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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.
Danny Ongais won the first Funny Car Eliminator at Famoso. In the 1980s, then-rising star John Force won Funny Car at the March Meet three times, in 1984, 1986 and 1987. Local Bakersfield-based racer James Warren dominated Top Fuel Eliminator in the 1970s, three-peating in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
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
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.
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Noller store in McFarland, 1907. McFarland was established in June 1887 by S.H. Fairfield. [6] It was named after J. N. McFarland, a Topeka, Kansas judge and member of the town company. [7] [8] In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka through McFarland to Herington. [9]
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When it opened in 1989, [1] Heartland Motorsports Park was the first new auto racing facility to be built in the United States for 20 years. Its facilities include a road-race course with 4 possible configurations (ranging from 1.8 to 2.5 miles or 2.9 to 4.0 kilometres in length), a 3 ⁄ 8 mi (0.6 km) clay oval, off-road course and a 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.4 km) drag strip.