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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 is an independent drag race held at Famoso Raceway, a dragstrip located approximately ten miles north of Bakersfield, California.It began in 1959 under the sanction of the "Smokers Car Club" and was initially known as the "US Fuel & Gas Championships."
Famoso (Spanish for "Famous") is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [1] It is located on Poso Creek 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-southeast of McFarland, [2] at an elevation of 427 feet (130 m). [1] Famoso is located at the junction of State Route 99 and the eastern terminus of State Route 46.
Phoenix Raceway: Avondale, Arizona: March 7 FS1: 3 General Tire 200: Talladega Superspeedway: Lincoln, Alabama: April 26 4 Tide 150: Kansas Speedway: Kansas City, Kansas: May 9 5 General Tire 150: Charlotte Motor Speedway: Concord, North Carolina: May 23 6 Henry Ford Health 200: Michigan International Speedway: Brooklyn, Michigan: June 6 FS2: 7 ...
Kansas City International Raceway: Kansas City: Missouri: 1967-2011 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Memphis International Raceway: Millington: Tennessee: 1987 Concrete/asphalt 1/4 mile Motion Raceway: Assumption: Illinois: 1970-1983 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Newington Airport (Pease Air Force Base) Newington: New Hampshire: 1953 Pavement/asphalt 1/4 Mile Old Bridge ...
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 NHRA announced on March 10, 2024 that the planned Odessa round will not take place in 2024 because the drag strip, which during development was called the new Kansas City International Raceway and later Central Power Raceway, is still under construction. [7] That circuit opened April 11, 2024 for competition.
The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate.Due to the length of motor racing courses, and the fact that the cars pass each point frequently, it is often not possible to see the entire track from any one seat.