FONTANA, Calif. -- The last race of the CART season was canceled Wednesday because of the wildfires in and around San Bernardino County.
The race was supposed to be Sunday at California Speedway, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
The San Bernardino range east of Los Angeles and the mountains of eastern San Diego County are the focal points in the long arc of wildfires that officials said Wednesday had roared across more than 608,000 acres -- about 950 square miles, nearly the area of Rhode Island.
At least 16 people have died since Oct. 21, and more than 1,600 homes have been destroyed.
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