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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.
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (10 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Sports clubs and teams in Bakersfield, California" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Local Bakersfield-based racer James Warren dominated Top Fuel Eliminator in the 1970s, three-peating in 1975, 1976 and 1977. In 1982, in a drag racing first, two women squared off in the Top Fuel final. Lucille Lee prevailed, and Shirley Muldowney was second best. This result prevented Muldowney from repeating as March Meet Top Fuel champion ...
Since the pandemic, run clubs have soared in popularity. According to a report by Nielsen Sports in 2021, 13 per cent of all surveyed runners started during lockdown, while 22 per cent of ...
Bakersfield is the home of several motor sports venues. During the formative period of American auto racing, Bakersfield, in 1911, hosted an American Automobile Association (AAA) Indy car event. The race took place around the local oil derricks, and was won by Harvey Herrick. The Bakersfield Speedway is a 1/3-mile (500m) banked clay oval track. [5]
Nov. 14—Eighteen area athletes were at last week's Bakersfield Jockey Club awards breakfast at Hodel's with former Los Angeles Rams defensive back and BHS standout Michael Stewart serving as ...
Some girls have obtained a water bottle from the participants, while in the distance boys are running after the departing vehicles as a "goodbye" gesture. The Hash House Harriers (HHH or H3) is an international group of non-competitive running social clubs. An event organized by a club is known as a Hash or Run, or a Hash Run.
State Route 99 (SR 99) is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley.From its southern end at Interstate 5 (I-5) near Wheeler Ridge to its northern end at SR 36 near Red Bluff, SR 99 goes through the densely populated eastern parts of the valley.