974, and SCRAMP con-
tinues to oversee track operations. The organi-
zation is celebrating 60 years of racing through-
164
C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 7
(Above) Pete Lovely was the upset win-
ner in his Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa at the
inaugural race in 1957 at Laguna Seca.
(Left) Dave MacDonald drove this Shelby
King Cobra from 17th to victory in the
1963 Monterey Pacific Grand Prix.
Photos: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
