Famoso Dragstrip
Quarter-mile drag strip north of Bakersfield (Famoso Raceway). Spectator events plus test-and-tune and grudge nights open to racers.
1/4-mile drag racing, test & tune, and major nostalgia events — most famously the March Meet (U.S. Fuel & Gas Championships) with NHRA Heritage nitro classes, a car show, and swap meet.
See famosodragstrip.com for the schedule; the March Meet runs in early March.
Spectator and racer camping available at major events like the March Meet.
Spring and fall; the signature March Meet is the spring highlight.
Famoso Dragstrip is a quarter-mile drag strip north of Bakersfield in California's Central Valley. The strip was carved out of a WWII training airfield by the Bakersfield Smokers in the 1950s and has been running ever since. It is the historic home of the March Meet (the U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships), first run here in 1959, plus the California Hot Rod Reunion and regular test-and-tune sessions. The current official name is Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
