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The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway hosted the first ever March Meet in 1959 and it helped establish the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) legitimacy. The east part of Poso Auxiliary Field became the Poso Airport. [1] [2] [3] The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a "nostalgia drag racing" event.
The March Meet continued as a "nostalgia drag race" in 1994 under sanction by the Goodguys Vintage Racing Association. That year Bill Dunlap won Top Fuel, in a race car designed to represent the AA/Fuel Dragster or "front-engine" style of Top Fuel. That historic style of Top Fuel Eliminator is the class that has competed at the March Meet since ...
The track is located west of Bakersfield on what was an almond orchard at the Interstate 5/Highway 43 (Enos Lane) interchange. It was approved for construction by the Kern County Board of Supervisors in December 2006 and was originally planned to open for the 2008 racing season, but was delayed because of a lack of funding. Famoso Raceway is a ...
California Hot Rod Reunion is a gathering of drag racers, hot rod enthusiasts and street rodders held in Bakersfield, California, United States. [1]The event was created by Steve Gibbs, vice-president of the National Hot Rod Association, in October 1992, as a one-time event to gather some of the old drag racers together. [2]
The track, completed in March 2013, had its first NASCAR–sanctioned race on October 26, 2013, with the K&N Pro Series West. [3] The track held a Fan Appreciation Day on May 4, 2013 and announced the first race to be held at Kern County Raceway Park would be a 100-lap Whelen All-American Series race on the main track.
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The ARCA Menards Series West has held several races at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) in Bakersfield, California over the years. The track currently has two races for the series, the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 and the NAPA Auto Parts 150. The West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame ...
Famoso may refer to: Famoso Raceway, a dragstrip is located north of Bakersfield, California; Famoso, California, an unincorporated community in Kern County, California; El Famoso, the nickname of Carlos Hernández (boxer) Famoso, a 2020 album by Sfera Ebbasta