The MAVTV 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

The event represented a continuous lineage of open wheel oval racing in the Southern California-area that dates back to 1970.

The new track was built just 4 miles (6.4 km) from the previous Ontario Motor Speedway where the California 500 was held between 1970 and 1980.

Along with the popular Long Beach Grand Prix, the Southern California area featured two major open wheel CART races annually for a time.

The now-unified IndyCar Series returned to Fontana for the 2012 season with a 500-mile fall night race under the lights.

Maurício Gugelmin, driving a Reynard/Mercedes established a one-lap time of 30.316 seconds (average speed of 240.942 miles per hour (387.759 km/h) in 1997.