NHRA Youth and Education Services® NHRA is an acronym for National Hot Rod Association. Founded in 1951, the company was originally created as a means of getting hot-rodders off the streets and into a safer environment. Today,...
Read MoreLooking to run your street legal speed machine? Look out for FAST FRIDAYS at Famoso, which will be tuned for street/modified machines that don’t need axl-snapping track...
Read MoreClick Here to Buy Tech Cards TEST & TUNE events at Famaso Dragstrip are geared toward high-horsepower, high-speed vehicles. Featuring pro-grade track prep, these special sessions are ideal for serious competition machines...
Read MoreRECAP: NHRA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2026/01/24 (Story and Photos by Tom Macht) LOCKED-IN LAUNCHES 2026 SEASON JANUARY 10–11 2026/01/11 (Story and Photos by Tom Macht)...
Read MoreNHRA Junior Championship Series Opens at Famoso After Weather Delay SATURDAY RECAP Story and Photos by Tom Macht BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The NHRA Junior Championship Series officially kicked off its opening weekend Saturday at...
Read MoreTom Macht The Locked-In Drag Racing Series opened its 2026 season with a two-day Round 1 event at Famoso Dragstrip, where sunshine and crisp high-50-degree temperatures greeted racers and fans throughout the...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Entech Oil Named New Sponsorship Partner of Famoso DragstripBakersfield, CA — July 23, 2025 Famoso Dragstrip is proud to welcome Entech Oil as a New Sponsorship Partner, uniting two performance-driven...
Read MoreGood Vibrations Motorsports named a “Presenting Sponsor” of the 2024 California Hot Rod Reunion Bakersfield,CA (August 19th, 2024) Good Vibrations Motorsports has been announced as a “Presenting Sponsor” for the 2024 California...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Famoso Dragstrip Presents “Twilight Nitro” at the 2024 California Hot Rod Reunion Bakersfield, CA (May 10, 2024) – Famoso Dragstrip is excited to announce “Twilight Nitro,”...
Read MoreBakersfield, Calif.—The California Hot Rod Reunion, a nostalgia-laced drag racing tradition since 1992, is back! The event returns to its original name and will get a fresh burst of energy and excitement October 25-27, 2024, as...
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