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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 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 ...
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 ...
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) oval speedway located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway.
On November 9, 2023, the NHRA announced Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia will return to the schedule to fill the June unannounced date that replaces Denver on the schedule. Originally planned to be a three-day event, the NHRA announced on April 2, 2024 that the event would be modified to a two-day format with three qualifying ...
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 and 0.54 km) Flat cross Evergreen Speedway: Monroe: Washington ...
Texas World Speedway: 1972 1995–1996: 3 3 St. Petersburg street circuit: 2007–2009: 3 3 Houston street circuit: 2006–2007: 2 2 Indianapolis Raceway Park: 1973, 1994: 2 2 Kansas Speedway: 2013: 2014: 2 2 Mid-America Raceway: 1975, 1977: 2 2 Ontario Motor Speedway: 1974, 1976: 2 2 Tampa street circuit: 1989–1990: 2 2 Texas Motor Speedway ...
Buttonwillow Raceway Park is a motorsports park in Kern County, California, 10-mile (16 km) north of the town of Buttonwillow and 28-mile (45 km) northwest of Bakersfield. Opened in 1995, it is owned and operated by the California Sports Car Club, a region of SCCA , Buttonwillow is the "flagship" track of Cal Club, and is also the location of ...