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The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway dragstrip is located in McFarland, California just north of Bakersfield, California, and is known historically as the home to the annual March Meet, also known as the U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships.
Los Angeles County Raceway (or "LACR") was a motorsport facility in Palmdale, California. [1] [2] LACR's main feature was its 1/4-mile dragstrip, which was first opened in 1964. LACR held its final event on July 29, 2007. The land under the track is owned by Granite Construction, Inc.
The 2020 event was sponsored by Stellantis and Royal Dutch Shell when it was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway because Clark County, Nevada allowed spectators when California still banned mass gatherings because of the global pandemic. Beginning in 2023, In-N-Out Burger will become naming rights sponsor for both the circuit and the NHRA Finals. [5]
California: 1966–2008 Asphalt .425 miles (0.684 km) Flat cross Orange Show Speedway: San Bernardino: California: Asphalt Super Figure-Eights Series.25 miles (0.40 km) Flat cross Perris Auto Speedway: Perris: California: 1996 Clay .50 miles (0.80 km) Flat cross Irwindale Speedway: Irwindale: California: 1999 Asphalt .50 and .333 miles (0.80 ...
The Last Drag Race, Shav Glick, Los Angeles Times, October 29, 1983. Orange County Drag Strip Opens Tonight , Los Angeles Times, August 5, 1967. 33°39′43″N 117°44′51″W / 33.66200°N 117.74750°W / 33.66200; -117.74750 ( site of Orange County International
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Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now IndyCar Series) for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a 500-mile (800 km) oval stock car races; NHRA for drag races; and FIA for Formula One road ...
The dragstrip is proud to extinguish the "nowhere else to go" excuse used by illegal street racers, and local police often hand out flyers to offenders for free entry into drag races at the dragstrip to promote safe racing and has re-opened. The drag strip closed on December 21, 2024. [12]