Famoso is home to AutoClub Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California, and is a Mecca for the sport of drag racing. No other drag strip can claim the heritage and history along with the continuing endeavor to keep Nostalgia drag racing as popular as it is.
The season begins every year with arguably the most famous drag race of all: The March Meet. This marked the 54th annual running of this infamous race which started in 1959Â Â …Â More
Three-time NHRA top fuel champion Larry Dixon Jr. never competed in a March Meet drag race, but he understood the importance of the event by the time he could spell March Meet.
That’s because racing is what his father did and it was a family sport for the Dixons. Which meant the younger Dixon was weaned on racetracks.
And when March came around  … More